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Edinburgh, Printed by R. Fleming... M,DCC,LIII. [1753]. Hard Cover. 12mo; [4], 450, [2] p., plates. The English theological writer taught that the Bible contained elements not only of true religion but also of rational philosophy. He refuted Woodward's Natural History and tried to refute Newton on gravity. This anthology of his essential writings is believed to have been compiled by one of his followers-- Robert Spearman or George Horne, Bishop of Norwich. ESTC T 099488. Bound in contemporary full leather; hinges worn, chip off spine, spine label missing. Stock#OB077 (dr).

Belmont, Calif., Dickenson Pub. Co. [1967]. Hard Cover. viii, 305 p. music, index, 26 cm. A collection of 25 essays which first appeared in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism. "This is an argumentative book." From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy, whose work is discussed at pp. 178-79 and 181. Stock# 43,986. Good+ / no dj.

New York : St. Martin's Press, c1977. Hard Cover. ix, 898 p. : illus., index, 25 cm. The anthology includes 46 selections from Plato and Aristotle through Hume and Kant, Tolstoy, Richard Wagner, Sergei Eisenstein to Arthur Danto. An article by George Dickie criticizes Vincent Tomas twice (p 801 and 814). Bibliography: p. [871]-887. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 43881. Vg/ no dj as issued.

[NY] Pantheon [1948]. Hard Cover. 260 p., 24 illus.; 21 cm. Berenson writes here of "assumptions and convictions that have shaped and directed my work." This copy has a gift inscription to Harry and Nina [Abrams] on the verge of his becoming an important publisher of art books. Good+ / no dust jacket. Stock#47552.

New York, Noonday [1955]. Soft Cover. xxx, 503 p. 22 cm. A translation of "Estetica come scienza dell' expressione e linguistica generale", which forms the first volume of Croce's "Filosofia come scienza dello spirito" This 2d edition of the Aesthetic contains the complete translations of the historical portion, which was summarized in the lst edition. cf. Note by translator, p. xxv Bibliography: p. 475-489. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 43,880. Vg / soft cover.

[Ithaca] The Philosophical Review, 1959. Periodical. Offprint: pp.52-67 of The Philosophical Review, LXVIII, No. 1, January, 1959, Includes Tomas' rejoiner to an article by Jerome Stolnitz criticizing Aesthetic Vision. That is pp. 88-91 p. of a later issue. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 44,104. The two pieces, vg.

New York] Macmillan [c1965]. Soft Cover. [vii], 115 p. 4 illus. 21 cm. Series: Sources in philosophy. Collection of 8 essays from Aristotle to Hume. Bibliography: p. 113-115 (includes one by Tomas). Bibliographical footnotes. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 44,749x. Good+ / soft cover

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall [©1965]. First Edition. Hard Cover. xi, 491 p., illus.; 25.5 cm. Prentice-Hall Series in Philosophy. Contains 22 texts from Plato to Sartre. This copy was sent from the publisher to Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock#43952. Vg / no dj.

Lewisburg [Pa.] Bucknell University Press [1973]. Hard Cover. 285 p. 22 cm. Contents: Witkiewicz, S. I. On pure form.--Chwistek, L. Plural reality in art.--Ossowski, S. What are aesthetic experiences?--Tatarkiewicz, W. Abstract art and philosophy.--Piwocki, K. Husserl and Picasso.--Ingarden, R. On so-called "truth" in literature.--Pelc, J. Nominal expressions and literary fiction.--Wallis, M. The world of arts and the world of signs.--Morawski, S. On mimetism and realism in the arts.--Białostocki, J. Ars auro prior. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 44,298. Vg / dj vg.

New York, Philosophical Library [1954]. Contents: Function of philosophical aesthetics, W. B. Gallie; Dreariness of aesthetics, J. A. Passmore; Feelings, G. Ryle; Expression Theory of Art, O. K. Bouwsma; A study of the irrefutability of two aesthetic theories, B. Lake; Some distinctive features of arguments used in criticism of the arts, M. Macdonald; Critical communication, A. Isenberg; Use of 'good' in aesthetic judgments, H. Knight; Logic & appreciation, S. Hampshire; Art and the 'object of art,' P. Ziff. American issue of a Basil Blackwell edition. From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Hard Cover. vi, 186 pages; 23 cm. Bound in Blackwell's lime-green cloth, spine browned; Very Good. Stock#44372.

Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press [1970, c1959]. Hard Cover. xx, 496 p.; 24 cm. Part One of Crocker's "synthetical study of French ethical thought during the Age of Enlightenment." Third printing. Stock#47232 (mnb). Vg, owner signature / no dj.

The M.I.T. Press [c1966]. . Hard Cover. Translated by James R. Ware. xiv, 388 p., index, 24 cm.; white dj lightly soiled, top edge curled. This copy has yellow highlighting on 6 pages, pink highlighting on 2 pages, red-ink underlining on 6 pages (two with marginal notes) and green ink underlining on 3 pages (some of this vandalism overlaps). The rest of the book is clean and in good condition. 'Never before published in any Western language except in fragments, this classical work of Chinese mysticism is a fundamental-- and fascinating-- source for the study of Taoism ('Deism') as belief and as practice.' 'In addition to the text, Ko Hung's autobiography is included, and 'A Taoist Library,' the bibliography of texts prepared by Ko Hung himself, is appended. There are also page references to Sun Hsing-yen's edition of the Chinese text...' stock#27447. Chinese philosophy, mysticism, mythology, religion, history of science

OFFPRINT from Renaissance Quarterly XXX.3, Autumn 1977, pages 301-304. In 1451 a Florentine physician lent his copy of the Logic, by Aristotelian philosopher Paulus Venetus, for the use of 17-year-old Marsilio Ficino in tutoring Piero de' Pazzi. This record establishes that Ficino was well founded in Aristotle. I found the ledger entry in 1974; Kristeller not only smiled, he beamed. Water-rippled but clean & good. Stock#32220x/h.

La Salle, Ill., Open Court. [1946].. First Edition. Hard Cover. xxi, 567 p. 24 cm. Paul Carus lectures, 7th ser., 1945. "First edition." From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 43,956. Good+ / no dj.

Bloomington, Indiana UP,2002. Soft Cover. xx, 255 p. 23.5 cm. "Apposes the discussion of the two philosophers, applying the thought of each to the other." Stock# 31,685. Vg/ soft cover.

[New York] New York University Press, 1966.. Hard Cover. x, 346 p., 205 cm. A collection of nine main papers in three sections with 19 commentaries upon them .Vincent Tomas contributed "What is the Quarrel About?" (pp.114-118). From the library of Prof. Vincent Tomas of the Brown University Department of Philosophy. Stock# 44,259. Vg / dj good +, some wear.

Editorial Trotta, Madrid [c1998]. Collección Paradigmas 19. Soft Cover. 278 pages; 23 cm. "Decanato de Estudios graduados e Investigación recinto de Río Piedras, Universidad de Puerto Rico." Contents: El 'Cantico espiritual' del Simurg que descubre que era lo mismo que cantaba; 'A oscuras y en celada': la fusión nocturna en el Amor Indecible; 'Ya por aquí no hay camino': la combustión transformante final de la 'Llama de amor viva'; Apéndices: 'Cántico espiritual' (Cántico A - Manuscrito de Sanlúcar de Barrameda); 'Cántico espiritual' (Cántico B - Manuscrito de Jaén); 'Noche oscura'; 'Llama de amor viva'; Bibliografí­a, p. 265-278. Black stiff-paper covers; author's inscription to distinguished hispanist Alan Trueblood on flyleaf; VG. stock#45482.

New York, Simon and Schuster [1969]. Hard Cover. Vol. 3 of 3: xi, 339 p., illus. (ports), index, 24 cm. This final volume of the Autobiography has Russel returning to England in 1944 and his last 25 years most visibly as an anti-war and anti-nuclear protester. Stock# 43,908. Vg / dj vg.

Boston, Little, Brown, 1967. Hard Cover. This vivid and open self-examination reaches a culmination in 1900 when Russell encountered Giuseppe Peano in Paris and developed the notation he needed for the Principia Mathematica. At the same period his emotional life changed and this volume ends with Russell about to go to prison for opposing the Great War in 1914. An effort by one of the century's great minds to deal with his life and thought. 100692. 4 p.l., 356 p., illus., portrait front. Vg/ dj vg

Garden City, N.Y., Anchor Books [1968]. Soft Cover. vi, 305 p. 18 cm. A collection of ten papers presenting two trends of Utilitarianism. Bibliography: p. [301]-305. Stock# 44,486. Good+, unmarked, soft cover.