Solomon R Guggenheim Museum 1998-06-01. paperback. Very Good. 13x9x1. 504 p. clean and unmarked anywhere on fine unaged paper; lavishly illustrated with many full-color full-page plates; binding t8ight; clean unfaded sturdy wrapper has slight rubbing on upper edge of front panel--otherwise this is "like new."9-1/2" x 13". Extra postage. Solomon R Guggenheim Museum paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Perfect for readers eager to acquire a basic familiarity with the history of philosophy but intimidated by the task A Passion for Wisdom is a lively accessible and highly enjoyable tour of the world's great ideas. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. How to Write for Percussion is a comprehensive resource that clearly explains and simplifies all issues that percussionists and composers face with respect to each other. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. This volume collects thirty years worth of articles on the emotions written by the distinguished philosopher Robert Solomon. Solomon's thesis is that we are significantly responsible for our emotions which are evaluative judgments that in effect we choose. This is the first of several volumes the second is In Defence of Sentimentality that document work in the emotions. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. A collection of essays on the work of the German philosopher Friederich Willhelm Nietzsche. Each essay concentrates on a single work and contributions come from many distinguished Nietzsche scholars including Ivan Soll Alexander Nehemas Frithjof Bergmann and Arthur Danto. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. The early moves from outreach toward enlargement are then explored and then he examines how NATO sought to combine the two strands of prospective enlargement while engaging nations not seeking NATO membership especially Russia to prepare for coalition operations and the spread of democratic security values. paperback
Hardback. New. Is it possible to be spiritual and yet not believe in the supernatural Can a person be spiritual without belonging to a religious group or organization The author offers answers to these questions as he explores commonly held myths about what is means to be spiritual in a pluralistic world. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. In this work Robert Solomon tries to put the fun back in philosophy beginning with a re-evaluation of Socrates and the nature of philosophy and defending the passionate life in contrast to the calm life of thoughtful contemplation so often held up as an ideal by traditional philosophers. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. "What is Justice" was one of Socrates' most provocative and to this day unresolved questions. What is Justice is an attempt to bring together many of the most prominent and influential writings on the topic of justice both before and after Socrates with particular emphasis on questions of justice in the modern world especially in more or less egalitarian democratic societies. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Cooperative breeding is when individuals other than the parents care for the offspring. This poses a challenge to a conventional Darwinian explanation of social behaviour. This book is completely dedicated to this phenomenon in mammals and the chapters are written by the leading researchers in the field. paperback
Hardback. New. This work on business ethics for managers is structured around three themes including: the idea that how we perceive and think about organizations we work for is a major factor in the framing and atmosphere of those organizations; and the various business virtues and vices and their role in the daily practice of business. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. Soviet Criminal Justice Under Stalin first published in 1997 is a comprehensive account of Stalin's struggle to make criminal law a reliable instrument of rule. This book appeals to anyone interested in the political social or legal history of the USSR judicial reform in post-Soviet states and law in authoritarian regimes. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. This book examines the medical underpinnings of two major misogynist works from fifteenth-century Iberia: Alonso de Martinez's Arcipreste de Talavera and Jacme Roig's Spill. Solomon shows how the demonization of women in medieval society was viewed as legitimate and vital to the well-being of men. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. This book examines the wages people earn the jobs they do and the effect of government labour market policies on wages and employment. paperback
Hardback. New. Focusing particularly on the dynamic mid-twentieth-century period of protest he examines the various legal cultural and economic orientations that have characterized these movements and given them special force. Solomon first reviews the long protest history of black activism and feminism in the United States. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. My purpose here is to show that actually this theory is nothing else than the first chapter of classical algebraic topology and may be very advantageously treated as such by the well known methods of that science. In Chapters VII and VIII the elements of the theory of 2-dimensional complexes and surfaces are presented. paperback
Hardback. New. This volume is intended to provide a basic familiarity with the history of philosophy in an accessible tour of the world's great ideas. The brevity of the study should allow readers to see the connections and divergences between philosophers as well as the way ideas evolve over time. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. This is an accessible introduction to the often difficult authors of modern Continental European philosophy from the Enlightenment onward. A central theme is the development of theories of the Self - the transcendental self human nature the human acting through will and God himself. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Solomon examines the exchange between literature and recreation in 1930s America arguing that writers of the period took inspiration from urban manifestations of the carnival spirit: amusement parks vaudeville and the dime museum display of human oddities. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Setting a trap for her father's murderer Alexandra Jane Baker's plans go awry when a close friend is found dead prompting an investigation by Detective Hank Bonner who finds himself protecting Alex from a ruthless predator as they set a trap with Alex as bait to ensnare a killer. Original. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Games Programming has been written for the personal computer owner who is setting out to write fams programs. It charts the territory which lies beyond the simplistic arcade game and which leads to the more intellectually exciting game moderators and learning programs. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Frank Salomon draws on large stores of sources to reconstruct the political and economic institutions of pre-Inca societies providing remarkable insight into the functioning of these 'chiefdoms' and emphasizing their importance for the understanding of rank inequality privilege and central power in stateless societies. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most popular and controversial philosophers. This book shows us that in fact the 'real' Nietzsche has tremendous value for the modern seeker and is not the dark figure some have made him. It brings out Nietzsche's view of a successful inner life the notion of 'passionate inwardness' and deep emotions. paperback
Hardback. New. This work presents a brief narrative of the title subject interweaving deft evaluations of the critical points of historical thought. hardcover
Hardback. New. An ideal resource for anyone interested in learning about Ethiopia this accessible single-volume work provides all-encompassing and up-to-date coverage of the ancient and diverse cultures of Africa's second-most populated nation. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. A collection of the author's articles on key issues in the writings of major European philosophers and thinkers including Hegel Nietzsche Kierkegaard Sartre and Camus. paperback
Paperback / softback. New. The advent of electronic computing permits the empirical analysis of economic models of far greater subtlety and rigour than before when many interesting ideas were not followed up because the calculations involved made this impracticable. paperback