History of Philosophy
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Is Ingersoll in Hell?
by John R. Furlong
The Boulder Publishing Company, 1910. Good. Interior age-toned but free of marks except for a newspaper article pinned to the title page which has discolored the title page underneath. The newspaper article contains an excerpt from Ingersoll's "Creed of Science." Paper wraps show significant shelf and handling wear with penciled marks, stains, creases, overall soiling, tears, missing pieces, and edge and corner wear. An interesting bit of Western history. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire...
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A$155.05
Phädon oder über die Unsterblichkeit der Seele, in drey Gesprächen.
by Mendelssohn, Moses:
Berlin und Stettin, bey Friedrich Nicolai, 1176. Vierte vermehrte und verbesserte Auflage. Very Good. 8° , Halbleinen. Buch ist in einem sehr guten Zustand, Schwarzer Halbleineneinbamd mit rotem Rückenschild, Titelprägung und Buchschmuck in Gold, Blasenmarmorbezugspapier, Einband leicht berieben, Ecken leicht berieben, Namenseintrag auf Vortitel, Frontispiz, Papier in altersgemäßem sehr gutem Zustand.
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A$141.29
Hobbes
by Peters, Richard
Penguin Books, 1967 12mo (19.5 cm), 255 pp. Printed wrappers (wrappers slightly rubbed, canceled stamp of an institutional library on the title page). From the blurb: "In an age of intellectual exploration Thomas Hobbes can be ranked among the Drakes and Magellans of the mind. New ideas and discoveries in mathematics, astronomy, medicine and mechanics set him off on a course of rational and analytical thinking. This study is one of the best modern studies of an English thinker, whose masterpiece,...
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De Ludo Scacchorum in Legali Methodo tractatus,
by Actius, Thomas
Pesaro apud Hieron Concordia 1583. First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. First Edition 1583 Pesaro. Publisher's device on title, woodcut engraving (recto folio 4) final errata leaf present. A complete copy of a rare early chess work. Small repair to margin at foot of title (not touching text), short marginal closed tear to one leaf, damp stain affecting c. 40 ff else a very good and original copy of this rare work on chess. Bound in period vellum with the original blanks present. Collates...
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A$5,335.00
La démocratie providentielle: Essai sur l'égalité contemporaine (NRF Essais)
by Schnapper, Dominique
Gallimard, 2002 8vo (20.5 cm), 336 pp. Printed wrappers.
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A$15.21
Principes élémentaires de morale, ou traité abrégé des devoirs de l'homme dans la société ; suivi de la Science du Bonhomme Richard, et du Sifflet, opuscules moraux de B. Franklin
by Peignot (Gabriel), Franklin (Benjamin)
Paris: [Allais], 1809 12mo (17.5 cm), [XVI] 104 pp. Demi-veau fauve, dos orné, tranches mouchetées (reliure du XIXe siècle). Édition originale, tirée à 750 exemplaires. Quelques annotations dans le catalogue des ouvrages de l'auteur. De la bibliothèque Chapuis, avec ex-libris. == Fine copy of the first edition in cont. calf backed marbled boards. From the Chapuis' library (bookplate). This publication features a French translation of 'The...
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A$608.32
![[LOMONOSOV AS CHEMIST, PHYSICIST AND MINEROLOGIST] Trudy Lomonosova v oblasti estestvenno-istoricheskikh nauk. Izvlecheniya i obyasnitel'nye statyi B.N. Menshutkina, N.A. Iossy, U.M. Shokal'skogo, V.I. Vernadskogo [i.e. Lomonosov's works on natural science and history. Excerptions and articles by B.N. Menshutkin, N.A. Iossy, U.M. Shokal'sky, V.I. Vernadsky]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/084/444/903444084.0.b.jpg)
[LOMONOSOV AS CHEMIST, PHYSICIST AND MINEROLOGIST] Trudy Lomonosova v oblasti estestvenno-istoricheskikh nauk. Izvlecheniya i obyasnitel'nye statyi B.N. Menshutkina, N.A. Iossy, U.M. Shokal'skogo, V.I. Vernadskogo [i.e. Lomonosov's works on natural science and history. Excerptions and articles by B.N. Menshutkin, N.A. Iossy, U.M. Shokal'sky, V.I. Vernadsky]
by Menshutkin, B.N
St. Petersburg: Imperatorskaya Akademiya nauk, 1911. [4], 240 pp.; charts, 3 plans. 25x16 cm. Original wrappers. Stains on the wrappers and the title-page, soiling, tanning, small tears. Good or better. In this book for the first time the overview of Lomonosov's contributions to chemistry and physics were described by B. Menushkin. Along with that Iossa and Vernadsky gave the account of Lomonosov's works in mineralogy and metallurgy. A lot of materials used in the books are presented for the first...
