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Hardback. Addresses various questions in epistemology and the philosophy of science, examining the nature of inductive reasoning. This work begins by considering Hume's formulation of the problem of induction and then explores the inferences on our beliefs in factual matters. It also defines the three kinds of probability that inform inductive reasoning. Series: Columbia Classics in Philosophy. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Columbia Classics edition
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132749
ISBN
9780231132749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.17

Hardback. When a doctor tells you there's a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean? Understanding probability is clearly very important, if we are to make good theoretical and practical choices. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652566
ISBN
9780745652566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Paperback. When a doctor tells you there's a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean? Understanding probability is clearly very important, if we are to make good theoretical and practical choices. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652573
ISBN
9780745652573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.29

Num Pages: 754 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
754
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813136080
ISBN
9780813136080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.94

Paperback. Based on decades of research, this title presents a portrait of the English cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-90), whose conversion to the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 significantly boosted the presence of the Catholic Church in England and caused many Anglicans to follow his example. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589662100
ISBN
9781589662100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.18

Paperback. Here is Stan Rands' story of how the medicare battle was fought by those who not only wanted to eliminate money as a barrier to care but also wanted to change the way health care was delivered. This is the inside story of a more radical vision of medicare, one that has still not been achieved in Canada. Editor(s): Marchildon, Gregory P.; Leviten-Reid, Catherine. Num Pages: 145 pages, 18. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889772908
ISBN
9780889772908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Hardback. Editor(s): Kamerman, Sheila B. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630557
ISBN
9780691630557
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.42
€ 96.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBTM; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1196.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350337
ISBN
9780764350337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.19

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421417479
ISBN
9781421417479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.96
€ 51.49

Hardcover. Tort law recognizes the many ways one person wrongs another. Arthur Ripstein brings coherence to torts' diversity in a philosophically grounded, analytically powerful theory. He shows that all torts violate the basic moral idea that each person is in charge of his or her own person and property, and never in charge of another's person or property. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659803
ISBN
9780674659803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.67
€ 52.77

Paperback. An engaging history of the Ladies Benevolent Society and Hamilton Orphan Asylum and a broad consideration of the ability of women's charitable work to bridge the nineteenth-century boundaries of public and private spheres. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774826921
ISBN
9780774826921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Hardback. An engaging history of the Ladies Benevolent Society and Hamilton Orphan Asylum and a broad consideration of the ability of women's charitable work to bridge the nineteenth-century boundaries of public and private spheres. Num Pages: 125 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826914
ISBN
9780774826914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.83

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691622200
ISBN
9780691622200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.17

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649009
ISBN
9780691649009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.96

Paperback. Preference falsification is the act of misrepresenting one's wants under perceived social pressures. This book argues that it has social and political consequences, and explores how it shapes collective decisions, orients structural change, sustains social stability, distorts human knowledge. Num Pages: 448 pages, 17 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JH; JMH; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674707580
ISBN
9780674707580
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.72

Hardback. An account of Delaware's experience of educational modernization led by Pierre S. du Pont, from a local-based collection of school districts to a coherent state system that by the 1930s ranked near the top in the nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 200. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874133189
ISBN
9780874133189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.39

Hardback. Lord Crawford was the only Cabinet level politician to serve 'in the ranks' during WW1as a private. A gifted author and diarist, his daily entries provide a fascinating insight into life in the frontline over a 14 month period. Num Pages: 206 pages, 24pp B & W plates. BIC Classification: BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781593677
ISBN
9781781593677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. Much of the literature on ancient Egypt centers on pharaohs or on elite conceptions of the afterlife. Drawing on the archaeological, iconographic, and textual evidence from the earlier years of the New Kingdom, this book examines how ordinary ancient Egyptians lived their lives, from birth to death. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. 49 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120584
ISBN
9780691120584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.03

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 60 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493017362
ISBN
9781493017362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.85

Hardback. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176512
ISBN
9780691176512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.29

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