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Hardback. This collection of seventeen essays deals with the metaphysical, as opposed to the moral, issues pertaining to death. For example, the authors investigate (among other things) the issue of what makes death a bad thing for an individual, if indeed death is a bad thing. Editor(s): Fischer, John. Series: Stanford Series in Philosophy. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720465
ISBN
9780804720465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.55

Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of Skepticism features twenty-six newly commissioned chapters by top figures in the field. It explains important kinds of skeptical reasoning, examines the responses to skeptical arguments, and delves into the important contemporary issues revolving around skepticism. Editor(s): Greco, John. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 624 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPCD; HPCF; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 33. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199836802
ISBN
9780199836802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.55

Paperback. A collection of essays in the philosophy of language. It includes research in semantic relativism, presupposition, vagueness, quantification, the foundations of semantics, and other key issues at the heart of the philosophy of language and philosophical linguistics. Editor(s): Hawthorne, John. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: CFA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196352
ISBN
9781405196352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.07

Paperback. Philosophical Perspectives aims to publish original essays by foremost thinkers in their fields, with each volume confined to a main area of philosophical research. This volume contains original essays in the subject from foremost ethicists. Ethics is edited by John Hawthorne, who is widely accepted as one of the leading philosophers of today. Editor(s): Hawthorne, John. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444334630
ISBN
9781444334630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.83

Hardback. This is a collection of essays examining the nature of police discretion and its many varieties. They explore the kinds of judgements police officers must take, such as when should they get involved? And what resources should be devoted to a situation? Each essay is followed by a response. Editor(s): Kleinig, John. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847681761
ISBN
9780847681761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.07

Paperback. This is a collection of essays examining the nature of police discretion and its many varieties. They explore the kinds of judgements police officers must take, such as when should they get involved? And what resources should be devoted to a situation? Each essay is followed by a response. Editor(s): Kleinig, John. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847681778
ISBN
9780847681778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.41

Hardback. Utilizing a collection of philosophical topics written by specialists in their respective fields of expertise, Central Issues of Philosophy provides novice readers with the first accessible introduction to all of philosophy's core issues. Editor(s): Shand, John. Num Pages: 312 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405162708
ISBN
9781405162708
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.90

Paperback. With over 10,000 entries identifying work of hundreds of Strauss's students, and their students' students, this bibliography is the most-indeed, the only-comprehensive guide to published writing in the tradition of Leo Strauss. Murley includes Strauss's own complete bibliography and that of one of his most revered students, George Anastaplo. Num Pages: 952 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 170 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
952
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739106167
ISBN
9780739106167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 251.25

Hardback. Quitslund argues that Spenser sought authority for his poem by grounding its narrative in a divinely ordained natural order, intelligible in terms derived from the ancient sources of poetry and philosophy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 695.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802035059
ISBN
9780802035059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.34

Paperback. Cloning, genetic screening, embryo freezing, in vitro fertilization, Norplant, RU486 - these are the technologies revolutionizing our reproductive landscape. This title analyzes the ethical, legal, and social controversies surrounding each major technology and opens up a multitude of questions such as, Do frozen embryos have the right to be born? Num Pages: 291 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691036656
ISBN
9780691036656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 46.79

Hardback. There has been a surprising absence of a general philosophical overview of progress as a method of articulating human meaning. This book attempts to fill this gap. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838635032
ISBN
9780838635032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.24

Paperback. Drawing on such writers and thinkers as Plato, Tolstoy, Freud and Stendhal, this title explores how our perception of love is formed by culture and history. It is suitable for those who believe or disbelieve in love. Num Pages: 176 pages, index. BIC Classification: HP; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 121 x 14. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140294712
ISBN
9780140294712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Hardcover. Presents an analysis of Hans-Georg Gadamer's famous and obscure theme of the verbum interius or 'inner word'. This book offers a history of the idea of the inner word in ancient and medieval thought, its place in German philosophy, and its significance for probing the deepest implications of hermeneutic understanding. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB; HRCG3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268020347
ISBN
9780268020347
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.15

Hardback. To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HP. Dimension: 223 x 148. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882292854
ISBN
9780882292854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.92

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634531
ISBN
9780691634531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.51

Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 123 x 166 x 15. Weight in Grams: 144.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628921427
ISBN
9781628921427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. A vital new moral perspective on the climate change debate. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
College
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393937961
ISBN
9780393937961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.73

Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking. Series Editor(s): Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 322 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405117104
ISBN
9781405117104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.27

Hardback. This entirely new English translation of Buridan's classic treatment of logical consequence aims to make accessible to the modern reader the foremost treatment of the subject in the middle ages. The translation is accompanied by an introduction in which Buridan's ideas are set in their historical context and clearly explained. Translator(s): Read, Stephen. Series: Medieval Philosophy: Texts and Studies (FUP). Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBLC1; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823257188
ISBN
9780823257188
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Bussanich, John; Smith, Nicholas D. Series: Bloomsbury Companions. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 696.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474250894
ISBN
9781474250894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.25

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