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Fluchtlinien: Philosophische Essays
by Henrich, Dieter
Suhrkamp, 1982 8vo (20 cm), 180 pp. Laminated wrappers.
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A$22.81
Legitimation Crisis
by Habermas, Jurgen
Beacon Press, 1975 8vo (20.5 cm), XXIV, 166 pp. Laminated wrappers (canceled stamp of an institutional library on the title). In this book published in German in 1973 Jürgen Habermas introduces the term "Legitimation crisis" which refers to a decline in the confidence of administrative functions, institutions, or leadership. Habermas expands upon the concept, claiming that with a legitimation crisis, an institution or organization does not have the administrative capabilities to maintain...
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A$9.50
Spinoza's Critique of Religion
by Strauss, Leo
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1997. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good/None. 327 pages. Softcover. Small bump to upper spine edge, name of previous owner in pen in front end papers. Otherwise very clean and tight copy. Record # 2230996
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A$48.07
Buddhism and the Mythology of Evil
by Trevor Ling
Oneworld, 1997. Very Good+ condition. Appears unopened / unread. Some minor shelf and handling wear to cover and faint age toning to pages. Binding is tight and text is clean with no ownership marks. There is one small sticker inside the front cover from the original shop in which the book was purchased. Overall a clean, solid copy. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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A$23.26
E. H. Weber on the Tactile Senses, 2nd Edition
by Ross, Helen & David J. Murray [edited & Translated by]
Hove, UK: Erlbaum [UK] Taylor & Francis, 1996. Covers clean, colors bright, no reading creases at spine, minor edge and handling wear. Pages [260] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. The frontispiece is a B&W portrait [engraving] of E.H. Weber. Appears to be the first edition of the Erlbaum publishers. Included is a preface to the first [1978] edition "E.H. Weber: The Sense of Touch" by the Academic Press and a preface to the second edition by the Erlbaum [UK] Taylor &...
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A$46.52
Neuentdeckte schachspielgeheimnisse oder sammlung der schonsten, meist noch unbekannten zuge beym schachspiel
by Montigny, Alfred
Strasburg: Amand Konig, 1802 . First Edition. Hardback. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition in German. Two volumes in one. 32mo. 80 pp.; (2)-122 pp. 121 engraved plates of chess boards. Contemporary full tree calf, upper joint split small leather loss to foot of spine, Internally excellent with contemporary ink notations to margins on 20 or so diagrams.
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A$970.00
Bibliographia Cartesiana: A Critical Guide to the Descartes Literature 1800-1960
by Sebba, Gregor
The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1964 8vo (24 cm), XV, 509 pp. Cloth and dust jacket. From the publisher's description: "This tool offers a new type of working tool for Cartesian studies. It presents the literature for 1800-1960 in alphabetical order (Part Two), combined with a systematic analytical survey (Pat Three). This organization makes it possible to turn bibliography from a repository of reference into a workshop of research. Thy systematic survey of Part One and the topical index of Part...
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A$76.04
Information Plus: Abortion An Eternal Social and Moral Issue
by Rein, Mei Ling; Nancy R. Jacobs; Mark A. Siegel [editors]
Wylie, Texas: Information Plus, 1998. Illustrated with charts and graphs. Pages [176 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Covers clean, colors bright, a little edge and general wear. One of The Information Series on Current Topics. Check my listings for other volumes in this series. Usual ex-libri markings. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are...
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A$9.30
The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas that Have Shaped Our World View
by Tarnas, Richard
Ballantine Books, 1993 8vo (23.5 cm), XVI, 544 pp. Laminated wrappers (canceled stamp of an institutional library on the title). From the blurb: "Here are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, from Plato to Hegel, from Augustine to Nietzsche, from Copernicus to Freud. Richard Tarnas performs the near-miracle of describing profound philosophical concepts simply but without simplifying them. Ten years in the making and already hailed as a classic, THE PASSION OF THE WESERN...
