Search Results: Philosophy from Riverwood's Books

Calgary, AB: Detselig. New. 1995. First Edition. Softcover. 1550591029 . New, book no markings. From Rear Cover: "In writing this volume, we have tried to provide detailed and in depth analysis of central issues. By not attempting to 'cover' the whole area of adolescent psychology, we were able to pursue issues, topics and concerns much more thoroughly than is typical in adolescent texts. At the same time, we have tried not to lose sight of some of the conventional and socially relevant topics in the area...." ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 350 pages .

Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0195095995 . LIght scuffing to jacket, minmal edgewear. There is an inscription on first endpage, and an Oxford University Press stamp on 2nd endpage, stating that the copy is presented for review. Reviews: The best treatment I have yet encountered about how order emerges naturally -- and possibly even necessarily -- out of chaos. Profoundly important, and considerably more informed than better-known pop-science treatments of chaos theory. Very highly recommended. Steven Jay Gould: Kauffman has done more than anyone else to supply the key missing piece of the propensity for self-organization that can join the random and the deterministic forces of evolution in a satisfactory theory of life's order. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Public Affairs/Perseus. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 1586482688 . HC/DJ - fine. Excellent condition, no markings, minimal wear overall, clean and intact. ; 8vo; More than half of the world's population lives in Asia and the Middle East-and is becoming more and more alienated from America. Now a uniquely qualified Asian writer explains-provocatively-why. After publishing articles in leading American journals over two decades, Kishore Mahbubani was described as"an Asian Toynbee, preoccupied with the rise and fall of civilizations" by The Economist. Trained in philosophy in North America and Asia, and well-experienced in realpolitik as a diplomat on the world stage, Mahbubani has unusual insight into America's ever more troubled relationship with the rest of the world. (600) .

Mcgraw Hill. Near Fine. 1986. Second Printing. Softcover. 0070203830 . Very nice condition, only light wear overall. Cover has slight corner curling, light soiling outer edge of pages, price sticker on front. Interior clean and intact tight other than a few light pencil markings. An introduction to philosophy focusing on one classic text, Descartes' MEDITATIONS. It deals with the central issues in epistemology, philosophical theology, and philosophical anthropology, and raises puzzles in ontology, the philosophy of the mind, and related fields. Also includes a substantial amount of closely related material on skepticism, the exis- tence of God, and the nature of persons. -- (os? ) ; 8vo; 223 pages .

Harper & Row. Good. 1987. Softcover. 0062502891 . Cover has light wear to edges andcorners, some corner curling, light creasing, light soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked other than old price on first page. Age tanning to page edges. 262 pages. From the Back Cover: The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It shows that war and the "war of the sexes" are neither divinely nor biologically ordained. And it provides verification that a better future is possible--and is in fact firmly rooted in the haunting drama of what actually happened in our past. " (os? ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Delta Books. Very Good. 1974. Second Printing. Softcover. Cover has light edgewear, a little edge rubbing, creasing to bottom corners. Couple tiny peels where sticker was removed. "Chronicles the life of the author in his commune in Northern California; the building of the temple (Church of the Earth) , and his religious and philosophical thoughts on man's position in the universe, 'Inner development', spiritual benefits of living close the earth, etc...." [307os? ] ; 8vo .

McClelland and Stewart. Good. 1978. Softcover. 0771037503 . 1978 reprint. Pages clean and intact, however several pages have highlighting and a little pencil underlining. Light age tanning to interior. Cover has light edge/corner wear and old price sticker on front. Ranging broadly through every level of society, this is a fascinating study which delineates the varying yardsticks of the normal and the deviant, good and bad, right and wrong..... (260osl, 0211) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

W. W. Norton. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0393 026426 . Light wear overall, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & tight, except for name stamp of previous owner. "In this brilliant marriage of thyeory and personal experience, Robin Morgan, one of our most gifted theorists and activists of the women's movement, sets forth the first feminist analysis of the phenomenon of terrorism. Lucidly, eloquently, she shows us that the terrorist has been the ultimate male sexual idol of the male-centered cultural tradition from pre-Biblical times to the present. " (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 395 pages .

