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Hardback. Written by the foremost authorities on structural realism, this volume grapples with questions such as 'what is structure?' and 'what is an object?' The most recent advances in the field are presented, including the intersection of mathematical structuralism and structural realism. Editor(s): Landry, Elaine; Rickles, Dean. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400725782
- ISBN
- 9789400725782
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€ 161.30
€ 161.30
Hardback. Based on the Symbolic Species Conferences I, II, which took place in 2006, 2007, this volume offers contributions from a wide variety of scholars. Topics include emergence in evolution, the origin of language, the semiotic 'missing link', Peirce's semiotics in evolution and biology, and more. Editor(s): Schilhab, Theresa; Stjernfelt, Frederik (University of Copenhagen, Denmark); Deacon, Terrence W. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PSAJ; PSAN; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 564.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723351
- ISBN
- 9789400723351
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€ 250.47
€ 250.47
Hardback. This volume marshals a variety of resources to discuss claims that ethnic or cultural groups have their own distinctive epistemologies, what these mean precisely, and how they relate to traditional epistemological distinctions between beliefs and knowledge. Editor(s): Ruitenberg, Claudia; Phillips, Denis Charles. Series: Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400720657
- ISBN
- 9789400720657
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€ 160.92
€ 160.92
Hardback. This volume presents essays by leading specialists that explore the history and philosophical significance of this form of Pyrrhonism. The text debates thorny questions concerning ancient Pyrrhonism, explores its influence on certain modern thinkers, and examines it in relation to contemporary analytic philosophy. Editor(s): Machuca, Diego E. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400719903
- ISBN
- 9789400719903
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€ 128.53
€ 128.53
The Realism-Antirealism Debate in the Age of Alternative Logics
. Ed(S): Rahman, Shahid; Primiero, Giuseppe; ...
Hardback. The relation between logic and knowledge has provoked a heated debate since the 1960s. This book presents the first work on the Realism-Antirealism debate in the Age of Alternative Logics, and shows the most recent developments in philosophical logic. Editor(s): Rahman, Shahid; Primiero, Giuseppe; Marion, Mathieu. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400719224
- ISBN
- 9789400719224
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€ 195.80
€ 195.80
Hardback. This book shows that the contributions of Max Scheler and Nicolai Hartmann to a material ethics of value are complementary: supplementing the work of one with that of the other, the editors obtain a comprehensive and defensible axiological and moral theory. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 573.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400718449
- ISBN
- 9789400718449
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€ 194.94
€ 194.94
Hardback. Ce volume propose une etude articulee de Husserl et de Merleau-Ponty qui prend comme perspective la dimension epistemologique de leur philosophie relativement a la biologie. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400718135
- ISBN
- 9789400718135
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€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardback. Cognitive flexibility presupposes an inclusive response to input from varied sources when engaged in problem-solving. The contributions in this volume analyze the nature of cognitive flexibility, as well as the impact of different types of beliefs on it. Editor(s): Elen, Jan; Stahl, Elmar; Bromme, Rainer; Clarebout, Geraldine. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717923
- ISBN
- 9789400717923
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€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. Provides a linguistic approach to Argumentation Theory. This title integrates the logical, dialectical and rhetorical dimensions of argumentation in a model providing a unitary treatment of its justificatory and persuasive powers. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717602
- ISBN
- 9789400717602
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€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. This fresh assessment of Waismann's contribution to philosophy sheds light on his independent contributions to the field, separate from his role as spokesman for Ludwig Wittgenstein. It collates a good deal of material that, previously, had been scattered. Editor(s): McGuinness, B. F. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 372 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717503
- ISBN
- 9789400717503
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€ 195.85
€ 195.85
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400717350
- ISBN
- 9789400717350
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€ 183.32
€ 183.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Dieks, Dennis; Gonzalez, Wenceslao J.; Hartmann, Stephan; Uebel, Thomas E.; Weber, Marcel. Series: The Philosophy of Science in a European Perspective. Num Pages: 548 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 979.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400711792
- ISBN
- 9789400711792
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€ 286.00
€ 286.00
Hardback. Highlighting the coherence of, and connections between, current themes in the subject, this volume collates original contributions from key researchers into a new trend in the contemporary theory of knowledge and belief known as 'dynamic epistemology'. Editor(s): Girard, Patrick R.; Roy, Olivier; Marion, Mathieu. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; JPA; KCH; PDA; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400700734
- ISBN
- 9789400700734
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€ 132.55
€ 132.55
Hardback. Probabilistic Logic and Probabilistic Networks presents a groundbreaking framework within which various approaches to probabilistic logic naturally fit. Additionally, the text shows how to develop computationally feasible methods to mesh with this framework. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PBT; PDA; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400700079
- ISBN
- 9789400700079
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€ 70.12
€ 70.12
hardcover. Here is an exploration of Husserl s concept of a fundamental field which is not the simple product of imagination, but a mode of presence of the objects themselves: vacillating or floating presence. This thesis challenges our basic understanding of reality. " Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197965
- ISBN
- 9789048197965
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€ 74.89
€ 74.89
Hardback. This book provides the first study of scientific reasoning during the BSE epidemic in the UK. It argues for a closer integration of philosophy within public health science, an integration exemplified by the case of scientific reasoning during the BSE affair. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; MBNS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1200.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195039
- ISBN
- 9789048195039
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€ 199.10
€ 199.10
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048191864
- ISBN
- 9789048191864
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€ 133.85
€ 133.85
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
Epistemology, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science
. Ed(S): Essler, Wilhelm K. (Universitat Fran...
Paperback. Editor(s): Essler, Wilhelm K. (Universitat Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany); Putnam, H.; Stegmuller, Wolfgang. Num Pages: 484 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 747.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1985
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048184101
- ISBN
- 9789048184101
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Condition: New
€ 196.09
€ 196.09
Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 444.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048184040
- ISBN
- 9789048184040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08