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A$13.31
S.O.S.: Sustain Our Schools
by Graham, Patricia Albjerg
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hill & Wang Pub, 1992. NON price-clipped DJ [$22.95] clean, crisp, colors bright, minimal edge wear. Pages [195] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Off-white boards, red spine, bright gilt lettering, minimal shelf wear. The author, former dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Education, suggest that the best education system in the world appears, at the end of the 20th century, to be flawed and faltering. Complete number line at copyright page. Media Mail,...
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A$7.75
La relation à l'autre: Au cœur de la pensée sociologique (NRF essais)
by Schnapper, Dominique
Gallimard, 1998 8vo (22.5 cm), 562 pp. Printed wrappers.
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A$30.42
VOM SCHLECHTEN DES GUTEN: Oder Kekates Loesungen
by Watzlawick, Paul
Piper, 1986. Dust jacket clean, crisp, colors bright, minor edge wear. Orange boards, black lettering on spine. The author proposes that certain solutions are so "patent" that they not only solve he problem but also everything connected with it. Text in German. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws...
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Nietzsche and Political Thought
by Warren, Mark
MIT Press, 1991 8o (23 cm), xv, 311 pp. Printed wrappers (some shelf wear, few notes in the text). From the blurb: Friedrich Nietzsche was a troublesome genius, a figure outside the mainstream philosophical tradition whose very apartness has made him central to contemporary philosophy. Nietzsche and Political Thought reclaims the political implications of Nietzsche's work: it shows how his philosophy of power addresses key issues in modern political thought especially those having to do with the...
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Basic Teachings of the Great Philosophers: A Survey of Their Basic Ideas
Anchor Books / Doubleday, 1989. Revised Edition. Pages [301 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Covers clean, colors bright, no reading creases at spine, minor display indications. By author of The Sacred Writings of the World's Great Religions et al. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws...
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The Second Treatise of Government
by Locke, John
New York: The Liberal Arts Press, 1956 8vo (20.5 cm), XXVIII, 139 pp. Printed wrappers (canceled stamp of an institutional library on the title, pen underlinings and marks).
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A$9.50
![[CHEBYSHEV'S POLYNOMIAL] Two imprints on functions: 1. O funktsiyakh, naimenee uklonyaushchikhsya ot nulya [i.e. On the Functions with the Smallest Deviation from Zero]. 2. O razlozhenii funktsiy v ryady pri pomoshchi nepreryvnykh drobey [i.e. On Functions Decomposition Using Continuous Fractions]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/090/444/903444090.0.b.jpg)
[CHEBYSHEV'S POLYNOMIAL] Two imprints on functions: 1. O funktsiyakh, naimenee uklonyaushchikhsya ot nulya [i.e. On the Functions with the Smallest Deviation from Zero]. 2. O razlozhenii funktsiy v ryady pri pomoshchi nepreryvnykh drobey [i.e. On Functions Decomposition Using Continuous Fractions]
by Chebyshev, Pafnuty
St. Petersburg: Academy of Science, 1866. 1. O funktsiyakh, naimenee uklonyaushchikhsya ot nulya [i.e. On the Functions with the Smallest Deviation from Zero]. St. Petersburg: Academy of Science, 1873. 32 pp. 25x16 cm. 2. O razlozhenii funktsiy v ryady pri pomoshchi nepreryvnykh drobey [i.e. On Functions Decomposition Using Continuous Fractions]. St. Petersburg: Academy of Science, 1866. 26 pp. 25x16 cm. No wrappers as issued. Uncut. Near fine. Two rare imprints of Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev's...
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Granice nauki. Zarys logiki i metodologji nauk ścisłych
by Chwistek, Leon
Lwów-Warszawa: Książnica-Atlas, 1935 8vo (24 cm), XXIV, 264, [3] pp. Publisher's wrappers (wrappers toned and slightly frayed at extremities, paper somewhat toned inside). In Polish. This is the first edition of Leon Chwistek's (1884-1944) general system of philosophy of science. Chwistek, a Polish avant-garde painter and philosopher, was reputed to be one of the few who comprehended Russell's "Principia Mathematica." In 1948, the book was translated into English...
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A$285.15
Zidane's Melancholy (New Formations, Number 62, Autumn 2007)
by David Glover (ed.); Scott Mccracken (ed.); Jean-Philippe Toussaint
London: Lawrence & Wishart. 1st printing (2007). 151pp. NEAR FINE copy . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 2007.
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A$38.80
