Jonathan Barnes
Jonathan Barnes, author of the critically acclaimed novel The Somnambulist, graduated from Oxford University with a first in English literature. He reviews for the Times Literary Supplement and lives in London. [... more]
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Open Society and Its Enemies
 disgusting...: I read this disgusting book a couple of years ago out of pure masochism, knowing it is nothing more than pure despicable propaganda, one of "20th century crowning philosophical achievements" (so termed by its mostly unaware [... more]
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The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle
A excellent guide to reading Aristotle himself: The work of Aristotle is difficult, wide-ranging and dry. As Joanathan Barnes explained in the introduction in this book, this is probably because Aristotle's work is an unauthorized collection of lecture [... more]
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Metaphysics
The Metaphysics.: You should first note that, when choosing a volume such as this, the quality of the translation is of primary importance. In my experience, one of three publishers who consistently offer outstanding translations of classic philosophical [... more]
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Science and Speculation
Author: Jonathan Barnes Author: J. Brunschwig Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 180 EAN: 9780521022187 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0521022185 Number Of Pages: 379 Publication Date: 2005-11-30 [... more]
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The Somnambulist
Author: Jonathan Barnes Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92 EAN: 9780061375385 ISBN: 0061375381 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: 2008-02 [... more]
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Somnambulist
Author: Jonathan Barnes Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780575079427 ISBN: 0575079428 Number Of Pages: 284 Publication Date: 2007-03-22 [... more]
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The Presocratic Philosophers
A clear, witty, analytic view of the Presocratics: The Kirk, Raven, and Schofield Presocratics tends to be the standard text, but I have to say that Barnes' is a far more readable volume. One can tell from his personal style that he lives with these [... more]
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Coffee with Aristotle
Author: Jonathan Barnes Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 185 EAN: 9781844836109 ISBN: 184483610X Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: 2008-03-04 [... more]
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Penguin Classics Early Greek Philosophy
Solid introduction to the subject, but needs context: I don't profess to be an expert in ancient Greek philosophy (or any other kind, for that matter), but I have wondered what roots Plato, via his Socrates, had drawn upon for his splendid work in a wide [... more]
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Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction
Excellent, approachable introduction Aristotle.: I have tried to approach Aristotle in two ways; reading his works directly, or reading criticisms or synopses of them. I had been stymied in both approaches. The original texts are very opaque and [... more]
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Truth, etc.: Six Lectures on Ancient Logic
Author: Jonathan Barnes Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 160.938 EAN: 9780199282814 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0199282811 Number Of Pages: 561 Publication Date: 2007-02-25 [... more]
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