Scrinium Classical Antiquity

BACH, E., An Introduction to Transformational Grammars. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York (...), 1964. X,205p. Hard bound. Small personal library mark and name on free endpaper.From the library of the late Sir Kenneth James Dover. € 18.50 (Antiquarian)

BACH, K., Thought and Reference. Clarendon Press, 1994. 332p. Paperback. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Bach's interesting book offers a course of philosophical therapy, designed to persuade us that problems of reference are much easier than they appear ... Bach's philosophical good sense and detailed suggestions should stimulate all philosophers concerned with issues about names, descriptions and pronominal reference. Philosophical Books (Publisher's information). € 55.70 (New) (MD)

BACHRACH, E., Religious Reading and Everyday Lives in Devotional Hinduism. Oxford University Press, 2023. 264p. Hardback. Series: AAR RELIGION IN TRANSLATION. Bachrach sensitively guides the reader into the contemporary life of the Pushtimarg's varta traditions with the vibrance of the satsang gatherings she portrays. While never losing her analytical distance, she insinuates herself into the performances of these texts so the reader cannot fail to gauge the emotional tenor of what these stories mean to their devotees. The boundary between text and auditor in the satsang dissolves in the act of reading and commenting, an embodied improvisation that transforms the vartas into a living canon. Tony K. Stewart, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in Humanities, Emeritus, Vanderbilt University Oct 2022 |a 12/10/2022 (Publisher's information). € 76.09 (New)

BACK, Fr., Körper und Rhythmus. Griechische Bildwerke. Mit einer Einführung. Teubner, Leipzig, 1927. 8,52p. ills. Sewn. € 10.50 (Antiquarian)

BACKHOUSE, A. E., The Lexical Field of Taste. Cambridge University Press, 2005. 212p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Dr Backhouse undertakes a semantic study of taste terms in modern spoken Japanese. Through an investigation of the range of vocabulary available for the description of taste qualities, and their interrelationship in terms of meaning, Dr Backhouse presents a sensitive elucidation of the structure of Japanese taste terms, which has significant implications for anthropological linguistics. He explores important semantic issues, such as the relationship between evaluative and descriptive meaning, the intralinguistic mechanisms at work in metaphor, and draws illuminating connections between the lexical field of colour and that of taste. (Publisher's information). € 46.11 (New) (MD)

BACKHOUSE, A. E., The Lexical Field of Taste. Cambridge University Press, 1994. 212p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Dr Backhouse undertakes a semantic study of taste terms in modern spoken Japanese. Through an investigation of the range of vocabulary available for the description of taste qualities, and their interrelationship in terms of meaning, Dr Backhouse presents a sensitive elucidation of the structure of Japanese taste terms, which has significant implications for anthropological linguistics. He explores important semantic issues, such as the relationship between evaluative and descriptive meaning, the intralinguistic mechanisms at work in metaphor, and draws illuminating connections between the lexical field of colour and that of taste. (Publisher's information). € 112.88 (New) (MD)

BACKHOUSE, R. E. and BATEMAN, B. W., The Cambridge Companion to Keynes: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2006. 342p. Paperback. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) was the most important economist of the twentieth century. He was also a philosopher who wrote on ethics and the theory of probability and was a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group of writers and artists. In this volume contributors from a wide range of disciplines offer new interpretations of Keynes's thought, explain the links between Keynes's philosophy and his economics, and place his work and Keynesianism - the economic theory, the principles of economic policy, and the political philosophy - in their historical context. Chapter topics include Keynes's philosophical engagement with G. E. Moore and Franz Brentano, his correspondence, the role of his General Theory in the creation of modern macroeconomics, and the many meanings of Keynesianism. New readers will find this the most convenient, accessible guide to Keynes currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Keynes. (Publisher's information). € 33.98 (New) (MD)

BACKHOUSE, R. E. and BATEMAN, B. W., The Cambridge Companion to Keynes: Volume 0, Part 0. Cambridge University Press, 2006. 342p. Hardback. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) was the most important economist of the twentieth century. He was also a philosopher who wrote on ethics and the theory of probability and was a central figure in the Bloomsbury Group of writers and artists. In this volume contributors from a wide range of disciplines offer new interpretations of Keynes's thought, explain the links between Keynes's philosophy and his economics, and place his work and Keynesianism - the economic theory, the principles of economic policy, and the political philosophy - in their historical context. Chapter topics include Keynes's philosophical engagement with G. E. Moore and Franz Brentano, his correspondence, the role of his General Theory in the creation of modern macroeconomics, and the many meanings of Keynesianism. New readers will find this the most convenient, accessible guide to Keynes currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Keynes. (Publisher's information). € 87.39 (New) (MD)

BACKHOUSE, S., Kierkegaard's Critique of Christian Nationalism. Oxford University Press, 2011. 264p. Hardback. Series: Oxford Theological Monographs. Backhouse provides a well-researched and insightful commentary on key aspects of Kierkegaard's thought in order to indicate some potential contributions to political theology. This is a welcome achievement that will hopefully pave the way for more of its kind. Joshua R. Furnal, Theology 27/07/2012 (Publisher's information). € 186.83 (New) (MD)

BACKMAN, J. C., Biopolitics and Ancient Thought. Oxford University Press, 2022. 228p. Hardback. Series: Classics in Theory Series. € 96.47 (New)