Taylor Professor Edward (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 'Philosophers have an infuriating habit of analysing questions rather than answering them', writes Terry Eagleton, who, in these pages, asks the most important question any of us ever ask, and attempts to answer it. So what is the meaning of life? In this witty, spirited, and stimulating inquiry, Eagleton shows how centuries of thinkers - from Shakespeare and Schopenhauer to Marx, Sartre and Beckett - have tackled the question. Refusing to settle for the bland and boring, Eagleton reveals with a mixture of humour and intellectual rigour how the question has become particularly problematic in modern times. Instead of addressing it head-on, we take refuge from the feelings of 'meaninglessness' in our lives by filling them with a multitude of different things: from football and sex, to New Age religions and fundamentalism. 'Many of the readers of this book are likely to be as sceptical of the phrase "the meaning of life" as they are of Santa Claus', he writes. But Eagleton contends that in a world where we need to find common meanings, it is important that we set about answering the question of all questions; and, in conclusion, he suggests his own answer. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Copyright and publication not dated. Early Twentieth Century. Red cloth binding with gilt titles. Mostly clean inside with some foxing ad tanning to pages. Neatly signed inside by the previous owner.

Condition: New. By applying systematic theoretical frameworks to empirical data, this book provides an overview of not only where migration occurs, and how it works, but also details the major factors that influence international population movement. It offers an empirically-grounded theoretical synthesis to serve as a guide for researchers and policy-makers. Series: International Studies in Demography. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; JPVH1; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542. . 2005. Paperback. . . . .…

Condition: New. By applying systematic theoretical frameworks to empirical data, this book provides an overview of not only where migration occurs, and how it works, but also details the major factors that influence international population movement. It offers an empirically-grounded theoretical synthesis to serve as a guide for researchers and policy-makers. Series: International Studies in Demography. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHBD; JPVH1; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542. . 2005. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

°°° FIRST EDITION, COMPLETE ARTIST-BOOK BOX; #13 OF 125 COPIES SIGNED BY EDITOR (Susan Mann) AND PUBLISHER (Samuel Lalouz) IN THE COLOPHONE: 14 layers of each-two loosely inserted double-sheets (=112 pages in total) of strong fine art-paper (Title-sheet, Preface, List of Stories, Photograph / 12 titled 'STORIES', each with wholepage Illustration / 'The Authors', Colophone, 'The Images', Photograph. - Together loose in titled cardboard-wrapper with flaps [and in the box, see above]). - ''>Historians' Stories from Canada< is a limited edition art book containing 12 original stories written by historians in Canada in the language of their choice. Each story is edited by Susan Mann and accompanied by an image of an original work of art chosen by her. ''. --- THE BOX IS MINIMALLY RUBBED, ELSE IN BEST CONDITION.…

Full Morocco. Condition: Very Good. viii, 123; [iv], 192; 20; viii, 80; viii, 76; 92; viii, p.40; viii, 34 pp. Full black morocco, bearing gilt lettering and decoration to the spine alongside gilt ruling, devices, and turn ins to the boards. All edges gilt. With in-text illustrations and engraved plates throughout. some edgewear at the spine and corners, with scratching and faint white markings to the spine and boards. Slight lean to binding. Occasional spots and pencil inscriptions throughout. With a Malayan and British Borneo dollar, dated 1941, loosely enclosed in the prelims. This volume, privately bound, brings together 8 early 19th century titles of humorous, witty and satirical prose and verse. Volume 1: Broad Grins by English dramatist George Colman the Younger. Formerly published under the title 'My Night-Gown and Slippers', this edition of Colman's humorous writings includes a number of additional coarse, satirical verses. Volume 2: The first edition of Henry Lutrell's Advice to Julia, his most famous work of London society verse. Volume 3: The Pleasure of Making a Will, which is an extract from William Kitchiner's 'The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life'. Volume 4: The first edition of Sketches of Young Ladies by "Quiz" [Edward Caswall], illustrated by "Phiz". Volume 5: The first edition of Sketches of Young Gentlemen by Charles Dickens, also illustrated by "Phiz", written as a satirical response to Caswall's Sketches of Young Ladies (the previous title in this volume). Volume 6: The first edition of Sketches of Young Couples by Charles Dickens, illustrated by "Phiz". Following on from Sketches of Young Gentlemen, this title was the second and last in series of humerous sketches by Dickens. Volume 7: A New Art Teaching How to Be Plucked by Scribelerus Redivivus [Edward Caswall], providing a satirical treatise on the 'art' of failing exams. With a fold out 'Synopsis of Drinking' at p.22. Volume 8: The Devil's Walk: A Poem, jointly written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey, published under the pseudonym Professor Porson. 12mo. Illustrated.…

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