Dream of Reason - A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance (Gottlieb Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Dream of Reason - A History of Western Philosophy from the Greeks to the Renaissance (Gottlieb Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

The Dream of Enlightenment - The Rise of Modern Philosophy (Gottlieb Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

The author of the celebrated The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to RousseauIn a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark on Western thought. The

Medieval Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 2 (Kenny Anthony)(Paperback)

Presenting the history of Western philosophy, this book charts the story of philosophy from the founders of Christian and Islamic thought through to the Renaissance. It is intended for those interested in the people and ideas that shaped the course of Western

A New History of Western Philosophy: In Four Parts (Kenny Anthony)(Paperback)

The individual volumes of Sir Anthony Kenny's acclaimed History of Western Philosophy have been hailed as 'wonderfulauthoritativehugely rewarding' (Times Higher Education Supplement) and 'genial and highly accessible' (London Review of Books). Now these four splendid books have been combined into

An Illustrated Brief History of Western Philosophy, 20th Anniversary Edition (Kenny Anthony)(Paperback)

In 1998, the first edition of Anthony Kenny's comprehensive history of Western philosophy was published, to be met with immediate praise and critical acclaim. As the first book since Bertrand Russell's 1945 A History of Western Philosophy to offer a concise single-author review of the complete

A New History of Western Philosophy (Kenny Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

The individual volumes of Sir Anthony Kenny's acclaimed History of Western Philosophy have been hailed as 'wonderfulauthoritativehugely rewarding' (Times Higher Education Supplement) and 'genial and highly accessible' (London Review of Books). Now these four splendid books have been combined into

Ancient Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume I (Kenny Anthony)(Paperback)

Sir Anthony Kenny here tells the fascinating story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the initial volume of a four-book set in which Kenny will unfold a magisterial new history of Western philosophy, the first major single-author

Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind (Hall Edith)(Paperback)

The ancient Greeks invented democracy, theater, rational science, and philosophy. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. Yet this accomplished people never formed a single unified social or political identity. In Introducing the Ancient Greeks, acclaimed classics scholar Edith Hall

History of Western Philosophy (Russell Bertrand)(Paperback)

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas

Introduction to the Philosophy of History - with selections from The Philosophy of Right (Hegel G. W. F.)(Paperback / softback)

The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)(Paperback)

The Consolation of Philosophy occupies a central place in the history of Western thought. Its author, Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (ca. 476-526 c.e.), was a Roman philosopher, scholar, and statesman who wrote The Consolation of Philosophy while in a remote prison awaiting his execution on

The Consolation of Philosophy (Boethius)(Paperback)

One of the most influential books in the history of Western thought, The Consolation of Philosophy was written in a prison cell by a condemned man. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. 480-524) was a Roman scholar, theologian, philosopher, and statesman. Imprisoned by the Ostrogothic king

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

Cynicism (Allen Ansgar)(Paperback)

A short history of cynicism, from the fearless speech of the ancient Greeks to the jaded negativity of the present.Everyone's a cynic, yet few will admit it. Today's cynics excuse themselves half-heartedly--'I hate to be a cynic, but...'--before making their pronouncements. Narrowly opportunistic,

European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution (Oakeshott Ewart)(Paperback)

The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author

Sicily - A Short History, from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra (Norwich John Julius)(Paperback / softback)

A colourful and lavishly illustrated history (fifty years in the making) of the Mediterranean's largest and most turbulent island from much-loved historian John Julius

Lives of Tintoretto (Vasari)(Paperback / softback)

The most exhilarating painter of the Renaissance and arguablyof the whole of western art, Tintoretto was known as Il Furiosobecause of the attack and energy of his

A History of Islamic Philosophy (Fakhry Majid)(Paperback)

The first comprehensive survey of Islamic philosophy from the seventh century to the present, this classic discusses Islamic thought and its effect on the cultural aspects of Muslim life. Fakhry shows how Islamic philosophy has followed from the earliest times a distinctive line of development,

History of Political Philosophy (Strauss Leo)(Paperback)

This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to

Art in Renaissance Italy: 1350-1500 (Welch Evelyn)(Paperback)

The Italian Renaissance was a pivotal period in the history of Western culture during which artists such as Masaccio, Donatello, Fra Angelico, and Leonardo created some of the world's most influential and exciting works in a variety of artistic fields. Here, Evelyn Welch presents a fresh picture of

The Least of All Possible Evils: A Short History of Humanitarian Violence (Weizman Eyal)(Paperback)

Groundbreaking exploration of the philosophy underpinning Western humanitarian intervention The notion of a humanitarian 'lesser evil' has become instrumental in justifying the West's military adventures. It informs obscene calculations determining how much collateral damage is permissible in

Critique of Pure Reason (Kant Immanuel)(Paperback)

The masterpiece of the father of modern philosophy A seminal text of modern philosophy, Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (1781) made history by bringing together two opposing schools of thought: rationalism, which grounds all our knowledge in reason, and empiricism, which traces all our

Consolations of Philosophy (de Botton Alain)(Paperback / softback)

Sets six of the finest minds in the history of philosophy to work on the problems of everyday life. Here then are Socrates, Epicurus, Seneca, Montaigne, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche on some of the things that bother us all: lack of money, the pain of love, inadequacy, anxiety; the fear of failure and

The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory (Christensen Thomas)(Paperback)

The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory is the first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. A collaborative project by leading music theorists and historians, the volume traces the rich panorama of music-theoretical thought from the Ancient