wyszukanych pozycji: 47
Arthur Hugh Clough: A Poet's Life
ISBN: 9780826473820 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861) is one of the great undiscovered geniuses of Victorian literature. His poetry expresses the religious doubt of the age as well as exposing its sexual hypocrisy. His life is packed full of relationships and encounters with some of the great names of the 19th century; Florence Nightingale, Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Cardinal Newman, Tennyson, the Arnolds and so on. Clough's early death at the age of 42, worn down, it is said, by working as a factotum for Nightingale, was widely seen as a personal tragedy of unfulfilled promise. Now Kenny, the...
Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861) is one of the great undiscovered geniuses of Victorian literature. His poetry expresses the religious doubt of the age ...
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232,07 zł |
Immanuel Kant: A Very Brief History
ISBN: 9780281076543 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. |
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54,23 zł |
A Stylometric Study of the New Testament
ISBN: 9780198261780 / Angielski / Twarda / 1986 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. With the aid of computers, it is becoming possible to clarify some longstanding disputes over Biblical authorship. Using statistical analysis of linguistic usage, Kenny reexamines the authorship of Revelation, the relationship between Luke and the Acts, and the complex problem of the Pauline corpus. He also comments on the general merits of the stylometric approach to textual analysis.
With the aid of computers, it is becoming possible to clarify some longstanding disputes over Biblical authorship. Using statistical analysis of lingu...
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641,43 zł |
The Unknown God: Agnostic Essays
ISBN: 9780826476340 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Kenny, a philosopher by profession, struggles with the intellectual problems of theism and the possibility of believing in god, especially in an intellectual climate dominated by Logical Positivism.
Here he revisits the Five Ways of Aquinas and argues that they are not so much proofs as definitions of God. He is also in constant dialogue with Wittgenstein for, Kenny writes, no man in recent years has surpassed him in devotion of sharp intelligence to the demarcation of the boundary between sense and nonsense. Kenny, a philosopher by profession, struggles with the intellectual problems of theism and the possibility of believing in god, especially in an intel...
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92,78 zł |
Wittgenstein
ISBN: 9783518276693 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 1989 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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90,72 zł |
Wyclif in His Times
ISBN: 9780198200888 / Angielski / Twarda / 1986 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. John Wyclif is best known as the originator of the first Bible in English and as a theologian whose ideas anticipated the Reformation. In celebration of Wyclif's sexcentenary, this collection illustrates his achievement as the foremost scholar of medieval England. The eminent contributors to the volume, who span a wide range of disciplines and contrasting schools of thought, examine Wyclif's enduring influence in the fields of history, philosophy, theology, and English language and literature.
John Wyclif is best known as the originator of the first Bible in English and as a theologian whose ideas anticipated the Reformation. In celebration ...
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494,87 zł |
Can Oxford Be Improved?: A View from the Dreaming Spires and the Satanic Mills
ISBN: 9781845400941 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In December 2006, dons at Oxford University caused turmoil by rejecting a set of governance reforms that were championed by their own vice-chancellor. This book is a response to these events, addressed in large part to Oxford's funders - government and benefactors - and is useful reading for those with an interest in the future of this university. Sir Anthony Kenny was formerly Master of Balliol College, Oxford, and president of the British Academy. He is the author of many books on philosophy and over 40 years has held almost every kind of post in Oxford from graduate student to... In December 2006, dons at Oxford University caused turmoil by rejecting a set of governance reforms that were championed by their own vice-chancell... |
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54,41 zł |
The Legacy of Wittgenstein
ISBN: 9780631150633 / Angielski / Miękka / 1986 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The first four essays in this guide are devoted to the study of Wittgenstein's own ideas about philosophy. The remaining six apply his ideas to the work of other thinkers. (Philosophy)
The first four essays in this guide are devoted to the study of Wittgenstein's own ideas about philosophy. The remaining six apply his ideas to the wo...
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206,01 zł |
Brief Encounters: Notes from a Philosopher's Diary
ISBN: 9780281079209 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In these brilliantly vivid vignettes Kenny offers telling and often unexpected insights into the achievements, flaws and foibles of sixty public figures - past and present - each of whom has contributed in decisive ways to our political, spiritual and cultural heritage.
In these brilliantly vivid vignettes Kenny offers telling and often unexpected insights into the achievements, flaws and foibles of sixty public figur...
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56,09 zł |
Aquinas on Mind
ISBN: 9780415113069 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This book shows how the mature writings of Thomas Aquinas, although written in the 13th century, have much to offer the modern philosophical reader concerned with the nature of the human mind and the relationship between intellect and will, body and soul. Anthony Kenny makes accessible those parts of Aquinas' system which are of enduring value. He presupposes no knowledge of Latin or of medieval history, and relates Aquinas' system to a tradition of philosophy of mind inaugurated in the Anglo-American community by Wittgenstein and Ryle.
