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Biography: philosophy & social sciences
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Henry David Thoreau (see name pronunciation; July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862) was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. A leading transcendentalist, Thoreau is best ..
15.32£
Brand: Princeton University Press
This is the first biography of the last and greatest British idealist philosopher, R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943), a man who both thought and lived at full pitch. Best known today for his philosophies of history and art, Collingwood was also a histor..
31.79£
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If you were fostered or if you spent time living in a Children's Home you need to read this book. Many books have been written and many websites have been created that discuss fostering from the perspective of the foster parent. Virtually nothing, u..
19.76£
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From a bold new voice in nonfiction, an exhilarating account of the lives and works of influential 17th and 18th century feminist philosophers Mary Wollstonecraft and her predecessors who have been written out of history, and a searing look at the a..
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Hume, by T.H. Huxley, is a classic philosophy biography about the great Scottish philosopher, David Hume. David Hume (7 May 1711 NS (26 April 1711 OS) - 25 August 1776) was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best know..
14.74£
Brand: Orion
Abused, afraid and alone. This is the heartbreaking true story of a young woman forced to sacrifice it all to survive...*****GWEN WILSON WAS UNLOVED FROM BIRTH.Illegitimate, fatherless, her mother in and out of psychiatric hospitals, it would have ..
11.70£
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A letter to my grandchildren from an old man. A tale of growing up in New York, moves across the country and many careers and experiences. The book concludes about wisdom from a Senior, with philosophies to live life by. ISBN: 9781543003970Publisher..
27.59£
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Join Megan Anne Gallagher on her journey through one life-threatening event after another, and watch her triumph, again and again, over those who would crush her life-force and extinguish her sparkle. Learn what she learned on her journey - that a d..
24.44£
Brand: Kessinger Publishing
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available ..
47.54£
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Isaiah Berlin was one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century - a man who set ideas on fire. His defence of liberty and plurality was passionate and persuasive and inspired a generation. His ideas - especially his reasoned rejection of exc..
15.22£
A uniquely revealing biography of two eminent twentieth century American women. Close friends for much of their lives, Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead met at Barnard College in 1922, when Mead was a student, Benedict a teacher. They became sexual pa..
26.87£
You will learn how dedicated and talented he was. The impact he has and has on our understanding of physics and understanding laws of nature. His discoveries help accelerate our progression from the dark ages to the era of modern scientific advances..
23.41£
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Isaiah Berlin refused to write an autobiography, but he agreed to talk about himself - and so for ten years, he allowed Michael Ignatieff to interview him. Isaiah Berlin (1909-97) was one of the greatest and most humane of modern philosophers; histo..
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In this biography of the noted French philosopher and theologian Jean Gerson, the first since 1929, Brian Patrick McGuire presents a compelling portrait of Gerson as a voice of reason and Christian humanism during a time of great intellectual and so..
55.59£
This book is a compilation of short essays about Jean-Jacques Rousseau. This is a rudimentary, but to the point, account of some of the most striking ideas Rousseau echoed in his popular diatribes. The book examines Rousseau (the man, although not i..
17.04£
An award-winning poet and philosophy professor reveals the history of the German idealist oasis where discussions of revolution, literature, beliefs, romance, and concepts gave birth to the modern world. ISBN: 9780374178697Publisher: Farrar, Straus ..
29.73£
Joseph Campbell and the Lunar Bull Short Biography, Book Reviews, Quotes, and Comments - Great Minds
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'Joseph Campbell and the Lunar Bull' (Great Minds Series, Vol. 7)-2017 Revised, Updated and Reformatted Edition-is a study on the great genius of one of the most influential mythology scholars of our times. The review shows that the historical trans..
23.17£
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Just Out Of Reach is the first book of its kind. It chronicles the story of a family trying to adopt from the foster care system that is told from the child's voice. An appropriate read for people who have ever asked the question or wondered "How do..
16.66£
Brand: Princeton University Press
The first biography of Kierkegaard's literary muse and one-time fiancée, from the author of the definitive biography of the philosopherKierkegaard's Muse, the first biography of Regine Olsen (1822-1904), the literary inspiration and one-time fiancée..
32.28£
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'Krishnamurti and the Psychological Revolution'-2017 Revised, Updated and Reformatted Edition-is an essay on the unique teaching of J. Krishnamurti. It starts with the question 'What is Consciousness?'-and carefully proposes a holistic definition, a..
18.20£
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La Com�die humaine est un ensemble d'ouvrages d'Honor� de Balzac de cent trente-trois oeuvres comprenant quatre-vingt-quinze romans, nouvelles, essais r�alistes, fantastiques, ou philosophiques, mais aussi des contes, des essais, et vingt-cinq..
30.82£
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Confucio es el mas grande filosofo chino y por mas de dos mil anos ha sido parte de la conciencia etica, la vida espiritual, las tradiciones y costumbres de China. Este libro cuenta la pobreza en la que Confucio vivio durante su juventud, su partici..
19.05£
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T. Combe - La Maltournée: Une Maltournée, dans le Jura neuchâtelois, c'est une maison orientée dans un alignement différent des autres. Dans le petit village de Fondfrêche, des hauts jurassiens, deux familles prédominent: Les Maistru du Coin du Coin..
24.72£
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" Il n'y a pas de commencant a qui le nom de Berkeley ne soit tres-familier et qui ne croie tres-bien connaitre ses doctrines. Toutefois quand on les connait, ce n'est point d'apres leur auteur, mais d'apres ce que d'autres en ont dit; aussi la majo..
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