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Do we know what we're doing, and why? Psychological research seems to suggest not: reflection and self-awareness are surprisingly uncommon and inaccurate. John M. Doris presents a new account of agency and responsibility, which reconciles our understanding of ourselves as moral agents with empirical work on the unconscious mind. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 240 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199570393
- ISBN
- 9780199570393
Condition: New
€ 103.18
€ 103.18
Paperback. The Images of Time is a philosophical investigation of the nature of time and the mind's ways of representing it. Robin Le Poidevin examines the ways in which we perceive time and change, the means by which memory links us with the past, the attempt to represent change and movement in art, and the nature of fictional time. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575510
- ISBN
- 9780199575510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.93
€ 60.93
Russell Goodman tells the story of the development of philosophy in America from the mid-18th century to the late 19th century. The key figures, including Franklin, Jefferson, Emerson, and Thoreau, were not professors but men of the world, whose deep influence on American thought brought philosophy together with religion, politics, and literature. Series: The Oxford History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199577545
- ISBN
- 9780199577545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.32
€ 102.32
Julian Wuerth offers a radically new interpretation of major themes in Kant's philosophy. He explores Kant's ontology of the mind, his transcendental idealism, his account of the mind's powers, and his theory of action, and goes on to develop an original, moral realist account of Kant's ethics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199587629
- ISBN
- 9780199587629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 147.02
€ 147.02
During the drafting of the Genocide Convention in 1948, a critical and controversial decision was made to exclude political groups, thereby limiting the Convention to national, ethnic, racial and religious collectives. This book analyzes whether this legal dichotomy continues to make sense, drawing on a comprehensive analysis of state practice. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; LBBR; LBBS; LBBZ; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199588909
- ISBN
- 9780199588909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 141.22
€ 141.22
A collection of studies of the ways in which the younger members of All Souls engaged with the wider worlds of politics, public administration, the law, diplomacy, running the British empire, formulating foreign policy, banking, journalism, and the 'republic of letters', covering the era from the First World War to the Suez crisis. Editor(s): Green, S. J. D.; Horden, Peregrine. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBLL; HBLW; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199593705
- ISBN
- 9780199593705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 164.30
€ 164.30
In this updated and extended edition of their book, Goodale and Milner explore one of the most extraordinary neurological cases of recent years-one that profoundly changed scientific views on the visual brain. Taking us on a journey into the unconscious brain, this book is a fascinating illustration of the power of the 'unconscious' mind. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; MJQ; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199596966
- ISBN
- 9780199596966
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.81
€ 115.81
Boris Kment takes a new approach to the study of modality that emphasises the origin of modal notions in everyday thought. He argues that the concepts of necessity and possibility originate in counterfactual reasoning, which allows us to investigate explanatory connections. Contrary to accepted views, explanation is more fundamental than modality. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199604685
- ISBN
- 9780199604685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 164.44
€ 164.44
Hardback. This Handbook provides an accessible survey of the whole of Smith's thought with chapters written by leading experts that will allow all readers to gain a sense of the breadth and depth of the thought of this world historical figure. Editor(s): Berry, Christopher J.; Paganelli, Maria Pia; Smith, Craig. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 Figures. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1306.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 656
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199605064
- ISBN
- 9780199605064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.71
€ 243.71
Do fictions depend upon imagination? Derek Matravers argues against the mainstream view that they do, and offers an original account of what it is to read, listen to, or watch a narrative. He downgrades the divide between fiction and non-fiction, largely dispenses with the imagination, and in doing so illuminates a succession of related issues. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; DSA; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199647019
- ISBN
- 9780199647019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.11
€ 118.11
The contents of linguistic and mental representations may seem to be individuated by what they are about. But a problem arises with regard to representation of the non-existent - words and thoughts that are about things that don't exist. Fourteen new essays get to grips with this much-debated problem. Editor(s): Garcia-Carpintero, Manuel; Marti, Genoveva. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; HPL; HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199647057
- ISBN
- 9780199647057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.41
€ 135.41
Hardback. This volume presents six essays by notable scholars examining fine bindings, provenances, historical associations and technical aspects of the holdings of the Arcadian Library, London. With its precise scholarship, detailed information, original research and lavish illustration, it will be a standard work for bibliophiles and book scholars. Editor(s): Mandelbrote, Giles; de Bruijn, Willem. Series: Studies in the Arcadian Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, c. 730 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; WCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 328 x 249 x 48. Weight in Grams: 2880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199654819
- ISBN
- 9780199654819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 312.19
€ 312.19
The first history of the Joint Intelligence Bureau - an organisation designed to preserve and advance British capability in military intelligence for the Cold War - shedding light on the largely unknown world of military and economic intelligence after 1945, and how this intelligence influenced British policies throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black and white image. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199657025
- ISBN
- 9780199657025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 169.21
€ 169.21
This book considers ethical thinking in ancient Israel in the period from the 8th to the 2nd century BC. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HPQ; HRAM1; HRCF1; HRCG7; HRJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199660438
- ISBN
- 9780199660438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.87
€ 118.87
The Unbridled Tongue is a book about talking too much and why it was considered not just inadvisable but dangerous in sixteenth-century Europe. Drawing on a wide range of sources and approaches, it is the first book to address Renaissance literary portrayals of gossip and rumour in a social, religious, political, and historical frame. Num Pages: 256 pages, 7 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199662302
- ISBN
- 9780199662302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.91
€ 150.91
How do we know our current states of mind-what we want, and believe in? Jordi Fernandez proposes a new theory of self-knowledge, challenging the traditional view that it is a matter of introspection. He argues that we know what we believe and desire by 'looking outward', towards the states of affairs which those beliefs and desires are about. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199664023
- ISBN
- 9780199664023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.63
€ 139.63
The story of the mass bombing of British and German cities in World War II - and how these two very different societies tried to cope with the material devastation and psychological trauma that was visited upon them. Num Pages: 736 pages, 9 black and white in-text half-tones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1208.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668519
- ISBN
- 9780199668519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.95
€ 75.95
In this volume, an international group of leading academics undertake an examination of epit=edeumata ('way of life') in Greek history, looking at cultural practices as acts which relate meaningfully to perceived sequences of past acts. Editor(s): Moreno, Alfonso; Thomas, Rosalind. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199668885
- ISBN
- 9780199668885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.77
€ 168.77
This volume presents a new collection of essays on music by Jerrold Levinson, one of the most prominent philosophers of art today. The essays are wide-ranging and represent some of the most stimulating work being done within analytic aesthetics. Three of the essays are previously unpublished, and four of them focus on music in the jazz tradition. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669660
- ISBN
- 9780199669660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.88
€ 103.88
This is the first full English translation of Bernard Bolzano's masterwork, the Theory of Science (1837)-a monumental and revolutionary study in logic, epistemology, heuristics, and scientific methodology. Each volume includes an introduction which illuminates the historical context of Bolzano's work and its continuing relevance. Translator(s): George, Rolf; Rusnock, Paul. Num Pages: 2044 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 130. Weight in Grams: 3616.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 2044
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199684380
- ISBN
- 9780199684380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 786.91
€ 786.91