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Paperback. What should we expect from democracy, and how likely is it that democracies will live up to those expectations? This work offers an assessment of contemporary answers to these questions, and explores its implications for policy and political action. It includes accounts of democracy's purposes that focus on aggregating preferences. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123967
- ISBN
- 9780691123967
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. Ian Stewart considers the concept of infinity and the profound role it plays in mathematics, logic, physics, cosmology, and philosophy. He shows that working with infinity is not just an abstract, intellectual exercise, and analyses its important practical everyday applications. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 33 black and white images. BIC Classification: HP; HRA; PB; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198755234
- ISBN
- 9780198755234
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History - Abridged Edition
Ibn Khaldun, Franz Rosenthal (Trans.), N. J. ...
paperback. Editor(s): Dawood, N. J. Translator(s): Rosenthal, Franz. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG; HPDC; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 144 x 215 x 30. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton Univers. Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691166285
- ISBN
- 9780691166285
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 29.06
€ 39.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. Featuring a wide range of international case studies, Ethics, Technology, and Engineering presents a unique and systematic approach for engineering students to deal with the ethical issues that are increasingly inherent in engineering practice. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; TBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330953
- ISBN
- 9781444330953
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Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400731035
- ISBN
- 9789400731035
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Condition: New
€ 154.47€ 95.32
€ 154.47
€ 95.32
Hardback. Featuring a wide range of international case studies, Ethics, Technology, and Engineering presents a unique and systematic approach for engineering students to deal with the ethical issues that are increasingly inherent in engineering practice. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 253 x 27. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444330946
- ISBN
- 9781444330946
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Condition: New
€ 114.83
€ 114.83
Paperback. In this volume an array of elite scholars address the role of values in forming terrorist activity, in assessing the impacts of that activity, and in forming policies for responses to it. The book focuses on bringing theories and policy issues closer together. Editor(s): Karawan, Ibrahim A.; McCormack, Wayne; Reynolds, Stephen E. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048134045
- ISBN
- 9789048134045
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Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRLK; HRQM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190657666
- ISBN
- 9780190657666
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.87
€ 36.99
€ 34.87
Hardback. This book sheds new light on those who inherit Spinoza's thought and its consequences materially rather than metaphysically. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107094918
- ISBN
- 9781107094918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.59
€ 116.59
Hardback. It is well known that Hegel conceives of history as the gradual process of rational thought and of forms of political life. But he is usually thought to place himself at the end of this process. This book argues that an essential part of Hegel's historical-political thinking has escaped the notice of its interpreters. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804754248
- ISBN
- 9780804754248
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Condition: New
€ 77.50
€ 77.50
Paperback. The contributors to this collection of essays are all unified by their concern with the instructive power of great literature. The essays explore the polyvalent moral and political impact of classic world literatures on public ethics through the study of some of its major figures. Editor(s): Edmondson, Henry T., III. Series: Applications of Political Theory. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 144 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101490
- ISBN
- 9780739101490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.04
€ 62.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; 3J; HBJH; HBTS; HPS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137557124
- ISBN
- 9781137557124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.57
€ 112.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Lowy, Ilana. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792309581
- ISBN
- 9780792309581
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Condition: New
€ 192.95
€ 192.95
Paperback. By practising the silence of the mind, through an all-encompassing attention, we discover and fulfill our innermost potential of becoming one with the divine spark that lies dormant within us. This practical book on meditation and enlightenment, is suitable for any spritual seeker. Num Pages: 123 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; VXM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 123
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780991979
- ISBN
- 9781780991979
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Hardcover. Features a biography of the Romanian-born French philosopher E M Cioran that focuses on his formative years as a mystical revolutionary attracted to right-wing nationalist politics in interwar Romania, his writings of this period, and his self-imposed exile to France in 1937. Editor(s): Johnston, Kenneth R. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 maps. BIC Classification: BG; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 252 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253352675
- ISBN
- 9780253352675
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.97
€ 44.99
€ 44.97
Paperback. This book establishes first, that melancholy serves as an important focal point in the interpretation of Benjamin's early work, and second, that Benjamin's approach to melancholy releases it from its customary psychological context, turning it into a philosophical premise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785204
- ISBN
- 9780804785204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
hardcover. This book establishes first, that melancholy serves as an important focal point in the interpretation of Benjamin's early work, and second, that Benjamin's approach to melancholy releases it from its customary psychological context, turning it into a philosophical premise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; DSA; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804785198
- ISBN
- 9780804785198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Paperback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 525 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF; HPL; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 831.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401081702
- ISBN
- 9789401081702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 240.61
€ 240.61
Paperback. Contemporary continental philosophy approaches metaphysics with great reservation. A point of criticism concerns traditional philosophical speaking about God. Derrida, Marion, Bataille, Adorno, Taubes, and Bakhtin, each in their own way, continue the exploration begun by Nietzsche and Heidegger. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 26. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823220359
- ISBN
- 9780823220359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.39
€ 37.99
€ 36.39
Paperback / so. Series: Facetten Der Physik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; PGK; PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663018858
- ISBN
- 9783663018858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.94
€ 84.94