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Paperback. Natural law is that which addresses moral choices through reason and through objective understandings of human nature and human goods, not through the dictates of a transcendent being. This volume is a critical exploration of natural law theory. Editor(s): Cherry, Mark J. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 373.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048184873
- ISBN
- 9789048184873
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This book examines the philosophy of mind from the 1630s to the late 1700s. It presents studies of a wide array of philosophers and topics, from those that have long captivated philosophers and psychologists to others that have been under explored. Editor(s): Miller, Jon. Series: Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048184934
- ISBN
- 9789048184934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
The Golden Age of Polish Philosophy. Kazimierz Twardowski's Philosophi...
. Ed(S): Lapointe, Sandra; Wolenski, Jan; Mar...
Paperback. This volume tells the story of the Polish or Lvov-Warsaw School of analytic philosophy, founded by phenomenologist Kazimierz Twardowski, which presented an alternative "working" picture of the unity of science and originated some key philosophical trends. Editor(s): Lapointe, Sandra; Wolenski, Jan; Marion, Mathieu; Miskiewicz, Wioletta. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPC; HPL; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048184965
- ISBN
- 9789048184965
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This book offers new insights into the structure of collective intentionality. It shows that this line of research opens up new perspectives on classical topics in the history of social philosophy and social science. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 283 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPM; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 439.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048185023
- ISBN
- 9789048185023
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This updated book offers one of the first sustained philosophical analyses of cultural phenomena in the Anglo-American tradition. Special attention is given to ontology and methodology, and there is wide-ranging coverage of pertinent and leading views. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048185054
- ISBN
- 9789048185054
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. This text covers the latest approaches in philosophy and the social sciences to understanding preference change. It reviews standard material but focuses on new research such as conditional utilities, non-monotonic logic and complex systems models. Editor(s): Grune-Yanoff, Till; Hansson, Sven Ove. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; HPS; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048185061
- ISBN
- 9789048185061
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Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. Human Capacities and Moral Status examines how one's capacity - active or passive, lower-order or higher-order, etc. - are relevant to one's moral status. Ideas are drawn from the moral frameworks of John Rawls and Martha Nussbaum to support the outlined argument. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048185368
- ISBN
- 9789048185368
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Condition: New
€ 131.99
€ 131.99
Hardback. In 2007, Melbourne University hosted a workshop to discuss many ethical questions that International NGOs face. This book is borne of that workshop. It fully considers current challenges and dilemmas INGOs confront and offers new ideas for meeting them. Editor(s): Horton, Keith; Roche, Chris. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048185917
- ISBN
- 9789048185917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.65
€ 132.65
Hardcover. This book provides an overview of the water technologies developed by a number of ancient civilizations, from those of Mesopotamia and the Indus valley to later societies such as the Mycenaeans, Minoans, Persians, and the ancient Egyptians. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HDP; RNFD; TQSW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048186310
- ISBN
- 9789048186310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 228.56
€ 228.56
Hardback. By offering an original and challenging approach to the topic of risk and emotion, this book covers new territory. It focuses on risk and emotion from the perspective of moral philosophy and emphasizes that emotions are an important source of moral knowledge. Editor(s): Roeser, Sabine. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048186464
- ISBN
- 9789048186464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.46
€ 133.46
Hardback. Cosmopolitanism is an emerging movement in global ethics. This book provides cutting edge essays by leading scholars on cosmopolitanism. It is written in a style accessible to interested lay people as well as scholars and researchers in the relevant fields. Editor(s): Hooft, Stan van; Vandekerckhove, Wim. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 230 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187034
- ISBN
- 9789048187034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.74
€ 132.74
Hardback. This book develops a debate around responsible social inquiry into new racism, addressing a variety of ways of researching new forms of racism (for example, aversive, modern, cultural, purportedly color-blind, and new racism). Num Pages: 513 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPQ; JFSL1; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 35. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 513
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187270
- ISBN
- 9789048187270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.26
€ 204.26
Hardcover. This collection of contributions of the best international experts in the field, entailing some refreshing approaches of new researchers, gives an overview of the most contemporary interpretations of the Husserlian phenomenology of time. Editor(s): Lohmar, Dieter; Yamaguchi, Ichirin. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187652
- ISBN
- 9789048187652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.72
€ 134.72
Hardback. This book provides an exhaustive analysis and criticism of the main theories of the practice of law-applying officials. It proposes an elaborate model of collective action and the notion of being under a duty qua member of a group. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBD; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187690
- ISBN
- 9789048187690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87
Hardback. Here is an extensive treatment of Natural Deduction and related proof systems, focused on practical aspects of proof methods. Necessary background material is provided, including a presentation of Modal Logics, First-Order Modal and Hybrid Modal Logics. Editor(s): Indrzejczak, Andrzej. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 506 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBC; PBKS; UYA; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1980.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187843
- ISBN
- 9789048187843
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 302.61
€ 302.61
Paperback. This book challenges the accepted distinction between animal welfarists and animal liberationists. It provides a unique and hitherto undocumented history of the animal care and animal welfare movement. Num Pages: 162 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187874
- ISBN
- 9789048187874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.99
€ 67.99
Hardback. The revised edition of this book uses case studies on genetically modified food, animals in research, nanotechnology and climate change to probe the relationship of ethics to religion and show the relevance of ethical reasoning to land, food and technology. Editor(s): Comstock, Gary L. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 37. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2010
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187911
- ISBN
- 9789048187911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.43
€ 109.43
Hardback. Plato's concept of the world as a cosmic living being, possessed of a soul, was vital to the Stoic and Neo-Platonic philosophers, but faded with the rise of Leibniz and the rationalists. This book discusses how and why the German Romantics of the late 1700s and early 1800s came back to embrace the existence of the world soul. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 449 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 449
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048187959
- ISBN
- 9789048187959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.08
€ 236.08
Hardback. This overview of satellite archeology focuses on the use of Earth Observation in archaeology not only for probing the subsurface to unveil sites and artifacts but also for the management, valorization, monitoring and preservation of cultural resources. Editor(s): Lasaponara, Rosa; Masini, Nicola. Series: Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HDW; RGW; RGY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048188000
- ISBN
- 9789048188000
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.24
€ 229.24
Hardback. This book shows how TIL lends itself to a broad range of applications. It comprises logical analysis of natural language, artificial-intelligence methods of knowledge representation, multi-agent systems in computer science, philosophy of mathematics, and more. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 563 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; GPJ; HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 563
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048188116
- ISBN
- 9789048188116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.69
€ 269.69