Philosophy/Epistemology/Metaphysics from Gargoyle Books

Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books, 1989. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Unique book by a master practitioner of T'ai Chi Kung/Chuan that "grounds the student/practitioner deeply in both Taoist philosophy & practical physiology." In 143 pages, well-illustrated, with notes, index, suggested readings. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1989, this oversized softcover small quarto has… Saber más sobre este artículo

First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair-Good/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. The Third Revised Edition from 1896 of what had already become a classic in the burgeoning field of psychology since it was first published in 1886, then reissued in 1891. In his Preface, Dewey addresses the problem of how to integrate philosophy & psychology, melding the scientific"… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1932. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. An overview of the world of spiritualists, mediums, magicians, & secret societies, the "unexalted masters" who have served as "heroic messengers" to bring the truth from East to West. In 287 pages with Index in rear. Translated from… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. As New/No Jacket. A hinge between the mirror of seduction that is [American]culture today & the philosophical ruptures of French thought, from Sartre & Camus to Baudrillard & Virilio." Readers are encouraed to "read the French...to learn a new language for thinking anew… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Castaneda's fourth book completes the journey started in his famed trilogy about his spiritual quest via hallucinogenic drugs & the Indian sorcerer, Don Juan, in Arizona & Mexico. A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing, from 1974, this hardcover octavo has… Saber más sobre este artículo

London, England: Folio Society, 2014. First Thus . Hardcover. As New/As New. Scheruebel, Paul. Lovely new edition from the Folio Society of this work by the esteemed Danish philosopher "that no one knows quite what to make of,'' says Jonathan Ree in the Introduction. Orig. published in Danish in 1843 under a pseudonym as "Frygt og Bæven." In… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. First English Language Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Orig. published in German in 1982 as "Zeit Der Ideologien,'' this is the First English-language Translation, First Printing, from 1984, in 305 pages with General Index & Name Index in rear. Just removed from storage where it has been since being received… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: International Publishers, 1948. First English Language Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. A philosophical treatise on the notion of freedom in the context of its expression in the French Revolution, offering critical analyses of the writings of the four men in the title: Sartre, Mauriac, Malraux, & Koestler. In 64 pages., translated from the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1989. First Trade Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Part of a collection of social science books--the majority packed away since Brand New--just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions. This… Saber más sobre este artículo

Rochester, Vermont: Destiny Books, 1997. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine. Good introduction to Chinese astrology, which is rooted in taoism & evolved into a system completely different from Western astrology. In this system, your birth year combines with other years to form a cycle of 60 signs, which are all described here, along with how to… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Penquin Books, 1983. First Trade Paperback . Trade Paper. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Shepard, Ernest H.. The world's favorite bear turns to Eastern philosophy. In 158 pages, illustrated throughout with the original drawings of Ernest H. Shepard. A delight! Orig. published in hardcover in 1982, this is the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Wisdom Publications, 2003. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. VG+. Collection of 9 essays on the topic, each with commentary & a reply by the author. A FIRST EDITION, 2nd printing from 2003, in 443 pages with Index, this trade paperback is in VG+ condition: completely clean & unmarked, binding strong & straight,… Saber más sobre este artículo

SAGE Publications Ltd, 1996. Hardcover. Near Fine. Part of a collection of social science books just removed from storage where they have been since the 1990s following review for an academic publication. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our usual detailed descriptions: we trust you'll know if a book is what you're looking for! You can… Saber más sobre este artículo

Columbia University Press, 1978. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. One in a series of lectures hosted by Columbia University, this one by the celebrated mathematician-philospher again explores the humanism in science, considering Interpretations of Nature, Black and White Magic, The Strategy of Scientific Knowledge, & Human Plans/Civilized Values. A First Edition, first printing, from 1978,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1986. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/VG-. Biography of the renowned author of "Atlas Shrugged" & "The Fountainhead" & founder of Objectivism, written by the wife of the psychology graduate student with whom she had a torrid affair. In 422 pages with Index & 16 pages of black-and-white… Saber más sobre este artículo

Kingsport, Kentucky: Hanuman Foundation/Kingsport Press, 1978. Reprint . Soft cover. VG+. Cult classic describing the guru's transformation from Harvard professor Dr. Richard Alpert into spiritual leader Baba Ram Dass & his psychedelic journeys. Includes "From Bindu to Ojas--The Core Book,'' the "Cookbook for a Sacred Life--A Manual for Conscious Being," & "Painted Cakes," an unpaginated section containing additional… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1969. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Chwast, Seymour. Second book (following "All and Everything) by the extraordinary mystic, philosopher, & teacher that "can be read both as a psychological autobiography & as a colorful narrative,'' each chapter about a different man who influenced the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Downey, California: WGACA Co., 1994. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Long out of print, this unique book presents the "universal structure that controls all rhythms,'' using the concept of the "feedback loop" developed by Dr. Jay Forester, founder of system dynamics. First Edition from 1994, in 99 pages with Index. Trade paperback 8vo with… Saber más sobre este artículo

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1951. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Gorey, Edward. A philosopher analyzes the present human condition & the problems & dilemmas confronting human society, writing in 1931, as the National Socialists were just coming to power in Germany. This is a new impression of the translation of the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Garden City, New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1955. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Gorey, Edward. Collection of well-considered essays on American life in the post-WWII world, focusing on work, play, ethics, morality, leisure, relations between the races & sexes, & more. Written both before & after the author's bestseller, "The Lonely Crowd,'' in 302… Saber más sobre este artículo