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paperback. Offering a new perspective on the debate concerning naturalism in philosophy, this book defends the autonomy of metaphysics while also making science centre stage. Three independent case studies provide a clear introduction to, and discussion of, key philosophical issues. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349433919
- ISBN
- 9781349433919
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Condition: New
€ 65.86
€ 65.86
hardcover. An analysis of the building blocks that form the foundation of theory in the social sciences, showing how to analyze any theory, evaluate its worth, assess its connections, and understand its development. Uses seven defining questions about the four essential components of any theory, and examines Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Guilford Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572300835
- ISBN
- 9781572300835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.73
€ 67.73
Paperback. A Companion to the Philosophy of Action provides a comprehensive overview of the central issues and processes relating to human actions. Specially commissioned chapters from international experts cover all facets of philosophy of action - from key figures and terminology to some of the more controversial problems in the field. Editor(s): O'Connor, Timothy; Sandis, Constantine. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 660 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118346327
- ISBN
- 9781118346327
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Condition: New
€ 48.96
€ 48.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822314370
- ISBN
- 9780822314370
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. Focusing on the philosophical implications of complexity, this volume aims to bridge the gap between the very technical, versus the very vague bodies of literature on the topic. The central theme throughout the book is the inevitability of normative and ethical issues when dealing with complex phenomena. Editor(s): Cilliers, Paul; Preiser, Rika. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 287 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPK; HPQ; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048191864
- ISBN
- 9789048191864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.85
€ 133.85
Paperback. Focusing on the philosophical implications of complexity, this volume aims to bridge the gap between the very technical, versus the very vague bodies of literature on the topic. The central theme throughout the book is the inevitability of normative and ethical issues when dealing with complex phenomena. Editor(s): Cilliers, Paul; Preiser, Rika. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 287 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPK; HPQ; KJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400732704
- ISBN
- 9789400732704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.96
€ 127.96
Hardback. Areas covered in this text include: tense and tenselessness; periods and instants; the measurement of time; and time, change and causation. The author attempts to show how considerations in the philosophy of logic and language are needed to settle many of the issues here. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333645505
- ISBN
- 9780333645505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Concepts of Meaning: Framing an Integrated Theory of Linguistic Behavi...
. Ed(S): Preyer, Gerhard; Peter, Georg; Ulkan...
paperback. Editor(s): Preyer, Gerhard; Peter, Georg; Ulkan, Maria. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPK; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048163007
- ISBN
- 9789048163007
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Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
This volume presents a careful critique of our present approach of understanding and learning, putting the case for a multidisciplinary approach. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724098
- ISBN
- 9780804724098
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Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. One of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, it provides the clearest statement of the fundamental idea that guided his work: that our knowledge grows by an unending process of trial and error. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415285940
- ISBN
- 9780415285940
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Condition: New
€ 27.04
€ 27.04
paperback. "Conquest of Abundance" was prepared from drafts of the manuscript left at the author's death, working notes, lectures and articles Feyerabend wrote while the larger work was in progress. It offers up exploration and insights with the charm, and sense of mischief that are his hallmarks. Editor(s): Terpstra, Bert. Num Pages: 290 pages, 15 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226245348
- ISBN
- 9780226245348
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.65
€ 27.99
€ 24.65
Paperback.
Each of us, right now, is having a unique conscious experience. Nothing is more basic to our lives as thinking beings and nothing, it seems, is better known to us. But the ever-expanding reach of natural science suggests that everything in our world is ultimately physical. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM; JMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745653457
- ISBN
- 9780745653457
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.59
€ 23.59
Hardback. Each of us, right now, is having a unique conscious experience. Nothing is more basic to our lives as thinking beings and nothing, it seems, is better known to us. But the ever-expanding reach of natural science suggests that everything in our world is ultimately physical. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM; JMT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780745653440
- ISBN
- 9780745653440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Fisette, Denis. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM; PDA; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048153008
- ISBN
- 9789048153008
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Condition: New
€ 195.10
€ 195.10
Paperback. Editor(s): Poli, Dr. Roberto. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401049139
- ISBN
- 9789401049139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Paperback. Philosophy long sought to set knowledge on a firm foundation, through derivation of indubitable truths by infallible rules. This work argues for a reconception that takes reflective equilibrium as the standard of rational acceptability. It contends that metaphor, fiction, and exemplification often advance understanding in science and in art. Series: Princeton Paperbacks. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005232
- ISBN
- 9780691005232
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.34
€ 65.40
€ 51.34
Paperback. This book pins down the methodological core of transcendental epistemology that must be used in order to throw light on the foundations of modern physics. A renewed understanding of modern physics is offered by the concept of constitution of objectivity. Editor(s): Bitbol, Michel; Kerszberg, Pierre; Petitot, Jean. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 837.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048181445
- ISBN
- 9789048181445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 269.35€ 229.87
€ 269.35
€ 229.87
Paperback. Constructive empiricism is not just a view regarding the aim of science; it is also a view regarding the epistemological framework in which one should debate the aim of science. This is the focus of this book not with scientific truth, but with how one should argue about scientific truth." Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320073
- ISBN
- 9781349320073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Hardcover. Constructive empiricism is not just a view regarding the aim of science; it is also a view regarding the epistemological framework in which one should debate the aim of science. This is the focus of this book -- not with scientific truth, but with how one should argue about scientific truth. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247536
- ISBN
- 9780230247536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.85
€ 66.85
Hardback. Editor(s): Archer, Kenneth J. Series: Christianity and Renewal - Interdisciplinary Studies. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HRAB; HRCC9; HRCG3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 220 x 2. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137585608
- ISBN
- 9781137585608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.80
€ 150.80