Hall, Jas. K.

Habit-a Manifestation of Personality

Richmond, VA, Williams Printing Company. Wraps. ca 1913. Printed wraps. 10 pp. Reprinted from the Virginia Medical Semi-Monthly, July 25, 1913. A short essay reflecting on habit in human beings, exploring the benefits to 'instinctively' carrying out daily tasks, but also the perils of bad habits in modern society. Citing the stresses of meeting modern demands, the author addresses the use of drugs and alcohol to address 'weaknesses' that a person may feel, while also citing Eddyism, the Emmanuel movement, Christian Science, progressive causes and even the suffragist movement as bad habits or supplements that people use to treat themselves in the face of modern inadequacy. FAIR/GOOD condition. Moderate to heavy soiling to the covers, with dark scuffing, uneven fading and some creasing. Dark dampstain to the upper rear cover, affecting the upper margin of the book. Text somewhat browned. Fair .

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Book number: 006930

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn

Hartley, David

Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty and His Expectations. In Two Parts. Three Volumes, Including Notes and Additions to Dr. Hartley's Observations on Man by Herman Andrew Pistorius

London, J. Johnson, Printer, 1791. Full Leather. Full calf leather. xvi, iv, 5-512; xii, iv, 5-455; xv, v-ix, 457-768 plus index. A later printing of this key work by British philosopher, explaining his theories on the mind-body connection, including his doctrines of vibrations and associations, the formation and growth of consciousness, etc. With a third volume containing notes and commentary on the work by Herman Pistorius. David Hartley, as well as being a British philosopher, was the founder of the Associationist School of Psychology. GOOD condition, ex-library, from a theological institution. Spine labels, bookplates and minor library markings in the interiors of all three books. Front hinge of volume one cracked and split along the entire length, with the front cover tenuously attached. Leather splitting along the other hinges in, but covers more solid. Minor scuffing, uneven darkening and fading to the covers. Extremities scuffed and bumped. Spines very darkened. Minor scattered foxing and spotting in the interior. Notes in ink on a front endpaper of the first volume by previous owner. Good .

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Book number: 009924

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn

No author given (Homes, Henry, Lord Kames)

Introduction to the Art of Thinking. Third Edition. Enlarged with Additional Maxims and Illustrations

Edinburgh, Printed for W. Creech, 1775. Full Leather. Full calf leather. Xii, 311 pp. A collection of short philosophical passages musing on life, proper ways of thinking and acting, etc. using historical allegories and other examples. By Henry Homes or Lord Kames, a Scottish philosopher and judge and prominent figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the hinges and extremities, with minor scuffing to the covers. Minor soiling and discoloration to the covers. Owner's signature present. Large armorial bookplate, that of Gordon of Halleaths. Paper browned in the interior, with minor scattered foxing. A few stray pencil lines in the margins. Good .

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Book number: 011150

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn

Huetii, Petri Danielis (Pierre Daniel Huet)

Demonstratio Evangelica Ad Serenissimum Delphinum

Paris, Apud Stephanum Michallet via San Jacobaea, sub signo Sancti Pauli, 1679. Full Leather. Folio. Full leather. (8), 20, 726, (8) pp. Collated and complete, with a few pages misnumbered. A work examining various aspects of the Bible, seeking, among other topics, to prove that Greek deities originated from the source of Moses, and that the Old Testament was the source of Greek myths. Huet also sought to debunk Cartesian philosophy, as well as disputing the work of Spinoza in his Tractatus Theologico-Politicus. This work marked his first attack on the philosophy of Descartes. (see Shelford: Transforming the Republic of Letters for previous information). Pierre Daniel Huet was a French scholar, as well as serving as Bishop of Soissons, and was noted for his skepticism, especially his anti-Cartesian views. POOR condition. Both covers DETACHED, with the first endpapers and half-title also detached. Leather also DETACHED from the boards, suffering heavy chipping, fading, loss, and VERY heavy wear. Leather very dry, cracked and brittle on the spine, with some loss. Remains of a sticker on the lower spine. NEEDS REBINDING. Some staining to the rear endpaper, with minor insect damage and a single wormhole affecting the upper portion of the last 20-30 pp, as well as the rear board. The text block is solid, in a much better stated than the exterior, with minor scattered soiling and a small dampstain at the upper margin. Faint browning to the paper, mostly along the extremities. A few pages creased, with one bearing a small tear/piece missing in the fore edge margin, not affecting text. Title partially underlined in pencil. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 005934

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Philosophy Theology Pierre Huet Descartes Spinoza

Dewey, John et al.

Progressive Education. May, 1938

New York, The Progressive Education Association, Publisher, 1938. Wraps. Wraps, with a front cover photo of a sculpture, Flight, by Jose Ruiz de Rivera, the American sculptor known for his abstract work. Pagination runs 353-440. A single issue of this journal devoted to new thought and theories in education. This with a piece by noted American philosopher and educational reformer, John Dewey, titled "What is Social Study." The rest of this issue contains a variety of articles on art and art as it functions, especially as it applies to education in schools. GOOD condition. Moderate toning and some soiling, with several areas and spots of staining. Stain on the fore edge. Good .

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Book number: 014169

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn Education

Westphal, Kenneth et al.

Pragmatism, Reason, & Norms: A Realistic Assessment

New York, New York, U.S.A. Fordham University Press, 1998. Trade Paperback. 353 pp. A collection of essays written in critical appreciation of the philosophical work of Frederick L. Will. This includes perspectives on pragmatism, transcendental reflections on pragmatic realism, perception and conception, presuppositions of inference, etc. GOOD condition. Some scuffing, bumping, minor creasing and curling along the extremities. Minor fading. Interior clean and solid. Good .

