Philosophy/Epistemology/Metaphysics from Gargoyle Books

Kingsport, Kentucky: Hanuman Foundation/Kingsport Press, 1978. Reprint . Soft cover. Near Fine. 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… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois: Open Court Publishing Company, 2002. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Vol. 3 in this popular series exploring popular culture through a philosophical lens, this book is an edited collection of 20 essays by noted philosophers & English professors that explore philosophical themes in the first "Matrix" movie. A FIRST EDITION, First… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1983. First Trade Paperback . Soft cover. Fine. Part of a collection of social science books just removed from storage where they were packed away brand new in the 1990s following review for an academic publication &/or dispersal of a leading sociologist's library. To get them listed expeditiously, we are foregoing our… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1986. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. Vol. 4 in a 15-part collection covering the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951). Part of a collection of social science books just removed from storage where they were packed away brand new in the 1990s following review for… Read more about this item

Cambridge, m: Blackwell Publishers, 1993. First American Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Alphabetically arranged guide to all things Descartes, part of the Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries Series, in 187 pages with bibliography & Index. This is from a collection of social science books just removed from storage where they were packed away brand new in the 1990s following review… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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"… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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,… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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,… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item