Intention by Anscombe, G.E.M - 1957

Cornell Univ Pr, 1963-06. Paperback. Good.

Cornell University Press. Unknown Binding. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Heavily highlighted and underlined throughout. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press, 2000. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cornell University Press, 1974. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. Second edition, reprint. Octavo in wraps. SLight discoloration to wraps, crisp and unworn; highlighting throughout Contents pages, else interior unmarked. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Cornell University Press, 1969. Soft cover. Very Good. Octavo in stiff wrappers with affixed jacket. Slight fading to spine, crisp and unworn; ink stamp on textblock top an front endpaper, light ink underlining. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Harvard University Press, October 2000. Paper Back. New. A contemporary of C.S. Lewis (and known for perhaps once prevailing over him in philosophical debate), pro-life activist in later life and mother of six, Elizabeth Anscombe's <i>Intention</i> is a philosophical classic, rightly called ''the most important treatment of action since Aristotle.'' A hefty commendation, and well warranted. But we'd be liable to misrepresentation if we didn't also add ''often quoted, sometimes read, rarely understood.'' Putting aside our (limited) philosophical vocabulary, this slim volume could be described as an appraisal of wanting as practice. In Anscombe's words, ''the wanting that interests us... is neither wishing nor hoping nor the feeling of desire, and cannot be said to exist in a man who does nothing towards getting what he wants.'' She is witty and shrewd, engaging (interpreting and adopting) both Aristotle and Wittgenstein… Read More

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1963. Second Edition. Paperback. Good+. Clean pages except for a prior owner's raised seal on the title page and age-toning in the margins throughout; soft cover is modestly faded along the spine and shows mild shelfwear around edges and corners, otherwise excellent.

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Intention is one of the masterworks of 20th-century philosophy. First published in 1957, it has acquired the status of a modern philosophical classic. The book attempts to show in detail that the natural and widely accepted picture of w

Harvard University Press, 2000-10-16. 2. paperback. Used: Good.

Harvard University Press, 2000-10-16. 2. paperback. Used:Good.