Resultados de búsqueda: Philosophy from Evening Star Books

Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Slim 8vo. [6], vii-viii, [1], 2-100 pp. Flexible paper-covered boards replicating the design on the front panel and spine panel of the dust jacket. Edited by L. E. J. Brouwer, E. W. Beth, and A. Heyting. A volume in the long-running Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics series. Risse, Logica II, 325; Slater 618. A very attractive copy of McCall's study (employing the tools of modern mathematical logic) of the modal syllogisms presented by Aristotle in the Prior Analytics. Near Fine book with a tiny stamp ('YYYYYYYY') on the rear pastedown in a Near Fine dust jacket with slight darkening to the spine panel and a few hints of wear to the extremities.

Indianapolis: Hackett, 1985. Later printing. Paperback. Near Fine. Great book for those with an interest in Aristotle's Metaphysics who lack expertise in Classical Greek (Furth attempts to translate the text into English as literally as possible, and includes some great notes on difficult Greek terms and challenging passages).

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. 8vo. [4], v-xix, [1], 1-277, [3] pp. Quarter red cloth over gold lettering on the spine. Price of £7.00 net on the front flap of the dust jacket. Part of the Clarendon Aristotle series, edited by J.L. Ackrill. This volume translated with notes by Jonathan Barnes, the distinguished scholar of Aristotle and his work. A few pencil underlines to the first few leaves, a private person's stamp on the free front endpaper; jacket's front flap with offsetting from the stamp.

Providence, RI: Brown University Press (1972), 1972. First American edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [6], vii-x,1-122 pp. Bound in aqua-green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Illustrated by a frontispiece and a full-page illustration. With an introduction, notes, and translation into English by Sorabji. Slater 907. Aristotle's treatise on memory, De Memoria. Very near Fine in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with some mild toning to the flaps.

[London]: Duckworth (1972), 1972. First UK edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/very near Fine. 8vo. [6], vii-x, 1-122 pp. Teal cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of £3.25 net on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece (detail from Firenze's "The Wisdom of Thomas Aquinas" showing Aristotle and Cicero) and with one full-page illustration from Romberch's Congestorium Artificiosae Memoriae. Slater 907. A translation into English of Aristotle's De Memoria intended for philosophers along with interpretive commentary, notes, and essays on memory and mnemonic techniques. Light rubbing to the cloth and a private person's stamp on the free front endpaper.

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Very near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [5], vi-x, [3], 2-141, [3] pp. Bound in navy blue cloth with publisher's device and lettering in gold on the spine. Lukasiewicz first lectured on this topic in Cracow, Poland in June of 1939. Unfortunately, all of his books and manuscript materials were destroyed by the bombing that occurred during the German invasion of Poland later that year. In 1949, he revisited the topic in a series of lectures delivered at the University of Dublin culminating in the present book. The book is a fascinating exploration of Aristotle's logic through the lens of modern mathematical logic and is still frequently cited in scholarly work on Aristotle. An attractive copy of this important and influential exploration of Aristotle's logic by one of the leading early figures in mathematical logic. A very near Fine book in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with mild darkening and a few spots to the spine panel and a closed… Leer más

New York: Cambridge University Press (1995), 1995. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [6], v-ix, [1], 1-291, [1] pp. Bound in green cloth with silver lettering on the spine. An attractive copy of this study of Aristotle's views on essence and modality. Remainder mark on bottom textblock else Fine in a Fine dust jacket.

[London]: Duckworth (1975), 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [7], viii-xii, [1], 2-224 pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Illustrated with a black and white frontispiece photograph. Edited by Jonathan Barnes, Malcolm Schofield, and Richard Sorabji. With articles by W.D. Ross, Jonathan Barnes, and others. Light pencil marginalia; jacket with some sunning to its spine panel and a few tape ghosts on its reverse from an old mylar.

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [7], viii-xxxviii, [4], 5-136, [2] pp. Navy cloth with gold lettering on the spine. With an introduction by Richard Warner. One of the last works of Grice, unfinished at the time of his death. His treatise is a defense of his view of necessity: its nature, how it is derived, and how it influences reasoning faculties in people. A very slight strain to the front gutter, else Fine.

London: George Allen & Unwin LTD (1949), 1949. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. 8vo. [10], 11-125, [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [1] pp. Light green cloth with green lettering on the front board and spine; dark green topstain. Illustrated with a frontispiece photograph of Bertrand Russell. Russell's lectures on individual rights of citizens versus legal mandates of the state. A concise work on Russell's views in legal and political philosophy. A Very Good book with a small start to the front gutter between the half-title and the first leaf of text, the last leaf has a wrinkle; jacket is price-clipped.