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Book number: 007106

Catalogue: Philosophy

Kiss, Stephen A.

Transformations on Lattices and Structures of Logic

New York, Stephen A. Kiss, Publisher, 1947. Cloth. Blue cloth. No jacket. 322 pp. A study of the symmetries of certain abstract structures for those interested in the development of 4-class locis and mathematics. The author begins with some philosophical musings on the structure of the universe as experienced by humans, and moves on to discussing sets, etc. GOOD condition. Heavy offsetting/fading to the covers. Minor soiling, scuffing and edgewear, with some fraying at the corners. Minor foxing to the page edges. Good .

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Book number: 013882

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn Mathematics

Ross, Stephen

The Meaning of Education

The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, 1966. Wraps. Printed orange card stock wraps. 114 pp. A philosophical work exploring the meaning of education as it relates to the shaping of the human experience, asserting that education should be grounded in a theory of the self as opposed to a theory in which education is viewed in a moral role that adds an extrinsic value to the human experience. GOOD+ condition. Moderate offsetting/fading along the extremities of the covers. Minor soiling to the the wraps, with a few small creases. Some scuffing along the edges. Interior clean and solid. Good .

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Book number: 007153

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn Education

Chaix-Ruy, J.

Le Sens de la Terre

France, Roissard Grenoble, 1970. Limited. Wraps. #195 of 844 copies. Printed wraps, housed in a burgundy clothbound folder in matching slipcase. 215 pp. Illustrations by Raymond Moretti throughout. All text in French. Writing by the French philosopher Jules Chaix-Ruy. FINE book in a VERY GOOD case. No visible wear to the book. Pages unopened throughout. Slipcase and folder faded. Very light soiling and edgewear to the case. Fine .

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Book number: 011221

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn

Santayana, George

Egotism in German Philosophy

London, J.M. Dent and Sons. Cloth. no date, presumed early 1900s. Red cloth. No jacket. 171 pp. A study of German philosophy, written in light of World War I and reflecting the author's assertions that during his prior readings and encounters with German philosophy, there was something sinister, hollow and aggressive in it. GOOD condition. Covers faded, with some minor spotting, staining and discoloration. Light soiling. Some scuffing. Extremities scuffed. Owners' signatures present. Text block weak but intact. Scattered pencil lines in the margins and text throughout, with notes on the last endpaper. Good .

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Book number: 015297

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn

Schoffler, Herbert

Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther. Ihr Geistesgeschichtlicher Hintergrund

Frankfurt A.M. Vittorio Klostermann, 1938. Original Wraps. 35 pages. ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. A work of literary criticism/philosophy examining the historical background of Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther. In GOOD condition. Heavy darkening along the extremities. Minor scuffing and wrinkling to the wraps. An address in pencil on the upper front cover. Minor creasing to the lower corner, with a large faint crease on the rear cover. Interior solid, with general darkening to the pages and writing and underlining in pencil throughout the book. Good .

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Book number: 002469

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Literary Criticism

Seneca

L. Annaei Senecae Philosophi Opera Omnia; Ex Ult. I Lipsii Emendationae Et M. Annaei Senecae Rhetoris Quae Exstant; Ex and. Schotti Recens

Amsterodami (Amsterdam), Apud Guilj I. Cresium, 1628. Vellum. Vellum. 588, 211 pp. All text in Latin. Ornately illustrated title page. Two books in one, containing the philosophical and rhetorical work of Seneca, including some fragments. GOOD condition. Vellum rather grubby, with some staining and soiling and moderate to heavy toning. Text bock tight. Several names in pencil on the inside covers, with an ink scribbled out inscription on the blank endpaper facing the title page. Good .

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Book number: 019315

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Noisbn

Dorothy E. Smith

The Conceptual Practices of Power: A Feminist Sociology of Knowledge (Northeastern Series on Feminist Theory)

Boston, Northeastern University Press, 1990. Cloth. 235 pp. A critique of the field of sociology, asserting it does not accurately describe how people experience the world, generating ideology instead of knowledge, especially in sociology's treatment or representation of women. GOOD condition. Some fading, minor soiling and scuffing to the jacket. Heavy bumping, creasing and scuffing along the jacket extremities, with a few minor chips. Book faded. Minor edgewear. Good/Good.

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Book number: 013225

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Feminism/Women's Studies Sociology

Steiner, Rudolf

Grundlinien Einer Erkenntnistheorie Der Goetheschen Weltanschauung. [Baselines of a Theory of Knowledge of Goethe's World View]

Freiburg, Germany, Novalis-Verlag, 1949. Hard Cover. Hardcover in dust jacket. Steiner, founder of a form of humanistic spiritualism called anthroposophy, was influenced by Goethe's view of the world and wrote this work as part of an explanation of that view, as well as using it to contextualize his own philosophies of the world. All text in German. GOOD jacket on a GOOD+ book. Moderate soiling to rear of jacket; minor soiling to the front. Moderate darkening to the jacket. Pencil date of 1886 on front jacket. Minor edgewear. Light fading and edgewear to the book. Text clean and tight with heavy browning to the pages. Good/Good.

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Book number: 001069

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Anthroposophy Goethe

Wringe, Colin

Moral Education. Beyond the Teaching of Right and Wrong

Netherlands, Springer, 2007. Trade Paperback. A discussion of moral education drawing on a range of ethical theories and addressing issues such as personal morality and citizenship, family values and sexual morality. VERY GOOD condition. Light fading and edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 012296

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Education