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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
Hardback. Provides an introduction to theoretical issues that occupy a central position in disciplines ranging from philosophy of mind and epistemology to cognitive science, decision theory and artificial intelligence. This book includes contributions that shed light on the standard conceptions of probability. Editor(s): Dubucs, Jacques-Paul. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323853
- ISBN
- 9780792323853
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€ 200.21
€ 200.21
Hardback. Explains our common-sense understanding of perception and defends a representative theory of perception as an alternative form of understanding more in accord with the results of science. This book argues against color realism and defends the view that nothing has color. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325864
- ISBN
- 9780792325864
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€ 130.94
€ 130.94
Hardback. Discusses the Kantian theory of scientific knowledge from the perspective of analytical philosophy and philosophy of empirical and mathematical sciences. This book is intended for research workers, specialists and scholars in the fields of epistemology, philosophy of science and history of philosophy. Editor(s): Parrini, Paolo. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1650.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792326816
- ISBN
- 9780792326816
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Condition: New
€ 257.36
€ 257.36
Hardback. Metaphor is one of the most frequently evoked and also a poorly understood concept in philosophy and literary theory. Over the years, several interesting approaches to metaphor have been presented or outlined. The authors of some of the most important approaches re-present their views or illustrate them by means of applications. Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327868
- ISBN
- 9780792327868
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€ 199.42
€ 199.42
Hardback. Presents 26 papers by some of the leading philosophers, demonstrating the cosmopolitan variety of approach to Peirce's epistemology. This book groups the contributions under three general headings: Knowledge, truth and the pragmatic principle; Peirce and the epistemological tradition; and Knowledge, language and semeiotic. Editor(s): Debrock, G.; Hulswit, Menno. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 324 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328988
- ISBN
- 9780792328988
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€ 200.47
€ 200.47
Hardback. Studies the theory of knowledge and asserts that all such work is based on the false assumption that what makes knowledge possible is in itself knowable in some way. This book says that it is necessary to seek the basis of the possibility of knowledge on entirely different levels. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329091
- ISBN
- 9780792329091
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€ 132.86
€ 132.86
Hardback. This text is an outcome of two conferences held in Poland in 1987 and 1990. Both conferences dealt with the problem of rationality. It presents a comprehensive current account of the manifold approaches to the problem of rationality and related issues. Editor(s): Misiek, Jozef. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329251
- ISBN
- 9780792329251
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€ 195.16
€ 195.16
Hardback. Rescher offers an explanation of the presuppositions and methods of rational enquiry, and an exercise in metaknowledge, developing a systematic body of knowledge about the scope and limits of knowledge itself. Series: Episteme. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331483
- ISBN
- 9780792331483
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Condition: New
€ 188.09
€ 188.09
Hardback. In relation to the problems faced, in contemplation and in practical affairs, philosophers must confront the question 'What is knowledge?'. This work deals with problems of knowing and believing, of the kinds and criteria of knowledge, of truth and fallibility, and of the cultural as well as individual factors in cognition. Editor(s): Kucuradi, Ioanna; Cohen, Robert S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332411
- ISBN
- 9780792332411
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Condition: New
€ 200.21
€ 200.21
Hardback. Deals with the development of thinking under different cultural conditions, focusing on the evolution of mathematical thinking in the history of science and education. This book provides a conceptual framework for describing and explaining the development of cognition by reflective abstractions from systems of actions. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338161
- ISBN
- 9780792338161
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Condition: New
€ 202.57
€ 202.57
Hardback. Suppose that a congenitally blind person has learned to distinguish and name a sphere and a cube by touch. Imagine that this person recovers the faculty of sight. Will he be able to distinguish both objects by sight and to say which is the sphere and which the cube? This book provides a survey of the history of the discussion about this problem. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339342
- ISBN
- 9780792339342
Hardback
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€ 130.82
€ 130.82
hardcover. What is knowledge? What is wisdom? What is education? How can education result in the acquisition of knowledge and wisdom? Containing articles from diverse philosophical and educational perspectives, this work provides answers to the basic questions of philosophy and education. It is of interest to philosophers and educators. Editor(s): Lehrer, Keith; Lum, B.J.; Slichta, Beverly A. (Erie Community College, Orchard Park, USA); Smith, N.D. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339809
- ISBN
- 9780792339809
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.99
€ 199.99
Hardback. Looks at the problem of applying the theory of verisimilitude to cognitive problems of a quantitative nature. This work is focused on hypotheses concerned with (physical or other) systems whose state can be represented with an element of a multidimensional state space, but hypotheses concerned with quantitative laws are also explored. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PBCD; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340058
- ISBN
- 9780792340058
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Condition: New
€ 132.35
€ 132.35
Hardback. Presents the research as well as critical surveys and assessments of Otto Neurath's many-faceted and impressive life work. This book suitable for scholars specialized in adult education, museology and economics. It focuses on Neurath's methodological holism and epistemological naturalism. Editor(s): Nemeth, Elisabeth; Stadler, Friedrich. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 418 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341611
- ISBN
- 9780792341611
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.65
€ 290.65
Hardback. Concerns the history of Austrian philosophy, including the Vienna Circle, Wittgenstein, Meinong, Brentano, and Haller. This book exhibits the continuity of empiricism and analysis in Austrian philosophy. It includes discussions of epistemology, metaphysics, ontology, philosophy of mind, semantics and aesthetics in the Austrian tradition. Editor(s): Lehrer, Keith; Marek, Johann Christian. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 287 pages, Index. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 0 x 0. Weight in Grams: 673.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343479
- ISBN
- 9780792343479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.41
€ 68.41
Hardback. One of the central areas of concern in late twentieth-century philosophy is the debate between Realism and anti-Realism. But the precise nature of the issues that form the focus of the debate remains controversial. This book defends a restricted form of Realism. It is suitable for professional philosophers of language, and science and metaphysics. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344841
- ISBN
- 9780792344841
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.86
€ 200.86
hardcover. Contains analyses of central issues in the philosophy of science: meaning of general statements, determinism, vitalism, lawfulness in biology and physical science, irreversibility, cause and chance, among others. Editor(s): Cohen, Robert S. Series: Vienna Circle Collection. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792345510
- ISBN
- 9780792345510
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Condition: New
€ 129.08
€ 129.08
hardcover. Aims to give a theory of reference for the indexical 'I' and to explain what is involved in thinking about oneself. This work constitutes a critique of different solutions to the problem of how 'I' refers. It advances a positive account of 'I' and I-thoughts. It is intended for philosophers with an interest in theories of reference and meaning. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347415
- ISBN
- 9780792347415
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.22
€ 131.22
Hardback. The basic ideas of the language theory are subjected to critical scrutiny and found wanting, including the concept of scope, the hegemony of generative syntax, the Frege-Russell claim that verbs like 'is' are ambiguous, and the assumptions underlying the so-called New Theory of Reference. In their stead, fresh ideas are proposed. Series: Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347804
- ISBN
- 9780792347804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.33
€ 200.33
Hardback. This text revives the early 20th-century controversy between the immanent and transcendent conception of the object of knowledge, and offers an interpretation of the relationships between logical positivism, Kantian thought, and conventionalist philosophy of science. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349396
- ISBN
- 9780792349396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.47
€ 132.47