Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
Hardback. 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: 221 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652566
- ISBN
- 9780745652566
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Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
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
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Condition: New
€ 23.29
€ 23.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Robinson, Howard. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199555178
- ISBN
- 9780199555178
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Condition: New
€ 15.30
€ 15.30
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691629872
- ISBN
- 9780691629872
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Condition: New
€ 190.79
€ 190.79
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603254
- ISBN
- 9780691603254
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€ 58.92€ 46.20
€ 58.92
€ 46.20
Hardback. While philosophy is experienced at admiring, resenting, celebrating, and, at times, renouncing language, philosophers have rarely succeeded in being intimate with it. This book argues that philosophy's concern with abstract forms of linguistic meaning and the objective, propositional nature of language has obscured the singular human voice. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 diagram. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133500
- ISBN
- 9780231133500
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Condition: New
€ 85.93
€ 85.93
Paperback. Hilary Putnam has been at the center of contemporary debates about the nature of the mind and of its access to the world, about language and its relation to reality, and many other metaphysical and epistemological issues. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193432
- ISBN
- 9780631193432
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Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
Hardback. This collection of essays examine the norms and social practices in epistemology and in moral and social philosophy. The contributors examine the issue across a range of subjects, including logic, education, foundations of morality, philosophy of law, and the pragmatic character of reason. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 24. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218189
- ISBN
- 9780823218189
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Condition: New
€ 103.55
€ 103.55
paperback. This collection of essays examine the of norms and social practices in epistemology and in moral and social philosophy. The contributors examine the issue across a range of subjects, including logic, education, foundations of morality, philosophy of law, and the pragmatic character of reason. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 353 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218196
- ISBN
- 9780823218196
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.71
€ 46.99
€ 41.71
Paperback. In this collection of nine essays, Will demonstrates that a social account of human knowledge is consistent with, and ultimately requires, realism. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory S. Num Pages: 272 pages, index,. BIC Classification: HPK; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683505
- ISBN
- 9780847683505
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Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardback. In this collection of nine essays, Will demonstrates that a social account of human knowledge is consistent with, and ultimately requires, realism. Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive Theory S. Num Pages: 272 pages, index,. BIC Classification: HPK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847683499
- ISBN
- 9780847683499
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Condition: New
€ 170.42
€ 170.42
Hardcover.
This is a new book from two of the world?s leading social thinkers
The book is a wide-ranging analysis of the way in which social practices shape our sense of selfhood in the modern world The authors argue that the world in which we live today is one of uncertainty where nothing can be taken for granted. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690162
- ISBN
- 9780745690162
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Condition: New
€ 66.09
€ 66.09
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
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Condition: New
€ 123.43
€ 123.43
Paperback. Offers an account of Plato's epistemology. This title places Plato's preoccupation in historical perspective, without belittling the intrinsic difficulties of the problems he tackled. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915144228
- ISBN
- 9780915144228
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.61
€ 24.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. Philosophy of Language A-Z offers a broad coverage of theories, debates, concepts, problems and philosophers in the philosophy of language. It consists of concise and accessible entries on each of the key terms and issues in this area of philosophy. Editor(s): Leaman, Oliver. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622290
- ISBN
- 9780748622290
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.83
€ 33.99
€ 29.83
Hardback. This, the 21st volume in the "Library of Living Philosophers", consists of 24 papers by major figures in philosophy, each addressing a key problem arising in A.J. Ayer's work. Most of the critical papers are answered in detail by Ayer himself. Editor(s): Hahn, Lewis Edwin. Series: Library of Living Philosophers. Num Pages: 840 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812691726
- ISBN
- 9780812691726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.67€ 55.58
€ 57.67
€ 55.58
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138690394
- ISBN
- 9781138690394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.17
€ 50.17
paperback. Sets out to develop a critique of the work of Richard Rorty, one of the most influential authors. This title argues that Rorty's account of science and knowledge is based on a half-truth, and that Rorty's problem-field replicates the Kantian resolution of the third antinomy: we are determined as material bodies, but free as discursive subjects. Series: Classical Texts in Critical Realism Routledge Critical Realism. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415579643
- ISBN
- 9780415579643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.52
€ 56.52
Paperback. Philosophical reflection on death dates back to ancient times, but death remains one of the most profound, puzzling topics. This anthology brings together a selection of seminal work on the epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical questions surrounding death. Editor(s): Brennan, Samantha; Stainton, Robert. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 191 x 21. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551119021
- ISBN
- 9781551119021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.07€ 61.20
€ 78.07
€ 61.20
Hardback. Editor(s): Giri, Ananta Kumar; Clammer, John. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 31. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857285126
- ISBN
- 9780857285126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.49
€ 159.49