Cambridge University Press. Very Good+. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0521658837 . Very nice condition. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Cover has light scuffing and light wear to corners. Price sticker on rear. ; The Seeley Lectures; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 220 pages; In a lucid, concise volume, Jeremy Waldron defends the role of legislation, presenting it as an important mode of governance. Aristotle, Locke and Kant emerge as proponents of the dignity of legislation. Waldron's arguments are of obvious importance and topicality, especially in countries that are considering the introduction of a Bill of Rights. The Dignity of Legislation is original in conception, trenchantly argued and very clearly presented, and will be of interest to a wide range of scholars and thinkers. [312-osl] .

Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Co.. Very Good. 1980. Softcover. 091514445X . Softcover edition 1980. Pages are clean and intact, no markings. Cover has minor corner wear and a little scuffing around edges. This volume includes Hume's chapters on religion from "An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding" in addition to the three "Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion", a classic text of 18th century rational theology and the philosophy of religion. (165os, 421) ; 8vo; 105 pages .

New York: Vantage Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 053304281X . HC/DJ - near fine. Hardcover is clean and unmarked other than small green ink spill on top edge of pages (about 1/4"). Jacket has very light edgewear, light scuffing, slight soiling to rear and a little age tanning to edges. This book is the product of the author's long search into the meaning of life, which he maintains is like a giant stage production. The stage, the Earth, is set up with scenes of enchanting scenery in which the living organisms act. Man, as an actor, is born into different ethnic groups with distinct features call "makeups".....Despite the role one portrays, it is how one acts that makes one a hero, a villain, or a victim. The hero enacts his role to the best of his ability, whether life is a trajedy or comedy, until the curtain falls... (400) ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall .

U. K.: Oxford University Press. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. Small hardcover and jacket, 16mo. Hardcover is clean, with only minimal wear, however several pages have pencil underlining, no pen markings seen. Jacket has age tanning, light wear to edges and a small chip (approx 1" x 1/2") on front corner. (190noto,0211); 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

New York: Perennial Library / Harper & Row. Very Good. 1972. First Edition. Paperback. 0060802723 . Perennial 1972 printing. Pages are clean and intact, no markings other than small ink marking across bottom edge of pages, age tanning to pages and back cover. A few pages have tiny corner creases. Cover has light edge/corner wear, front has some creasing. Author suggests that "Our loss of the capacity for festivity and fantasy has profound religious significance... This may account in part for the malaise and tedium of our time. Celebration requires a set of common memories and collective hopes." (Pg. 15) Later, he adds that "Like fantasy, religion enables man to transcend the empirical world and to appreciate the sublimity and mystery of existence." (Pg. 80).." (152not422); 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Nyc: Signet Books / NAL. Very Good. 1961. Fourteenth Printing. Paperback. 0451033701 . Signet Books. Copyright 1961, later reprint. Paperback. Pages are clean and intact, with no markings, age tanning to pages and both covers. Covers have tanning, minimal edge wear, scuffing and a couple light creases. "As incisive and relevant today as it was sixty years ago, this book presents the essentials of Ayn Rand’s philosophy “for those who wish to acquire an integrated view of existence. ” In the title essay, she offers an analysis of Western culture, discusses the causes of its progress, its decline, its present bankruptcy, and points the road to an intellectual renaissance. One of the most controversial figures on the intellectual scene, Ayn Rand was the proponent of a moral philosophy—and ethic of rational self-interest—that stands in sharp opposition to the ethics of altruism and self-sacrifice. The fundamentals of this morality—"a philosophy for living… Read More

