Search Results: PHILOSOPHY from Ainsworth Books

London: Chatto & Windus. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 0701130326 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, light tanning of pages as is common in British books of this period..; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 7.9 X 5.4 X 0.7 inches; 131 pages; The book is written in the form of two plays: Art and Eros, a Dialogue about Art with the characters - Callistos, Acastos, Mantias, Deximenes, Plato and Socrates and the second play is Above the Gods, a Dialogue about Religion with the characters - a servant, Antagoras, Timonax, Acastos, Socrates , Plato and Alcibiades .

Toronto: ICON BOOKS LTD. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. 1848310145 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear. Pages lightly tanned ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; " "Don't Get Fooled Again" offers practical tools for cutting through the claptrap and unravelling the spin - tackling propaganda, the psychology of deception, pseudo-news, bogus science, the weird cult of 'Aids reappraisal', numerous conspiracy theories (including the one about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq), and much more." .

New York: Twelve Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2007. Sixth Printing. Hardcover. 0446579807 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 307 pages; "Hitchens, one of our great political pugilists, delivers the best of the recent rash of atheist manifestos. The same contrarian spirit that makes him delightful reading as a political commentator, even (or especially) when he's completely wrong, makes him an entertaining huckster prosecutor once he has God placed in the dock. " .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 0307700666 . DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Stated 1st edition. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 430 pages .

Paris: Éditions Du Myrte. Very Good-. 1947. First Edition. Softcover. Short tears head & tail of spine, a little discoloration, glassine cover over book is chipped with tears. Some pencil underlining of text ; Preface in the form of a letter from Sartre to Jeanson. A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; Collection 'Pensée et Civilisation'; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 372 pages; This book was originally published in softcover by Éditions Du Myrte. .

Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0889202583 . Light edge wear, Dj spine faded, sticker shadow on front free end paper. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; 1.3 x 9.2 x 6 Inches; 504 pages; "How can one explain the general failure of the social sciences to accumulate reliable knowledge? According to Pat Duffy Hutcheon the social sciences have failed us in the twentieth century. Practitioners in the social realm (such as politicians, therapists, educators and economists) are unable to provide the answers we seek to meet the challenges of our everyday lives and the next millennium. In 'Leaving the Cave' Hutcheon explores the reasons for this failure. In this pioneering study of the development of social and biological evolutionary theory she contends that, for the first time in history, there exists a paradigm capable of integrating the life sciences and the social/behavioural sciences, a model to make… Read More

New York: St Martins Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 031214380X . DJ is price-clipped, otherwise near-fine. ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 586 pages; "The fourty-seven essays in The Night Is Large have been culled by Gardner from the broad scope of his career, and form the most ambitious collection he has ever attempted. Ranging from philosophy to religion, mathematics to pseudoscience, these challenging, coruscating musings - each with a new introduction - represent Gardner at his skeptical best." .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin (Riverside Press). Very Good. [1891]1902. Reprint. Hardcover. Breakfast Table Series; 16mo - 6" to 7" tall; 440 pages; Light brown leather spine and corners show some edgewear, gilt blindstamped design on spine, top gilt. Marbled paper covered boards and end papers. Back hinge appears to have been glued, front hinge intact. Previous owner's name on blank page. This is from the Breakfast Table Series - Handy Volume Edition. Dated MDCCCCII on title page. Very attractive little volume. Binding is Three-Quarter Leather. .

Vancouver BC: Southdowne Press/ UBC. Very Good+. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 1894029011 . Light wear to corners of card covers ; A bright, solid book. At the back of the book are provided, timeline, character notes and a glossary of terms to help clarify any confusing aspects of the book. ; Trade PB; 0.75 x 9 x 6.25 Inches; 201 pages; "This book probes the anatomy of resilience, the ability to accomodate change gracefully. Dissection takes place, not in an operating theatre but in the legislature of DeltaGlobe, a futuristic virtual reality world. In the the year 2096, government supporters argue in favour of graeter resilience, while members of the 'loyal opposition' deride each of its 31 dimensions." An interesting concept - a future philosophy novel as opposed to the more common future science .

Philadelphia: Da Capo Press/Atlantic Books. Very Good+. 2007. Later Printing. Paperback. 0306816083 . Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 499 pages; Christopher Hitchens's personally curated New York Times bestselling anthology of the most influential and important writings on atheism, including original pieces by Salman Rushdie and Ian McEwan and many others. .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0671500678 . Remainder mark bottom page edges; Almost as new, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Teachings of Don Juan #8; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages; "Through don Juan's mesmerizing stories, the true meaning of sorcery and magic is finally revealed. Honed in the desert of Sonora, the visions of don Juan give us the vital secrets of belief and self-realization that are transcendental and valid for us all. It is Castaneda's unique genius to show us that all wisdom, strength, and power lie within ourselves -- unleashed with marvelous energy and imaginative force in the teachings of don Juan" .

New York: Pantheon. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 067944243X . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 278 pages; "argues that we are a society intoxicated by the irrational: religion, spirituality, and popular therapies threaten to replace rational thought with supernaturalism and impassioned but unexamined personal testimony. Ranging from our fascination with angels, aliens, and near- death experiences to the rise of junk science, the recovery movement, and the digital culture, Kaminer points out the amusing and ominous effects of our deference to spiritual authorities and resistance to critical thinking." .

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth boards show some shelf wear, light soiling. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact, deckled fore edges, stated first. Foldout illustration of Culbertson's Quota Force Principle with color map of the 11 Regional Federations comprising The World Federation ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 344 pages; The bridge aficionado ventured into world politics during WWII .

San Francisco: HarperOne. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0060566167 . Gift notation on FFEP.; A bright, solid book. dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 7.40 X 5.80 X 1.40 inches; 410 pages; The classic A Year with C.S. Lewis is an intimate day-to-day companion by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century. The daily meditations have been culled from Lewis’ celebrated signature classics: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain, Miracles, and A Grief Observed, as well as from the distinguished works The Weight of Glory and The Abolition of Man. Ruminating on such themes as the nature of love, the existence of miracles, overcoming a devastating loss, and discovering a profound Christian faith, A Year with C.S. Lewis offers unflinchingly honest insight for each day of the year. .