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Hardback. Addresses the transformations of metaphysics as a discipline, the emergence of analytical mechanics, the diverging avenues of 18th-century Newtonianism, the body-mind problem, and philosophical principles of classification in the life sciences. Editor(s): Lefevre, Wolfgang. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371984
- ISBN
- 9780792371984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.99
€ 196.99
Hardback. Consciousness has become a major topic of scientific interest. This book explains why consciousness is a riddle for science, and demonstrates how this riddle can be solved. It examines questions which speak directly to neuroscientists, computer scientists, psychologists, and philosophers. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379362
- ISBN
- 9780792379362
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.43
€ 132.43
Hardback. A collection of philosophical essays on the ethical dimensions of agricultural biotechnology and genetically modified (GM) crops. This book addresses such concerns as the possibility of genetic engineering producing unanticipated allergens in previously safe foods, unexpectedly toxic health supplements, and novel GM diseases. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379874
- ISBN
- 9780792379874
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.14
€ 200.14
Hardback. Treating discovery and invention as processes of knowledge transformation, this book aims at taking technological and scientific thinking out of the realm of mystery and give the audience the tools to begin to comprehend it. It also shows how ethics can be used to make certain inventions and discoveries transform the world in a beneficial way. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381204
- ISBN
- 9780792381204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.76
€ 203.76
Hardback. Addresses the issue of ethics and real estate from a variety of perspectives. This book features chapters divided into five sections including: policy issues; industry practice; environmental issues; and, ethical issues involving tenants. It offers a point for considering the interaction of ethical issues in real estate theory and practice. Editor(s): Roulac, Stephen E. Series: Research Issues in Real Estate. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 669.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792382287
- ISBN
- 9780792382287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.86
€ 200.86
Hardback. Addresses different facets of the globalization of business. This title is suitable both for the student of business ethics, as well as for those who want to explore the interrelationship between business, ethics, and religion in order to discover how collaboration between people in these three fields can contribute to a more just society. Editor(s): Minus, Paul M. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393344
- ISBN
- 9780792393344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.11
€ 132.11
Hardback. Employs case studies to examine the extent to which economics may be regarded as independent of the religious beliefs of its practitioners. This book also contains commentaries, or interpretive essays dealing with the question 'How sensitive is economics to theological considerations?' Editor(s): Brennan, Geoffrey; Waterman, A. M. C. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCX6; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394433
- ISBN
- 9780792394433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.72
€ 201.72
paperback. This collection of fascinating historical case studies reveals the remarkable inner workings of the modern food provisioning system and the complex web of institutions that move food from the farm to the dinner table. Editor(s): Belasco, Warren; Horowitz, Roger. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: HBTK; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221343
- ISBN
- 9780812221343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 84 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRQX. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030213
- ISBN
- 9780896030213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.36
€ 26.36
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030398
- ISBN
- 9780896030398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.67
€ 135.67
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 490 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JFSJ1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 919.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030442
- ISBN
- 9780896030442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.35
€ 139.35
Paperback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 88 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRCV9; MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 127.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030497
- ISBN
- 9780896030497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.40
€ 26.40
Paperback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 90 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 107.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985
- Number of pages
- 90
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896030879
- ISBN
- 9780896030879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.40
€ 26.40
hardcover. Who is to count as a person? What exactly is "personhood"? Is a "person" the same as a "human being"? These are probably the most crucial and complex questions at the heart of today's ethics. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1988th Edition
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896031173
- ISBN
- 9780896031173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.36
€ 130.36
Hardback. Series: Vox Humana. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AGR; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896031371
- ISBN
- 9780896031371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.83
€ 69.83
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Issues in Biomedicine, Ethics and Society. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPQB; MJWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896032248
- ISBN
- 9780896032248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.34
€ 130.34
Hardback. This volume consists of two separate thematic sections: "Bioethics and the Military" and "Compulsory Birth Control". Topics include: AIDS and the military; medical consent from military personnel; physicians and the armed forces; and birth control and probation or parole. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896032408
- ISBN
- 9780896032408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.24
€ 129.24
Hardback. Examines the medical, ethical, legal and philosophical issues involved in the allocation and rationing of health care resources. The book should be of interest to physicians, health care personnel, ethicists and philosophers. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896032606
- ISBN
- 9780896032606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.89
€ 67.89
Hardback. Provides articles by leading authorities who examine the medical, ethical, legal and philosophical issues involved in physician-assisted death, and scrutinize the principal arguments for and against it. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896032651
- ISBN
- 9780896032651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.71
€ 70.71
Hardback. This volume examines some of the contentious ethical issues surrounding the technological advances in reproductive medicine. Issues addressed include how parents should respond to knowledge gained from pre-natal testing, and the use of health resources to support in vitro fertilization. Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews. Num Pages: 157 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBG; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896033269
- ISBN
- 9780896033269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.11
€ 132.11