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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

Paperback. Investigates the role that Michael Polanyi and several of his contemporaries played in the emergence of the social turn in the philosophy of science. This title reconstructs Polanyi's scientific and political milieus in Budapest, Berlin, and Manchester from the 1910s to the 1950s. Num Pages: 432 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226103174
ISBN
9780226103174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Steier, Frederick. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 11. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Imprint Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845400323
ISBN
9781845400323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. Translator(s): Martinez, Ronald L. Series: Theory & History of Literature S. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620388
ISBN
9780816620388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardcover. The Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume (1711-1776) has often been regarded as a key Enlightenment thinker. This book offers a new interpretation for such diverse images and demonstrates the uniqueness of Hume as an Enlightenment thinker, illustrating how his 'spirit of scepticism' often leads him into seemingly paradoxical positions. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HPCD; HPK; HPM; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748699803
ISBN
9780748699803
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.85
€ 120.22

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801497209
ISBN
9780801497209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

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

€ 23.53

Paperback. One of the finest thinkers of our time grapples with fundamental, deeply personal, questions of belief Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HRAB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847084101
ISBN
9781847084101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

hardcover. In the most influential chapter of his most important philosophical work, the "Phenomenology of Spirit", Hegel makes the central and disarming assertions that 'self-consciousness is desire itself' and that it attains its 'satisfaction' only in another self-consciousness. This book presents a fresh interpretation of these revolutionary claims. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148519
ISBN
9780691148519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.91
€ 42.58

Paperback. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163673
ISBN
9780691163673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.43

Paperback. The classic articles in this volume address the fundamental questions of social epistemology in ways that are both cutting-edge and easy to understand. Editor(s): Goldman, Alvin I.; Whitcomb, Dennis. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195334616
ISBN
9780195334616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.00

Hardback. Truth has always been a central preoccupation of philosophy in all its forms and traditions. An inspiring argument for restoring truth to its rightful place, this book takes a look at how and why modern thought and culture lost sight of the importance of truth. It is useful for those enraged by the worst excesses of the fashionable intelligentsia. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412. 8vo.Good copy a little dusty.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
SKU
KEX0297337
ISBN
9780826476081
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 12.00

Paperback. Designed for readers who have had little or no exposure to contemporary theory of knowledge, Reading Epistemology brings together twelve important and influential writings on the subject. * Presents twelve influential pieces of writing representing two contrasting views on each of six core topics in epistemology. Series: Reading Philosophy S. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405127646
ISBN
9781405127646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.32

Paperback. Kant's Critique of Judgement analyses our experience of the beautiful and the sublime in relation to nature, morality, and theology. Meredith's classic translation is here lightly revised and supplemented with a bilingual glossary. The edition also includes the important First Introduction. Translator(s): Baldick, Chris; Meredith, James Creed. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552467
ISBN
9780199552467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.19

Paperback. Asserts that it is the task of philosophy to provide a map of life and knowledge which exhibits the most important features of life in their proper prominence. This title covers the questions: How am I to conduct my life? What is the nature of art and nature? What is the meaning of religion? Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099480211
ISBN
9780099480211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Presents a treatise that looks at how we construct a social reality from our sense impressions; at how, for example, we construct a 'five-pound note' with all that implies in terms of value and social meaning, from the printed piece of paper we see and touch. Num Pages: 256 pages, index. BIC Classification: CFA; GTE; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140235906
ISBN
9780140235906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Offers the student a well-organized presentation of material relating to scepticism, to various philosophical accounts of knowledge and justification, to theories of perception, and more. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631136224
ISBN
9780631136224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.50

Paperback. This is a radical interpretation of Deleuze's Logic of Sense. It focuses on Deleuze's concept of events and brings Deleuze's work into relation with the traditions of process philosophy and American pragmatism. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456. Deleuze's Logic of Sense. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. 304 pages. This is a radical interpretation of Deleuze's Logic of Sense. It focuses on Deleuze's concept of events and brings Deleuze's work into relation with the traditions of process philosophy and American pragmatism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 18. Weight: 456.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643646
ISBN
9780748643646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Paperback. Explores the nature of historical knowledge and its reliance on narrative. This book introduces the concept of "narrative sentences," in which an event is described with reference to later events and discusses why such sentences cannot be understood until the later event happens. It compares narrative and scientific explanation. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138239
ISBN
9780231138239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Series: Soochow University Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691167237
ISBN
9780691167237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

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