Philosophy

New York, NY: Award Books, 1969. First printing. 4.25" x 7" 288 pp. Spine is lightly creased, binding still feels very solid overall. Pages are unmarked and clean, with light age-tanning. Covers have just a hint of wear, original cover price of 95c is intact. "Blewett has combined ancient and modern philosophy with the strikingly relevant information developed through research into the uses of psychedelic drugs. This astonishing synthesis, Blewett suggests, can help one to greater self-understanding and self-acceptance by setting forth the essentially open and loving nature that is fundamental to all men.". Mass Market Paperback. Good+. more information

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Amherst, NY: Humanity Books, 1988. 1998 Reprint, orig. pub. in 1965. UNDERLINING, MARGIN NOTES on ONE PAGE ONLY. Else clean, binding is tight, faint bit of wear to covers. "Buber is now considered one of the great thinkers and spiritual authorities of this century. He was a scholar, philosopher, theologian, and Bible translator. These six essays present one of the most significant stages in the development of Buber's philosophical though, and particularly his philosophical anthropology.". Trade Paperback. Good+. more information

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New York, NY: Macmillan, 1967. Second printing. 5.75" x 8.5" 250 pp. w/uncut edges. Previous owner name on first page. Chapters 1 and 5 have a few underlines in red pencil, only on about 15 pages. Binding is in excellent condition. The dustjacket has light rubbing, just a touch of edgewear. "Nietzsche has borne many labels, but only rarely that of philosopher, a title awarded him reluctantly. His writings, when treated as the work of a philosopher, have often been considered antisystematic, unprofessional, and nonacademic. With skill and perception Danto presents Nietzsche as he was and always intended to be, a systematic theorist whose theories on language, truth, and philosophical psychology are both original and profound.". Hard Cover. Good+/Very Good+. more information

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New York, NY: Harper Collins, 1996. Possible Book Club edition, no price on flap. 6.25" x 9.5" 205 pp. Book is unmarked and clean as new, binding is very tight. The dustjacket has a touch of shelf wear, faint bumping to edges. "What is the self? What happens to the self when the body dies? What is the purpose of life? Is there life after death? Darling, a preeminent explorer of the realm where science and philosophy converge, offers singularly logical, utterly convincing answers, drawn from a synthesis of the very latest scientific research and the ageless wisdom of Eastern philosophy.". Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. more information

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Denver, CO: Quantum Press, LLC, 2003. 6.25" x 9.25" 416 pp. The interior and binding are in excellent shape. The lower spine end board is scuffed and bumped, as is the adjacent dustjacket, including a small tear. Otherwise, shelfwear and rubbing are light. The front free endpaper is signed, "To ..., All the best - in all of life, Blessings, ...." but it is such a scrawl I cannot verify if it is an author or a previous owner's signature. The DJ and title page state 'Special Edition' and it is priced originally at $49.95.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. more information

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New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1981. 5.25" x 8.75" 104 pp. Interior and binding are in excellent condition. Would be near fine, except that the lower board edges are moderately bumped and scuffed. The DJ has a little shelfwear and rubbed soiling along the spine edges. "...in this brief but pointed book the indefinable but real basis for the Japanese sense of beauty becomes at once comprehensible and persuasive. The history of the Ceremony, the Zen tradition that accompanies it and the poetry that serves as a gloss to it combine here to explicate the essential paradox of the Japanese mind - and our own. . Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1999. 6" x 9" 195 pp. Unmarked and clean as new, tiny bit of shelf wear to covers. Spine is uncreased, binding is very tight. "Postmodernism Rightly Understood is a dramatic return to realism - a poetic attempt to attain a true understanding of the capabilities and limitations of the postmodern predicament. Lawler reflects on the flaws of postmodern thought, the futility of pragmatism, and the spiritual emptiness of existentialism.". Trade Paperback. Very Good+. more information

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New York, NY: Columbia University Press, 1976. 6.25" x 9.25" 149 pp. Pages are unmarked, binding is very tight. The dustjacket is price clipped, and has light edgewear to the upper edges. "This translation, originally published in Moscow in 1970, is a concise treatment of four schools of Chinese thought: Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Legalism. Woven into the interpretation of these Chinese schools of thought are Mr. Rubin's reflections on the relevance of classical thought to an understanding of contemporary authoritarian political systems.". Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. more information

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Diane Books, 1979. 1979 5th edition, orig. pub. in 1976. 4.25" x 7" 94 pp. Pages 7 and 8 have a few words underlined in ink, no markings otherwise. Tiny bit of edgewear to covers, binding is very tight, pages are lightly age-tanned. "'The hellish vapors rise and fill the brain, Till I go mad and my heart is utterly changed. See this sword? The prince of darkness Sold it to me.' - Marx in 'The Player.'". Mass Market Paperback. Good+. more information

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