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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

Paperback. This book shows how, from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, the philosophy of science was increasingly confronted with historical questions and how it became historicized accordingly. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 280. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762892
ISBN
9780804762892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.59

Hardback. This book shows how, from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century, the philosophy of science was increasingly confronted with historical questions and how it became historicized accordingly. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 330. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762885
ISBN
9780804762885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.96

Paperback. Saul Kripke is one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century. In this guidebook to Kripke's classic work, Harold Noonan introduces and assesses: Kripke's life and the background to his philosophy the ideas and text of Naming and Necessity the continuing importance of Kripke's work to the philosophy of language and metaphysics. Series: Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415436229
ISBN
9780415436229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.10

Paperback. This GuideBook introduces and assesses Hume's seminal, Treatise on Human Nature. Series: Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415150477
ISBN
9780415150477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.97

Paperback. Much of what we know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a bike when we can't explain how we do it? These abilities, which we are unable to articulate, were labeled "tacit knowledge" by chemist and philosopher Michael Polanyi. This book analyzes the term, and the behavior, in detail. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 halftones, 7 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288. 200 pages, 3 halftones, 7 line drawings, 6 tables. Much of what we know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a bike when we can't explain how we do it? These abilities, which we are unable to articulate, were labeled "tacit knowledge" by chemist and philosopher Michael Polanyi. This book analyzes the term, and the behavior, in detail. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPK. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight: 284.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004211
ISBN
9780226004211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.38

Paperback. This volume contains contributions to traditional epistemology and to epistemological topics in decision theory by active researchers in the field. Philosophical Perspectives, an annual, aims to publish original essays by foremost thinkers in their fields, with each volume confined to a main area of philosophical research. Editor(s): Hawthorne, John. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 19
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405139397
ISBN
9781405139397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.86

Paperback. Causation is a central topic in many areas of philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, ethics, history of philosophy, and philosophy of science. Thirty-seven specially written chapters by some of the world's leading philosophers provide the most comprehensive critical guide available to issues surrounding causation. Editor(s): Beebee, Helen; Hitchcock, Christopher; Menzies, Peter. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 806 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1410.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
806
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199642588
ISBN
9780199642588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.42

Paperback. 'Hume on Causation' is dedicated to Hume's views on causation. It places Hume's interest in causation within the context of his theory of the mind and his theory of causal reasoning, arguing that Hume's conception of causation derives from his conception of the nature of the inference from causes to effects. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415591713
ISBN
9780415591713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.05

Paperback. Seeking to break the deadlock in the ongoing wars between philosophers of science and sociologists of science, this text argues that social interaction actually assists us in securing firm, rationally-based knowledge, clarifying the philosophical points at issue. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088761
ISBN
9780691088761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 37.05

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608462414
ISBN
9781608462414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. This volume provides the Greek text of Heraclitus with a new, facing page translation together with a commentary outlining the main problems of interpretation and the philosophical issues raised by Heraclitus' work. Editor(s): Robinson, T.M. Translator(s): Robinson, T.M. Series: Phoenix Presocractic Series. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802069139
ISBN
9780802069139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.12

Hardcover. Presents an overview of debates about how to accommodate context sensitivity within a theory of human communication, investigating the effects of context on communicative interaction and, as a corollary, what a context of utterance is and what it is to be in one. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405126748
ISBN
9781405126748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.74

Paperback. Presents an overview of debates about how to accommodate context sensitivity within a theory of human communication, investigating the effects of context on communicative interaction and, as a corollary, what a context of utterance is and what it is to be in one. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405126755
ISBN
9781405126755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.79

Paperback. * Brings together ten papers which have defined and advanced the debate between internalism and externalism in epistemology. * Introduction provides historical background to help orient the reader. Editor(s): Kornblith, Hilary. Series: Blackwell Readings in Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631221067
ISBN
9780631221067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.56

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.
Format
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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.14

Hardback. The essays in this book challenge Frege's pivotal distinction between sense and reference, and his attendant philosophical views about language and thought. Series: Stanford Series in Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 33. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718660
ISBN
9780804718660
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.82

Paperback. The essays in this book challenge Frege's pivotal distinction between sense and reference, and his attendant philosophical views about language and thought. Series: Stanford Series in Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 25. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780804725279
ISBN
9780804725279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.33

Hardback. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650524
ISBN
9780745650524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745650531
ISBN
9780745650531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.80

Paperback. Often lost in the debate over the validity of social construction is the question of what is being constructed. Ian Hacking looks at the issue of child abuse, and examines the ways in which advanced research on new weapons influences not the content but the form of science. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCF; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004122
ISBN
9780674004122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.70

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