A Marxist Philosophy of Language (Lecercle Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

A Marxist Philosophy of Language (Lecercle Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

The construction of a Marxist theory of language as a social, material and political phenomenon

Confessions (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humble childhood in Geneva, through the achievement of international fame as novelist and philosopher in Paris, to his wanderings as an exile, persecuted by governments and alienated from the

Philosophy of Language: The Classics Explained (McGinn Colin)(Paperback)

An introduction to philosophy of language through systematic and accessible explanations of ten classic texts by such thinkers as Frege, Kripke, Russell, and Putnam.Many beginning students in philosophy of language find themselves grappling with dense and difficult texts not easily understood by

Discourse on the Origin of Inequality (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback / softback)

Marxism and the Philosophy of Science - A Critical History (Sheehan Helena)(Paperback / softback)

A masterful survey of the history of Marxist philosophy of science Sheehan retraces the development of a Marxist philosophy of science through detailed and highly readable accounts of the debates that shaped it. Skilfully deploying a large cast of characters, Sheehan shows how Marx and Engel's

Philosophy of Language (Szab Zoltn Gendler)(Paperback)

This unique textbook introduces linguists to key issues in the philosophy of language. Accessible to students who have taken only a single course in linguistics, yet sophisticated enough to be used at the graduate level, the book provides an overview of the central issues in philosophy of language,

Philosophy of Language (Soames Scott)(Paperback)

A masterful overview of the philosophy of language from one of its most important thinkers In this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field-its principal achievements, its most pressing current questions, and its most promising future

Essential Writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback / softback)

Translated by Peter ConstantineEdited and with an new introduction by Leo Damrosch'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains' is the dramatic opening line of The Social Contract, published in

Philosophy of Language - A Contemporary Introduction (Lycan William G)(Paperback / softback)

Now in its third edition, Philosophy of Language: A Contemporary Introduction introduces students to the main issues and theories in twenty-first-century philosophy of language, focusing specifically on linguistic phenomena. Author William G. Lycan structures the book into four general parts. Part

The Language of Psychoanalysis (LaPlanche Jean)(Paperback)

On The Social Contract (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Pevná vazba)

Unabridged English value reproduction of On The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and translated by G. D. H. Cole. It's publication in 1762 lead to great discussion about 'what is government' on both sides of the Atlantic, and is still essential reading today. How much government is too

Social Contract (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback / softback)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Restless Genius (Damrosch Leo)(Paperback)

The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau burst unexpectedly onto the eighteenth-century literary scene as a provocateur whose works electrified readers. An autodidact who had not written anything of significance by age thirty, Rousseau seemed an unlikely candidate to become one of the most influential

Disagreement: Politics and Philosophy (Ranciere Jacques)(Paperback)

'Is there any such thing as political philosophy?' So begins this provocative book by one of the foremost figures in Continental thought. Here, Jacques Ranci re brings a new and highly useful set of terms to the vexed debate about political effectiveness and 'the end of politics.' What precisely is

On the Social Contract (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback / softback)

Margins of Philosophy (Derrida Jacques)(Paperback)

'In this densely imbricated volume Derrida pursues his devoted, relentless dismantling of the philosophical tradition, the tradition of Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger-each dealt with in one or more of the essays. There are essays too on linguistics (Saussure, Benveniste, Austin)

On Touchinga Jean-Luc Nancy (Derrida Jacques)(Paperback)

This book, written out of Derrida's long-standing friendship with Jean-Luc Nancy, examines the central place accorded to the sense of touch in the Western philosophical

Rousseau (Spector)(Paperback)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau is one of the most controversial philosophers of the eighteenth century, and his groundbreaking work still provokes heated debate in contemporary political theory. In this book, C line Spector, one of the world's foremost experts on Rousseau's thought, provides an accessible

Monolingualism of the Other Or, the Prosthesis of Origin (Derrida Jacques)(Paperback)

' I have but one language-yet that language is not mine.' This book intertwines theoretical reflection with historical and cultural particularity to enunciate, then analyze this conundrum in terms of the distinguished author's own relationship to the French language. Its argument touches on several

A Discourse on Inequality (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

In A Discourse on Inequality, Rousseau sets out to demonstrate how the growth of civilization corrupts man's natural happiness and freedom by creating artificial inequalities of wealth, power and social privilege. Contending that primitive man was equal to his fellows, Rousseau believed that as

Emile (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

A foundational text of Western education, this 1762 treatise served as a model for a new approach to teaching during the French Revolution. Emile recounts a boy's education, and Rousseau considered it the most important of his writings. With its theories on the retention of innate human goodness

Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard (Berthoud Jacques)(Paperback)

One of the greatest political novels in any language, Nostromo reenacts the establishment of modern capitalism in a remote South American province locked between the Andes and the Pacific. In the harbor town of Sulaco, a vivid cast of characters is caught up in a civil war to decide whether its

Dusty Pink (Schuhl Jean-Jacques)(Paperback)

A cult classic in France, the first translation of a novel that captures a subjective stroll through an underground, glamorous Parisfinally there are the rolling stones who call for all these at the same time among them and around them: the policeman, the cross-dresser, the dancer, Frankenstein,

Athens, Still Remains: The Photographs of Jean-Franois Bonhomme (Derrida Jacques)(Paperback)

Athens, Still Remains is an extended commentary on a series of photographs of contemporary Athens by the French photographer Jean-Fran ois Bonhomme. But in Derrida's hands commentary always has a way of unfolding or, better, developing in several unexpected and mutually illuminating directions