Philosophy of mind
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Philosophy of mind
Hardback. How does thinking affect doing? It is widely held that thinking about what you are doing, as you are doing it, hinders performance. But is this true? Barbara Gail Montero explores real-life examples and draws on psychology, neuroscience, and literature to develop a theory of expertise that emphasizes the role of the conscious mind in expert action. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199596775
- ISBN
- 9780199596775
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€ 127.99
€ 127.99
Paperback. In this lively Very Short Introduction, Tim Bayne looks at the nature of thought. Exploring questions such as 'What are thoughts?' and 'How is thought realized in the brain?', he draws on research in philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology to look at what we know - and don't know - about the capacity for thought. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199601721
- ISBN
- 9780199601721
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€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. Affect, or the process by which emotions come to be embodied, is a burgeoning area of interest in both the humanities and the sciences. This book features leading scholars who explore the temporal aspects of affect through the perspectives of philosophy, music, film, media, and art, as well as technology and neurology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Diaphanes AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783037346693
- ISBN
- 9783037346693
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€ 35.99€ 28.48
€ 35.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474283236
- ISBN
- 9781474283236
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€ 46.46
€ 46.46
Hardback. Embracing an approach to emotions that can generally be characterized as cognitive, Turski examines what it takes in the interrelation of conceptual, historical, psychological, and sociological factors for sustaining a coherent picture of emotions in relation to certain fundamental human features: Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821410752
- ISBN
- 9780821410752
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€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Hardcover. The author applies modified versions of pre-modern philosophy (including Aristotle and Aquinas) to psychiatry, arguing that the work of the Aristotelian philosopher, Christian and former Marxist, Alasdair MacIntyre is ideally placed to bring about a transformation of psychiatry from its current captivity to the modern scientific technical paradigm. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286208
- ISBN
- 9781137286208
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€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The author applies modified versions of pre-modern philosophy (including Aristotle and Aquinas) to psychiatry, arguing that the work of the Aristotelian philosopher, Christian and former Marxist, Alasdair MacIntyre is ideally placed to bring about a transformation of psychiatry from its current captivity to the modern scientific technical paradigm. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; MMH; MMJ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349449217
- ISBN
- 9781349449217
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€ 66.02
€ 66.02
Paperback. People believe in a great many things; and yet most of us know almost nothing about why other people believe what they do, or indeed about how it feels to believe it. This book presents an objective method for understanding and comparing belief systems - irrespective of whether the investigator happens to agree with them. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349466900
- ISBN
- 9781349466900
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€ 71.65
€ 71.65
Hardcover. People believe in a great many things; and yet most of us know almost nothing about why other people believe what they do, or indeed about how it feels to believe it. This book presents an objective method for understanding and comparing belief systems - irrespective of whether the investigator happens to agree with them. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137346360
- ISBN
- 9781137346360
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€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915145393
- ISBN
- 9780915145393
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.77
€ 14.99
€ 12.77
Paperback. Editor(s): Jack, Anthony; Roepstorff, Andreas. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907845867
- ISBN
- 9780907845867
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Condition: New
€ 25.98
€ 25.98
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606214
- ISBN
- 9780199606214
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€ 149.71
€ 149.71
Paperback. In recent years there have been major advances in understanding visual processing. This work brings together experts from various disciplines, ranging from computer science to neuropsychology, to discuss how the work carried out in their field fits into the broader context of vision research. Editor(s): Humphreys, Glyn W. Series: Readings in Mind & Language S. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMM; JMR; UYQV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179092
- ISBN
- 9780631179092
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€ 52.18
€ 52.18
paperback. This volume brings together twelve papers by linguists and philosophers contributing novel empirical and formal considerations to theorizing about vagueness. Three main issues are addressed: gradable expressions and comparison, the semantics of degree adverbs and intensifiers (such as 'clearly'), and ways of evading the sorites paradox. Editor(s): Egre, Paul; Klinedinst, Nathan. Series: Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language & Cognition. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; CFA; CFGA; HPM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349315741
- ISBN
- 9781349315741
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Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Hardback. The world shows up for us - it is present in our thought and perception. The author rejects the traditional representational theory of mind and its companion internalism, dismissing outright the notion that conceptual knowledge is radically distinct from other forms of practical ability or know-how. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 188
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062146
- ISBN
- 9780674062146
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€ 48.99€ 41.29
€ 48.99
€ 41.29
Hardcover. Who are we in simulated worlds? Will experiencing worlds that are not 'actual' change our ways of structuring thought? Can virtual worlds open up new possibilities to philosophize? Virtual Worlds as Philosophical Tools tries to answer these questions from a perspective that combines philosophy of technology with videogame design. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; UMK; UYV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137521774
- ISBN
- 9781137521774
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€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Hardback. Exploring what two foundational figures, Plato and Aristotle, have to say about the nature of human awareness and understanding, Aryeh Kosman concludes that ultimately the virtues of thought are to be found in the joys and satisfactions that come from thinking philosophically, whether we engage in it ourselves or witness others' participation. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPM; HPQ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674730809
- ISBN
- 9780674730809
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€ 63.54€ 59.18
€ 63.54
€ 59.18
Paperback. This work examines longstanding problems in the theory of vision. Each section begins by looking at the issues as they are raised and discussed in Bishop Berkeley's classic, "An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision". The book contains a critical examination of the views of J.J. Gibson. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865366
- ISBN
- 9781557865366
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Condition: New
€ 50.39
€ 50.39
Paperback / so. Series: Kulturwissenschaftliche Studien Zur Deutschen Literatur. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663016861
- ISBN
- 9783663016861
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€ 72.30
€ 72.30
Paperback. Written by a neuroscientist, and a "new atheist", this book is suitable for the increasingly large numbers of people who follow no religion, but who suspect that Jesus, Buddha, Lao Tzu, Rumi, and the other saints and sages of history could not have all been epileptics, schizophrenics, or frauds. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HRAM3; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784160029
- ISBN
- 9781784160029
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.86
€ 14.99
€ 11.86