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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

Paperback. A short account of the philosophy of knowledge for students reading philosophy for the first time. The text suggests that philosophy has practical use as a tool through its critical appraisal of concepts. The views of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant are considered. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333691861
ISBN
9780333691861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.50

Hardcover. This work offers a study on the problematic of a scientific knowledge of the sensible reality in the Enneads. In so doing, it presents a radical new perspective on the philosophy of Plotinus and engages in an intense, detailed, and critical rereading of Plotinus and his commentators. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575910697
ISBN
9781575910697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.50

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction to hermeneutics demonstrates the central role of interpretation in our daily lives. By considering the historic developments in hermeneutic theory as well as its contemporary relevance, Zimmermann explains how humans continue to draw knowledge from the world around them. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 113 x 174 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199685356
ISBN
9780199685356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. Shows that we can conceive and live with a pluralism of standpoints with conflicting standards for truth-with the truth of each being entirely unaffected by the truth of the others. This book emphasizes the importance of the nonargumentative features of the dialogues: their drama, myths, fictions, anecdotes, and humor. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229130
ISBN
9780823229130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.97

Hardcover. Shows how a sophisticated version of pragmatism, resting on a novel conception of rationality, can justify a range of important practices, including our practices of moral and epistemic evaluation, as well as our practice of making judgments regarding free will and moral responsibility. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230576964
ISBN
9780230576964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.29

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571814425
ISBN
9781571814425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.93

Paperback. aeo A witty, controversial and partisan book on a subject of central importance to philosophers, psychologists, linguists and cognitive scientists. aeo It covers all the main positions held by key people in the field. aeo Fodor is probably the most influential figure in current cognitive science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631181934
ISBN
9780631181934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. Translator(s): Holowka, Jacek. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401066983
ISBN
9789401066983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HRAB; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 308 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474251556
ISBN
9781474251556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

Hardback. This book serves as a complex but accessible introduction to issues surrounding knowledge and education. It provides a unique critique of contemporary dominant modes of knowledge production and a new critical complex way of reframing knowledge production. Series: Critical Studies of Education. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402082238
ISBN
9781402082238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.41

Paperback. "Theories of Human Nature". Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603842921
ISBN
9781603842921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

"Theories of Human Nature". Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603842938
ISBN
9781603842938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.39
€ 42.56

Hardback. Intuitionistic type theory can be described, somewhat boldly, as a fulfillment of the dream of a universal language for science. In particular, intuitionistic type theory is a foundation for mathematics and a programming language. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 212 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK; HPL; PBC; PBKS; UM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400717350
ISBN
9789400717350
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.32

Paperback. This volume includes seventeen articles on the central topics of epistemology, including scepticism, realism, rationality, moral epistemology and social epistemology. Each essay incorporates background material to clarify the history and logic of the topic. In the BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO PHILOSOPHY series. Editor(s): Greco, John; Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631202912
ISBN
9780631202912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.79

Paperback. This book argues that thinking is bounded by neither the brain nor the skin of an organism. Cognitive systems function through integration of neural and bodily functions with the functions of representational vehicles. The integrationist position offers a fresh contribution to the emerging embodied and embedded approach to the study of mind. Editor(s): Protevi, John. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPCF5; HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349542284
ISBN
9781349542284
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. This volume offers an appreciation of Ernest Sosa's wide philosophical purview, a nuanced assessment of the detail of his thought, and a spur to examine the linkages between the varied topics explored by the subtle mind of this great American scholar. Editor(s): Turri, John. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; HPK; HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 373.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401780568
ISBN
9789401780568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.06

Hardback. There has been a surprising absence of a general philosophical overview of progress as a method of articulating human meaning. This book attempts to fill this gap. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838635032
ISBN
9780838635032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.59

Paperback. Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking. Series Editor(s): Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118656051
ISBN
9781118656051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking. Series Editor(s): Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405117104
ISBN
9781405117104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.66

Paperback. Presents a commentary on - and reinterpretation of - the founding work of modern philosophy, "Descartes' Meditations". This title provides a reading of the text, giving an account of the positions against which Descartes was reacting, and revealing anew the unity, meaning, and originality of the Meditations. Num Pages: 528 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135618
ISBN
9780691135618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

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