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  • Genetic Codes of Culture?

    The Deconstruction of Tradition by Kuhn, Bloom, and Derrida

    by William R. Schultz ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory
    In this text, first published in 1994, the author examines the interdisciplinary significance of the theory of science, literature and philosophy according to the figures who achieved prominence in those fields - Kuhn, Bloom and Derrida. Each scholar's theory is discussed in terms of its major concepts, and the book then relates their fields within the context of deconstruction's interdisciplinary ... Read more

    $50.83 CAD

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  • Existentialism

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Thomas Flynn ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Existentialism was one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its seven leading figures, Sartre, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Kierkegaard, de Beauvoir, Merleau-Ponty and Camus, this Very Short Introduction provides a clear account of the key themes of the movement which emphasized individuality, free will, and personal responsibility in the modern world. Drawing in ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • Cartesian Linguistics

    A Chapter in the History of Rationalist Thought

    by Noam Chomsky ...
    In this extraordinarily original and profound work, Noam Chomsky discusses themes in the study of language and mind since the end of the sixteenth century in order to explain the motivations and methods that underlie his work in linguistics, the science of mind, and even politics. This edition includes a new and specially written introduction by James McGilvray, contextualising the work for the ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Theory of Literature

    by Paul H. Fry ...
    Bringing his perennially popular course to the page, Yale University Professor Paul H. Fry offers in this welcome book a guided tour of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. At the core of the book's discussion is a series of underlying questions: What is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its purpose?Fry engages with the major themes and strands ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Less Than Nothing

    Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism

    by Slavoj Zizek ...
    Discover a 1,000-page resurrection of Hegel, a giant of Western philosophy—from “one of the world’s best-known public intellectuals” (New York Review of Books).For the last two centuries, Western philosophy has developed in the shadow of Hegel, an influence each new thinker struggles to escape. As a consequence, Hegel’s absolute idealism has become the bogeyman of philosophy, obscuring the fact ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • The Literary Theory Toolkit

    A Compendium of Concepts and Methods

    by Herman Rapaport ...
    The Literary Theory Toolkit offers readers a rich compendium of key terms, concepts, and arguments necessary for the study of literature in a critical-theoretical context.Includes varied examples drawn from readily available literary texts spanning all periods and genresFeatures a chapter on performance, something not usually covered in similar textsCovers differing theories of the public sphere, ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature

    Thirtieth-Anniversary Edition

    by Richard Rorty, David Bromwich ...
    Series series Princeton Classics
    When it first appeared in 1979, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature hit the philosophical world like a bombshell. In it, Richard Rorty argued that, beginning in the seventeenth century, philosophers developed an unhealthy obsession with the notion of representation: comparing the mind to a mirror that reflects reality. Rorty's book is a powerful critique of this imagery and the tradition of ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

  • Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics At All?

    by Ian Hacking ...
    This truly philosophical book takes us back to fundamentals - the sheer experience of proof, and the enigmatic relation of mathematics to nature. It asks unexpected questions, such as 'what makes mathematics mathematics?', 'where did proof come from and how did it evolve?', and 'how did the distinction between pure and applied mathematics come into being?' In a wide-ranging discussion that is both ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Roland Barthes

    by Graham Allen ...
    Series series Routledge Critical Thinkers
    Roland Barthes is a central figure in the study of language, literature, culture and the media. This book prepares readers for their first encounter with his crucial writings on some of the most important theoretical debates, including: *existentialism and Marxism *semiology, or the 'language of signs' *structuralism and narrative analysis *post-structuralism, deconstruction and 'the death of the ... Read more

    $46.99 CAD

  • Mapping Michel Serres

    by Niran Abbas ...
    Series series Studies In Literature And Science
    "Provides an extremely valuable introduction to the work of Michel Serres for an English-speaking audience, as well as offering useful critical approaches for those already familiar with its outlines."---Robert Harrison, Stanford University [blurb from review pending permission]The work of Michel Serres---including the books Hermes, The Parasite, The Natural Contract, Genesis, The Troubadour of ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Circles Disturbed

    The Interplay of Mathematics and Narrative

    Edited by Apostolos Doxiadis, Barry Mazur ...
    Why narrative is essential to mathematicsCircles Disturbed brings together important thinkers in mathematics, history, and philosophy to explore the relationship between mathematics and narrative. The book's title recalls the last words of the great Greek mathematician Archimedes before he was slain by a Roman soldier—"Don't disturb my circles"—words that seem to refer to two radically different ... Read more

    $84.69 CAD

  • Man is the Measure

    by Reuben Abel ...
    An intelligently truthful book that explores the uneven landscape of the human intellect.An accessible introduction to philosophy, this book narrows the gap between the general reader and intellectual inquiry. Its points are illustrated with concrete examples that should call the reader to a higher level of critical thinking and self-perception. ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD