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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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