Cornell University Press. Good. 1984. Hardcover. 0801492823 . Softcover 1984. Cover has scuffing, light edge and corner wear. Pages are intact and clean, however there is minor damage to bottom edge and corner curling top/bottom. Widely adopted for classroom use, this book offers translations of four major works of ancient Greek literature which treat the life and thought of Socrates, focusing particularly on his trial and defense (the platonic dialogues Euthyphro, Apology of Socrates, and Crito) and on the charges against Socrates (Aristophanes' comedy Clouds). This is the only collection of the three Platonic dialogues that also includes Clouds, a work that is fundamental for understanding the thought of Socrates in relation to the Athenian political community and to Greek poetry. Thomas G. West's introduction provides an overview of the principal themes and arguments of the four works. There are extensive explanatory notes to the translations. For this new edition, Thomas West… Read More

London: Watts & Company. Very Good. 1949. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 2nd printing 1949. Quite nice condition for it's age. Small red hardcover has light wear at corners and crease on rear, no jacket as issued. There is a some foxing/spotting to outer edge of pages and endpaper edges. Pages are otherwise clean and intact. From the Thinker's Library series, #93. Contents: What is this Rationalism?; The Fundamentals of Faith; A Chat about the Bible; The Way of Salvation; Rationalism and the churches; The Nature of Conscience; The Evolution of Conscience; The Authority of Conscience. (115os) ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; .

Toronto: Mcarthur & Company. Near Fine. 2000. First Edition. Softcover. 1552782522 . Very nice condition, clean and unmarked, light shelfwear to cover edges. 295 pages. A wry look at the way in which people in the past imagined their own future. .." ...As a general rule, the more vague your prophecy, the better chance you have of being taken seriously. It is a good idea to avoid specifics, such as the date or the end of the world. Everyone has been wrong so far, and should someone eventually get it right, there will be nobody around to appreciate the call anyway. If you must insist on date-setting, it is best to select a year well outside your own life span or that of your listeners. Otherwise, you could wind up like the Reverend William Sedgwick, who rushed into London in 1647 with the breathtaking news that the Second Coming would take place in two weeks. For the remainging fifteen years of his life he was known as "Doomsday Sedgwick. " (330noto) ; 8vo 8" -… Read More

London: P. L. Fairfield. Near Fine. 2006. First Edition. Softcover. 0953994686 . Book in excellent condition other than a little shelfwear, bumping and light wear to corners, light scuffing of cover. Otherwise clean and unmarked. A critique & philosophy of beautiful nature, ugly religion, misled society, problematic politics, suspect sciencand, mutual stewardship and other topics. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 456 pages .

MIT Press. Good;. 1986. Softcover. 0262530503 . Cover has moderate edge/corner wear, some creasing. About the first 1/3 of pages have some highlighting, rest of pages are clean and unmarked. B/w illus. 164 pages. In Matter and Consciousness, Paul Churchland clearly presents the advantages and disadvantages of such difficult issues in philosophy of mind as behaviorism, reductive materialism, functionalism, and eliminative materialism. Churchland organizes and clarifies the new theoretical and experimental results of the natural sciences for a wider philosophical audience, observing that this research bears directly on questions concerning the basic elements of cognitive activity and their implementation in real physical systems. (How is it, he asks, that living creatures perform some cognitive tasks so swiftly and easily, where computers do them only badly or not at all? ) Most significant for philosophy, Churchland asserts, is the support these results tend to give to the reductive and… Read More

Perseus. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0738202304 . Excellent condition, only very light wear overall. Jacket has a little light soiling. 263 pages. Interior clean and unmarked. Publishers Weekly: "Genes are credited or blamed these days for more and more human behaviors and predicaments, but gambling, courtesy and even greed? Phelan, a professor of economics at Harvard, and Burnham, a biology professor at UCLA, focus not on the mechanisms of particular genes but on the effects of more general evolutionary patterns. In this enormously entertaining sociobiological overview, they argue that humans are well adapted to the environment in which we originated, but since we are no longer hunter-gatherers, instincts that evolved under those conditions can lead to harmful excess in today's world...." (400noto) ; 8vo .