This book shows how the mature writings of Thomas Aquinas, although written in the 13th century, have much to offer the modern philosophical reader co...
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195,92 zł |
The Wittgenstein Reader
ISBN: 9781405135849 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. This popular selection of Wittgenstein's key writings has now been updated to include new material relevant to recent debates about the philosopher.
This popular selection of Wittgenstein's key writings has now been updated to include new material relevant to recent debates about the philosopher. <...
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168,01 zł |
Philosophy in the Modern World
ISBN: 9780199546374 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Here is the concluding volume of Sir Anthony Kenny's monumental four-volume history of philosophy, the first major single-author narrative history to appear for several decades.
Here Kenny tells the fascinating story of the development of philosophy in the modern world, from the early nineteenth century to the end of the millennium. Alongside (and intertwined with) extraordinary scientific advances, cultural changes, and political upheavals, the last two centuries have seen some of the most intriguing and original developments in philosophical thinking, which have transformed our... Here is the concluding volume of Sir Anthony Kenny's monumental four-volume history of philosophy, the first major single-author narrative history to ...
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103,96 zł |
Freewill and Responsibility (Routledge Revivals)
ISBN: 9780415617055 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. This reissue was first published in 1978. Anthony Kenny, one of the most distinguished philosophers in England, explores the notion of responsibility and the precise place of the mental element in criminal actions. Bringing the insights of recent philosophy of mind to bear on contemporary developments in criminal law, he writes with the general reader in mind, no specialist training in philosophy being necessary to appreciate his argument.
Kenny shows that abstract distinctions drawn by analytic philosophers are relevant to decisions in matters of life and death, and illustrates the... This reissue was first published in 1978. Anthony Kenny, one of the most distinguished philosophers in England, explores the notion of responsibility ...
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195,92 zł |
An Illustrated Brief History of Western Philosophy, 20th Anniversary Edition
ISBN: 9781119452799 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. |
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151,73 zł |
The God of the Philosophers
ISBN: 9780198249689 / Angielski / Miękka / 1987 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This provocative book examines some of the principal attributes traditionally ascribed to God in western theism, particularly omniscience and omnipotence. From his discussion of a number of related topics, including a comprehensive treatment of the problem of the relations between divine foreknowledge and human freedom, Kenny concludes that there can be no such being as the God of traditional natural theology.
This provocative book examines some of the principal attributes traditionally ascribed to God in western theism, particularly omniscience and omnipote...
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243,20 zł |
Studies in Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion: The Five Ways: St Thomas Aquinas' Proofs of God's Existence
ISBN: 9780415489065 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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226,86 zł |
A New History of Western Philosophy
ISBN: 9780199589883 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 1000 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. 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 one magnificent volume, providing a continuous sweeping account of the great thought of the Western world. Here readers will find not only an authoritative guide to the history of philosophy, but also a compelling introduction to every major area of philosophical inquiry....
The individual volumes of Sir Anthony Kenny's acclaimed History of Western Philosophy have been hailed as "wonderfulauthoritativehugely rewar...
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174,80 zł |
Aristotle on the Perfect Life
ISBN: 9780198236030 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Aristotle's teaching on the subject of happiness has been a topic of intense philosophical debate in recent years; it is of vital importance to the question of the relevance of his ethics in the present day. Aristotle's admirers struggle to read a comprehensive account of the supreme happiness into the Nicomachean Ethics; Kenny argues that those who are prepared to take the neglected Eudemian Ethics seriously preserve their admiration intact without doing violence to any of the relevant texts of the Nicomachean Ethics. Kenny has refined his position on the relation between the two works,...
Aristotle's teaching on the subject of happiness has been a topic of intense philosophical debate in recent years; it is of vital importance to the qu...
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270,12 zł |
The Rise of Modern Philosophy: A New History of Western Philosophy, Volume 3
ISBN: 9780198752776 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 376 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Sir Anthony Kenny's engaging new multi-volume history of Western philosophy now advances into the modern era. The Rise of Modern Philosophy captures the fascinating story of the emergence, from the early sixteenth to the early nineteenth century, of the great ideas and intellectual systems that shaped modern thought.
Kenny introduces us to some of the world's most original and influential thinkers and helps us gain an understanding of their famous works. The great minds we meet include Rene Descartes, traditionally seen as the founder of modern philosophy; the great British philosophers... Sir Anthony Kenny's engaging new multi-volume history of Western philosophy now advances into the modern era. The Rise of Modern Philosophy captures t...
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172,37 zł |
Frege Intro to Founder Mod Philosophy
ISBN: 9780631222316 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Written by Anthony Kenny, a leading figure in contemporary philosophy, this volume guides the reader through a concise and accessible explanation and assessment of Frege's radical and lasting contributions to our understanding of language, meaning, and the foundations of arithmetic.
Written by Anthony Kenny, a leading figure in contemporary philosophy, this volume guides the reader through a concise and accessible explanation and ...
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184,30 zł |