Philosophy from Mare Booksellers

Chicago: Open Court Publishing Co, 1890. Wraps. Good. Printed wraps. Side folding journal style format. Pagination runs ii, 2277-2290. A single issue of this journal offering philosophical articles on subjects relating to science and religion, including newer scientific theories and the supernatural. This issue with part one of "The Ethical Import of Darwinism," by L.J. Vance, that looks… Saber más sobre este artículo

Amsterodami (Amsterdam): Apud Guilj I. Cresium, 1628. Vellum. Good. Vellum. 588, 211 pp. All text in Latin. Ornately illustrated title page. Two books in one, containing the philosophical and rhetorical work of Seneca, including some fragments. GOOD condition. Vellum rather grubby, with some staining and soiling and moderate to heavy toning. Text bock tight. Several names in pencil… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Joseph Bumstead, Printer, 1792. Leather. Good. Full calf leather. Stated fourth edition. 424 pp. Volume one only. An American edition of this important philosophical treatise on law. Written by Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui, a Swiss (Genevan) political theorist. His work influenced the founding fathers of America, including ideas of checks and balances and a natural right to happiness. This… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh and San Francisco: A.K. Press, 1999. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback. 352 pp. A collection of interviews and essays by social theorist and activist, Murray Bookchin, whose career spanned environmentalism, anarchism, etc. In this work he discusses being a teenager and communist during the Great Depression; his ideas on a libertarian communist society; positive aspects of… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Viking Press, 1969. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Second printing, stated. Blue-green cloth in dust jacket. Price intact, but clipped at lower front flap corner. 111 pp. Illustrations by Newbery Medal winner James Daugherty throughout. A selection of writings by Henry David Thoreau, including Walden. Presumably intended for a juvenile/young adult audience. GOOD+ jacket on a VERY GOOD… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Personal Rights Association, Publisher, 1949. Pamphlet. Good. Side stapled pamphlet. 8 pp. A journal issued by the Personal Rights Association, discussing political and economic issues from an individualist philosophy. The association was formed in 1871, using a quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon as its byline in early issues of its journal, a subtle link to slight anarchist tendencies… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Personal Rights Association, Publisher, 1948. Pamphlet. Good. Side stapled pamphlet. 8 pp. A journal issued by the Personal Rights Association, discussing political and economic issues from an individualist philosophy. The association was formed in 1871, using a quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon as its byline in early issues of its journal, a subtle link to slight anarchist tendencies… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: J.M. Dent and Sons. Cloth. Good. no date, presumed early 1900s. Red cloth. No jacket. 171 pp. A study of German philosophy, written in light of World War I and reflecting the author's assertions that during his prior readings and encounters with German philosophy, there was something sinister, hollow and aggressive in it. GOOD condition. Covers faded,… Saber más sobre este artículo

No Place: Integrity Inc, 1971. Wraps. Good. Mimeo style work, with black tape binding. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 18 pp. A journal devoted to libertarian and objectivist thought, originally published as the "house organ" for the New Jersey Ayn Rand Society . With work by various authors on theme of worship (ode to objectivism); essays on voting;… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Progressive Education Association, Publisher, 1938. Wraps. Good. Wraps, with a front cover photo of a sculpture, Flight, by Jose Ruiz de Rivera, the American sculptor known for his abstract work. Pagination runs 353-440. A single issue of this journal devoted to new thought and theories in education. This with a piece by noted American philosopher… Saber más sobre este artículo

No Place: Integrity Inc., Publisher, 1971. Wraps. Good. Mimeo style work, with black tape binding. 8 ½ by 11 inches. 58 pp., including rear cover. A journal devoted to libertarian and objectivist thought, originally published as the "house organ" for the New Jersey Ayn Rand Society (from the letters to the editor page, p. 3). With work by… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Stephen A. Kiss, Publisher, 1947. Cloth. Good. Blue cloth. No jacket. 322 pp. A study of the symmetries of certain abstract structures for those interested in the development of 4-class locis and mathematics. The author begins with some philosophical musings on the structure of the universe as experienced by humans, and moves on to discussing sets,… Saber más sobre este artículo

No Place: Institute for Defense Analyses, Publisher, 1960. Cloth. Good. Stated second edition. Red flexible cloth. 427 pp. A collection of essays summarizing various talks or lectures originally given at Cornell in 1957, focusing on mathematics, mathematical theory and logic as relating to mathematics. This includes a piece by Peter Sheridan on the Fortran Automatic Coding System. Sheridan… Saber más sobre este artículo

University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008. Cloth. Good/Good. 178 pp. A study of moral philosophy drawing on the later works of Wittgenstein to bring a new approach to the grounding of ethics. GOOD condition, ex-library. Spine label and other stickers present to the book, with a stamp on the inside front cover. Tail of the spine… Saber más sobre este artículo

McMinnville, OR: Stopinder Books, 2002. Wraps. Very Good. Glossy wraps. 96 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. An issue of this journal devoted to the work and life of George Gurdjieff, including his philosophical and spiritual teachings. VERY GOOD condition. Minor bumping and scuffing along the extremities. Small spot of soiling to the rear cover. … Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1990. Cloth. Good/Good. 235 pp. A critique of the field of sociology, asserting it does not accurately describe how people experience the world, generating ideology instead of knowledge, especially in sociology's treatment or representation of women. GOOD condition. Some fading, minor soiling and scuffing to the jacket. Heavy bumping, creasing and scuffing along the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Amherst: University Of Massachusetts Press, 1988. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 166 pp. A printing of a seminar given by Michel Foucault in Vermont in 1982, focusing in the ways in which the self is formulated and becomes an object of knowledge. VERY GOOD condition. Minor scuffing to the covers. Light fading and edgewear.

Netherlands: Springer, 2007. Trade Paperback. Very Good. A discussion of moral education drawing on a range of ethical theories and addressing issues such as personal morality and citizenship, family values and sexual morality. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and edgewear.

Boston: William D. Ticknor, Publisher, 1835. Pamphlet. Good. 32 pp. A predominately philosophical work musing on ultraism, or the focus on one object, often to the detriment of other objects, and its effects on various institutions, whether religious or secular, although primarily focusing on religion. GOOD condition. Ex-historical society, with a few blindstamps in the interior. Vertical fold… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Robert Laffont, Publisher, 1948. Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Number 3409 of 3500 copies. Red leather decorated with gilt. 92 + pages. With decorative page ornamentation by Andree Corbin. All text in French. A collection of aphorisms or short bits of wisdom from the Arabic culture. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and a hint of scuffing to the… Saber más sobre este artículo