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Humanities
Paperback. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134675
- ISBN
- 9780231134675
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€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134668
- ISBN
- 9780231134668
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€ 107.39€ 82.78
€ 107.39
€ 82.78
Hardcover. What is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their relevance to contemporary theories of nature, naturalism, organic life, and human affairs. Editor(s): Honenberger, Phillip. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHMP; PDA; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137500878
- ISBN
- 9781137500878
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€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. As a working neuroscientist, Jay Schulkin's ambitious exploration offers reflections on the pragmatic tradition from a fresh perspective, to present not only a scientist's take on the pragmatic tradition, but also a pragmatist's take on the evolution of human problem solving. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 219 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026484
- ISBN
- 9781137026484
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€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. Hilary Putnam's writings have shaped fields from epistemology to ethics, metaphysics to the philosophy of physics, the philosophy of mathematics to the philosophy of mind. This volume reflects his latest thinking on how to articulate a theory of naturalism which acknowledges that normative phenomena form an ineluctable part of human experience. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674659698
- ISBN
- 9780674659698
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Condition: New
€ 57.14€ 52.80
€ 57.14
€ 52.80
Hardcover. Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce were English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. This book combines all three young mens experiences of the Amazon, drawing heavily on their own letters and books. Num Pages: 368 pages, 76 illustrations, 20 in colour. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PSA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 43. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500252109
- ISBN
- 9780500252109
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.11
€ 26.99
€ 20.11
Paperback. Crossing the boundaries between 'continental' and 'analytic' philosophical approaches, this book proposes a naturalistic revision of the mathematical ontology of Alain Badiou, establishing links with structuralist projects in the philosophy of science and mathematics. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349499212
- ISBN
- 9781349499212
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Condition: New
€ 66.44
€ 66.44
Hardcover. Crossing the boundaries between 'continental' and 'analytic' philosophical approaches, this book proposes a naturalistic revision of the mathematical ontology of Alain Badiou, establishing links with structuralist projects in the philosophy of science and mathematics. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137463463
- ISBN
- 9781137463463
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Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. In identifying that the 'essential tension' is the balance between conservative and innovative approaches in the development of knowledge - tried-and tested or new directions - Kuhn pointed out that these two attitudes are both appropriate. This study adds to this picture the social and psychological dynamics that underpin any such balancing. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400. Thomas Kuhn and the 'Essential Tension'. 224 pages, 4 tables, 7 figures. In identifying that the 'essential tension' is the balance between conservative and innovative approaches in the development of knowledge - tried-and tested or new directions - Kuhn pointed out that these two attitudes are both appropriate. This study adds to this picture the social and psychological dynamics that underpin any such balancing. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240995
- ISBN
- 9780230240995
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Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardback. This work aims to shed new light on the relations between Husserlian phenomenology and the present-day efforts toward a scientific theory of cognition with its complex structure of disciplines, levels of explanation, and conflicting hypotheses. Editor(s): Petitot, Jean; Varela, Francisco J.; Pachoud, Bernard; Roy, Jean-Michel. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 43. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 666
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733229
- ISBN
- 9780804733229
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Condition: New
€ 210.84
€ 210.84
Paperback. This work aims to shed new light on the relations between Husserlian phenomenology and the present-day efforts toward a scientific theory of cognition with its complex structure of disciplines, levels of explanation, and conflicting hypotheses. Editor(s): Petitot, Jean; Varela, Francisco J.; Pachoud, Bernard; Roy, Jean-Michel. Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736107
- ISBN
- 9780804736107
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€ 50.99€ 45.89
€ 50.99
€ 45.89
Paperback. Essays covering a wide range of subjects: spiritual symbolism, the afterlife, and more. Translator(s): Tetsuo, Uno. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 218 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941532297
- ISBN
- 9780941532297
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.75
€ 16.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. Brings you the works of thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 119 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036823
- ISBN
- 9780141036823
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Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. With what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river's waters? Equal parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, Nature and History in the Potomac Country is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8, 6 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; WNW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421513
- ISBN
- 9781421421513
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.71
€ 32.99
€ 27.71
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140416
- ISBN
- 9780231140416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.57
€ 36.99
€ 27.57
Paperback. A persistent theme of the 20th century has been a critique of metaphysics. But the limitations of this critique are manifesting themselves more and more clearly. Among them is the fact that both inner and outer nature have form and structure. This volume provides a comprehensive elucidation of the theoretical and practical problems of metaphysics. Num Pages: 345 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 24. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark Denmark
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788778383112
- ISBN
- 9788778383112
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.93
€ 15.99
€ 12.93
paperback. A major contribution to American philosophical thought [which] has re-opened American naturalistic philosophy.-Theological Studies Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823213634
- ISBN
- 9780823213634
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Condition: New
€ 53.20
€ 53.20
Hardback. Technology and the control of nature have arisen from the endeavor to reduce the neediness of human life. This volume enables the reader to gain an understanding of the five world religions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism - and their teachings on nature and technology. Editor(s): Koslowski, Peter. Series: A Discourse of the World Religions. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001888
- ISBN
- 9781402001888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.88
€ 128.88
Paperback. Editor(s): Biagioli, Mario; Riskin, Jessica. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 301 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349287178
- ISBN
- 9781349287178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardback. This volume gathers essays that focus on the worldliness of science, its inseparable engagement in the major institutional bases of social life: law, market, church, school, and nation. Editor(s): Biagioli, Mario; Riskin, Jessica. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 301 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230102767
- ISBN
- 9780230102767
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75