Skip to main content
Search Button
Canada Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


“avrum stroll”

Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “avrum stroll”
Skip side bar filters

  • Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy

    by Avrum Stroll ...
    Analytic philosophy is difficult to define since it is not so much a specific doctrine as a loose concatenation of approaches to problems. As well as having strong ties to scientism -the notion that only the methods of the natural sciences give rise to knowledge -it also has humanistic ties to the great thinkers and philosophical problems of the past. Moreover, no single feature characterizes the ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Wittgenstein

    by Avrum Stroll ...
    Spanning Ludwig Wittgenstein’s entire career, from his student days at Cambridge to the entries inserted into a notebook two days before his death, this is an indispensable guide to a philosopher described by Bertrand Russell as "the most perfect example of genius I have ever known."Combining careful organization with a highly readable style, eminent scholar Avrum Stroll outlines the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Much Ado About Nonexistence

    Fiction and Reference

    by Avrum Stroll ...
    The problem of the nature of fiction and the problem of nonexistence are closely tied because fiction often talks about nonexistent entities. In Fiction, Reference, and Nonexistence, A. P. Martinich and Avrum Stroll, two of America's leading philosophers, explore fiction and undertake an analytic philosophical study of fiction and its reference and its relation to truth. Included in the discussion ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • Philosophy Made Simple

    A Complete Guide to the World's Most Important Thinkers and Theories

    by Richard H. Popkin, Avrum Stroll ...
    For almost four decades, Made Simple books have set the standard for continuing education and home study. In answer to the changing needs of today's marketplace, the Made Simple series for the '90s presents a thoroughly up-to-the-minute portfolio of skills, information, and experience, with revised and updated editions of bestselling titles, plus a whole range of new subjects from personal finance ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

People who read these also enjoyed

  • A Guide to Stoicism

    Enriched edition. Mastering the Stoic Way: Principles, Practices, and Virtue for Modern Living

    by St. George William Joseph Stock, Zoe Carrington ...
    In "A Guide to Stoicism," St. George William Joseph Stock provides a comprehensive exploration of Stoic philosophy, deftly merging historical analysis with practical application. The book serves as an accessible introduction to the principles laid down by ancient Stoics such as Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. Stock's clear prose invites readers to navigate complex ideas through a ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Treasury of Kahlil Gibran

    by Kahlil Gibran ...
    Translated by Anthony R. Ferris ...
    Passionate and spiritual writings uncovering the philosophical foundations of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkersKahlil Gibran's works are known throughout the world for their lyrical grandeur, wisdom, and insights drawn from the everyday sufferings of man. This nine-book collection captures one of modern history's titanic literary figures at his best. Texts such as "The Secret of the ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Historical Dictionary of Husserl's Philosophy

    by John J. Drummond ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
    Edmund Husserl (1859-1938) is widely regarded as the founding figure of the philosophical movement of "phenomenology." Husserl's philosophical program was both embraced and rejected by many, but in either case, his ideas set the stage for and exercised an enormous influence on the development of much of the philosophy that followed. In particular, his thought provides the backdrop and impetus for ... Read more

    $159.99 CAD

  • Meetings with Remarkable Men

    by G. Gurdjieff ...
    The Armenian-Greek spiritual teacher, G.I. Gurdjieff’s autobiographical account of his youth and early travels has become something of a legend since it was first published in 1963. A compulsive read in the tradition of adventure narratives, but suffused with Gurdjieff’s unique perspective on life, it is organized around portraits of remarkable men and women who aided Gurdjieff’s search for hidden ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Empty Ideas

    A Critique of Analytic Philosophy

    by Peter Unger ...
    Peter Unger's provocative new book poses a serious challenge to contemporary analytic philosophy, arguing that to its detriment it focuses the predominance of its energy on "empty ideas." In the mid-twentieth century, philosophers generally agreed that, by contrast with science, philosophy should offer no substantial thoughts about the general nature of concrete reality. Leading philosophers were ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • The Education of Henry Adams

    by Henry Adams ...
    Henry Adams (1838-1918) was the great grandson of Americas 2nd President John Adams and the grandson of Americas 6th President John Quincy Adams. Henry was also a well accomplished writer best known for the autobiography The Education of Henry Adams. This version includes a table of contents. ... Read more

    $2.70 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Sustainability Ethics and Sustainability Research

    by Christian Becker ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The book identifies the specific ethical aspects of sustainability and develops ethical tools to analyze them. It also provides a methodological framework to integrate ethical and scientific analyses of sustainability issues, and explores the notion of a new type of self-reflective inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research. With this, the book aims to strengthen the overall ability of ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Dictionary of Superstitions

    by David Pickering ...
    Now available as an ebook, this acclaimed A-Z dictionary is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the superstitions, old and new, of the English-speaking world, complete with their origins, meanings and variant forms. It includes just about everything from touching wood, crossing fingers and identifying future lovers to folk remedies, spells and modern beliefs relating to the lottery, the ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD