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Paperback. Why is the city-state better than the nation-state, and why is what we call "efficient" is not efficient at all? Why should you write your resignation letter before starting on the job? How did the sinking of the Titanic save lives? This title shows us that improbable and unpredictable events underlie everything about our world. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JM; KCY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 121 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141038223
- ISBN
- 9780141038223
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141985022
- ISBN
- 9780141985022
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. The author demonstrates the significant role that some of the Edwardian philosophers played in the formation of Russell's work on the problem of the external world done at the tail-end of a controversy which raged between about 1900-1915. Editor(s): Beaney, Michael. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; HPC; HPCF; HPK; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349302161
- ISBN
- 9781349302161
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. The problem of misrepresentation is one of the central issues in contemporary philosophy of mind. Here, the author criticizes the way all contemporary theories of mental representation seek to account for misrepresentation, concluding that it cannot be explained naturistically. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362159
- ISBN
- 9780792362159
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Condition: New
€ 203.12
€ 203.12
Paperback. Offering an introduction to the ethical aspects of war and peace, this collection of essays explores the reasons for waging war and for fighting with restraint as formulated in a diversity of ethical traditions, religious and secular. Editor(s): Nardin, Terry. Series: Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HPQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058405
- ISBN
- 9780691058405
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Condition: New
€ 52.85€ 42.10
€ 52.85
€ 42.10
Paperback. A considerable amount of feminist thinking today works across borders in ways that unsettle familiar philosophical and political frameworks. This work also crosses regional, national, and continental boundaries, as feminists find they must think globally, act locally, as the popular slogan has it. Editor(s): Narayan, Uma; Harding, Sandra. Series: A Hypatia Book. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213846
- ISBN
- 9780253213846
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Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Naomi Zack brings us an indispensable work in the ethics of race through an inquiry into the history of moral philosophy. The Ethics and Mores of Race: Equality after the History of Philosophy enters into a web of ideas, ethics, and morals that untangle our evolving ideas of racial equality straight into the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442211254
- ISBN
- 9781442211254
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Condition: New
€ 124.44
€ 124.44
Paperback. Takes the reader through a tour of the lives, times, and writings of such key bachelors of Science as Bacon, Descartes, Newton, and Gassendi. This book situates these empiricist philosophers and their canonical reputations within the larger framework of the de facto 'masculinization of science' and 'scientizing of masculinity' in the 17th century. Series: Themes in the History of Philosophy S. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPC; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566394369
- ISBN
- 9781566394369
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.00
€ 40.99
€ 36.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Scheman, Naomi; O'Connor, Peg (Director, Women's Studies Program, Gustavus Adolphus College, USA). Series: Re-Reading the Canon. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271021980
- ISBN
- 9780271021980
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Condition: New
€ 55.14€ 47.91
€ 55.14
€ 47.91
Hardback. ".. Exemplifies a vision of education as cooperative inquiry in which heterogenous voices resound yet experiential authority in its full force operates."-Journal of Philosophy of Education Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823224623
- ISBN
- 9780823224623
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Condition: New
€ 105.53
€ 105.53
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 518 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691615912
- ISBN
- 9780691615912
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Condition: New
€ 88.09€ 68.07
€ 88.09
€ 68.07
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 518 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 518
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691653945
- ISBN
- 9780691653945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 273.91
€ 273.91
Hardcover. Following Nietzsche's call for a philosopher-physician and his own use of the bodily language of health and illness as tools to diagnose the ailments of the body politic, this book offers a reconstruction of the concept of political physiology in Nietzsche's thought, bridging gaps between Anglo-American, German and French schools of interpretation. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230282551
- ISBN
- 9780230282551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Paperback. Following Nietzsche's call for a philosopher-physician and his own use of the bodily language of health and illness as tools to diagnose the ailments of the body politic, this book offers a reconstruction of the concept of political physiology in Nietzsche's thought, bridging gaps between Anglo-American, German and French schools of interpretation. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328383
- ISBN
- 9781349328383
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Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardback. Offers an investigation into what is left of a monotheistic religious spirit - notably, a minimalist faith that is neither confessional nor credulous. Articulating this faith as works and as an objectless hope, this book deconstructs Christianity in search of the historical and reflective conditions that provided its initial energy. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228355
- ISBN
- 9780823228355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.54
€ 93.54
Hardback. Provides an account of the author's ideas about God. Translator(s): Clift, Sarah. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 14. Weight in Grams: 239.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823228898
- ISBN
- 9780823228898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.07
€ 98.07
Hardback. This collection of writings by Jean-Luc Nancy, the renowned French critic and poet, delves into the history of philosophy to locate a fundamentally poetic modus operandi there. The book represents a daring mixture of Nancy's philosophical essays, writings about artworks, and artwork of his own. Editor(s): Sparks, Simon. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739535
- ISBN
- 9780804739535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.18
€ 158.18
Paperback. Provides a framework for understanding the persistence of the Western view of woman as inferior. Series: Race, Gender, & Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253208309
- ISBN
- 9780253208309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.03
€ 25.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. Series: The Basics. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415689700
- ISBN
- 9780415689700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631134329
- ISBN
- 9780631134329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.93
€ 50.93