London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1873. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [5], vi, [1], 2-313, [3], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Original green pebbled cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Brown coated endpapers and pastedowns. Second issue with the errata leaf. NCBEL III 1552. ODNB, Jose Harris, "Mill, John Stuart, (1806-1873)". The story of Mill's life from his own perspective, published shortly after his death. His wife and companion Harriet Taylor helped to edit this publication. Mill is remembered as the greatest proponent of utilitarianism, and of many progressive social reforms. He advocated for the rights of women and for the right of lower-income citizens of England to be lifted out of poverty. He spent two nights in a jail cell for distributing pamphlets on contraception to servants in English country homes. The philosopher believed that a limited family size was the best way to avoid poverty all together, partly influenced by his own upbringing in a… Leer más

London: George Allen and Unwin LTD (1967); (1968); (1969), 1969. Third Impression; Second Impression; First Impression (Edition). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 3 vol. 8vo. [10], 13-230, [1], [1] (pages of publisher's advertisements); [12], 15-268; [12], 15-232 pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on the spine; green topstain; pink topstain; blue topstain. Volume one illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Russell and with four plates; volume two with a frontispiece portrait of Russell and five additional plates; volume three with a frontispiece portrait of Russell and with five plates. Russell was a prolific author, an activist for peace, a brilliant philosopher, and educator. He dedicated his life to pursuing the fundamental truths of human existence. This is his story, told from his perspective. Some pencil marginalia, volume one with a touching gift inscription, volume three's topstain nearly faded away; jackets are price-clipped with a few hints of edge wear.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1969. First English language edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [6], v-xix, [3], 3-208, [2] pp. Bound in green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Slater 768. Foreword by Wesley C. Salmon. Translated and edited by Maria Reichenbach. First published in German in 1924 (as Axiomatik der relativistischen Raum-Zeit-Lehre) this is the first edition in English. This book is a kind of companion piece to Reichenbach's The Theory of Relativity and A Priori Knowledge and, as Salmon points out in the foreword, it is a prerequisite for fully understanding Reichenbach's work in his classic The Philosophy of Space and Time. A Fine book in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with some mild rubbing and a few hints of wear to the extremities.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1873. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. [3], iv-xxiv, [1], 2-620, [2] pp. Half maroon sheep over marbled paper boards, boards ruled in gilt, spine in six compartments with gilt lettering and decorations on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. With Bacon's writings on suitors, atheism, superstition, and other topics relevant to Christian theology. Rubbing to the boards' edges, a few marks of private ownership to the front preliminaries.

Bloomington: Indiana University Press [1993], 1993. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Slim 8vo. [5], vi-xvii, [2], 3-110 pp. Navy cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Translated by Gary E. Aylesworth. Part of the Studies in Continental Thought series. A text from Heidegger's later career, taken from a lecture course he delivered in the winter of 1941 at the University of Freiburg.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul (1977), 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [4], v-xi, [1], 277, [3] pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Part of The Arguments of Philosophers series edited by Ted Honderich. Slater 718. A book analyzing Berkeley's metaphysical views, particulary those expressed in A New Theory of Vision. Berkeley's view of the human mind is also considered, as is his doctrine on "passive obedience". A nice volume on one of the most significant Modern philosophers. A contemporary gift inscription on the free front endpaper; jacket is price-clipped and has some fading to the spine panel.

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (1960), 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Slim 8vo. [12], 106, [2] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Honderich 58. Armstrong was a dominant figure in the Australian school of materialism. He was one of the first philosophers to "advocate functionalism as a theory of the mind, and combine it with materialism". Armstrong conducted significant research in metaphysics as well, on the subject of universals and the nature of their existence. Berkeley's Theory of Vision is Armstrong's first published book: a monograph examining the importance of Berkeley's essay on vision. Berkeley's essay was previously dismissed as psychology, or a preface work, but Armstrong's discussion of it illuminates its importance in modern philosophy and in philosophy of mind. A Near Fine book with a faint pencil mark and minor fading to the front flyleaf; dust jacket is price-clipped with a few traces of edge wear.

Oxford: Oxford University Press (1985), 1985. Third printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. [7], 2-90 pp. Bound in navy blue cloth with lettering stamped in gold on the spine. Slater (British) 961. An attractive copy of one of Urmson's best-known works, a study of Berkeley's metaphysics in relation to his concepts of science and common sense.

La Salle, Illinois: Open Court [1986], 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. [6], vii-xii, 1-218 pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. A modern, measured defense of Berkeley's arguments for immaterialism.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. [19], 14-249, [1] pp. Quarter orange cloth over grey paper boards with gold lettering blocked in black on the spine; black topstain. Grey endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with several full-page photographs. Subtle toning to the gutters; jacket has a few chips but presents beautifully.