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Hardcover. Science has transformed understandings of the mind, supplying physiological explanations for what once seemed transcendental. Nikki Skillman shows how lyric poets-caught between a reductive scientific view and naive literary metaphors-struggled to articulate a vision of consciousness that was both scientifically informed and poetically truthful. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DS; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674545120
- ISBN
- 9780674545120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.85
€ 48.99
€ 40.85
Paperback. The essays in this volume formulate what is considered to be the preconditions for an adequate theory of modern society. The volume starts with an examination of the modern European philosophical and scientific tradition notably the phenomenology of Edmund Husserl. Translator(s): Schreiber, Elliott; Behnke, Kerstin; O'Neil, Joseph. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741231
- ISBN
- 9780804741231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.70
€ 32.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American Maritain Association United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982711927
- ISBN
- 9780982711927
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Condition: New
€ 32.50
€ 32.50
Paperback. Examines the developments in life sciences and biomedicine that have led to the politicization of medicine, human life, and biotechnology. This book analyzes molecular biopolitics, examining developments in genomics, neuroscience, pharmacology, and psychopharmacology and the ways they have affected racial politics, crime control, and psychiatry. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121918
- ISBN
- 9780691121918
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.64
€ 46.99
€ 33.64
Paperback. In Islam and Secularity Nilufer Gole examines the transforming relationship between Islam and Western secular modernity and the impact of the Muslim presence in Europe. She demonstrates that Islam and secularism are mutually constitutive, constantly changing, and that the presence of Islam unsettles dominant narratives of Western modernism. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; HR; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 202 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359982
- ISBN
- 9780822359982
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.40
€ 29.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; HPS; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319256238
- ISBN
- 9783319256238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- BetterLink Press Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602202290
- ISBN
- 9781602202290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.14
€ 23.14
Hardcover. Establishes a line of enquiry into the relationship between tourism and modernity. This book contextualizes it in terms of relationship between Logos-modernity and Eros-modernity. It focuses on the conditions of modernity that lure tourists towards pleasure travel. It also looks at the relationship between modernity and motivations of tourists. Editor(s): Jafari, Jafar. Series: Tourism Social Science Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JHBA; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780080434469
- ISBN
- 9780080434469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.81
€ 134.81
Hardback. This book argues that understanding truces is crucial for our ability to wind down wars. We have paid too much attention to the idea of permanent peace, yet few conflicts end in this way. The book describes how truce makers think, which truces can be morally justified and provides a philosophical history of truce making in the Western tradition. Series: Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385949
- ISBN
- 9781137385949
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
Paperback. Three Essays. Series: Asia-Pacific. 224 pages. Features the essays that examine philosophical issues concerning the concepts of poesis and praxis relevant to Marx's ideas of production. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 8. Weight: 306. Translator(s): Haver, William.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351801
- ISBN
- 9780822351801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
€ 26.99
€ 25.28
Hardback. Features the essays that examine philosophical issues concerning the concepts of poesis and praxis relevant to Marx's ideas of production. Translator(s): Haver, William. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351641
- ISBN
- 9780822351641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.77
€ 107.77
Paperback. "If you've ever felt lost in The Twilight Zone, this book is for you. Then, again, when you read what these philosophers have to say you may want to stay!" William Irwin, King's College "The Twilight Zone smuggled philosophy onto television in the form of a series of ingenious mind-teasers, seizing the audience's imagination. Editor(s): Carroll, Noel; Hunt, Lester H. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405149051
- ISBN
- 9781405149051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.49
€ 41.49
paperback. Exposes the real nature of state power. This volume features arguments of empire up to critical examination and shatters the myths of those who protect the power and privilege of the few against the interests and needs to the many. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPS; JPA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241972786
- ISBN
- 9780241972786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFA; CFG; HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 206 x 141 x 34. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565844759
- ISBN
- 9781565844759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.64
€ 24.99
€ 21.64
Paperback. Humour is a universal feature of human life. In this Very Short Introduction Noel Carroll considers the nature and value of humour, from its leading theories and its relation to emotion and cognition, to ethical questions of its morality and its significance in shaping society. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 114 x 175 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552221
- ISBN
- 9780199552221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.82
€ 11.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. Philosophy of Art is a textbook for undergraduate students interested in the topic of philosophical aesthetics, introducing the techniques of analytic philosophy in addition to a selection of the major topics in this area. Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415159647
- ISBN
- 9780415159647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.74
€ 58.74
Comedy Incarnate explores the intricacies of Buster Keaton's unique visual style to discover what provokes laughter in his timeless films, paying special attention to The General. Num Pages: 192 pages, 26. BIC Classification: HP; WH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405155250
- ISBN
- 9781405155250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.14
€ 105.14
Paperback. Acclaimed writer and historian Noel Malcolm presents his sensational discovery of a new work by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): a propaganda pamphlet on behalf of the Habsburg side in the Thirty Years' War, translated by Hobbes from a Latin original. Malcolm's book explores a fascinating episode in seventeenth-century history. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575718
- ISBN
- 9780199575718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Hardback. This book provides a much-needed, straightforward introduction to moral philosophy. It will particularly benefit students following courses containing an ethics module, including philosophy from AS level onwards, religious studies, law and medicine, but it has also been written for any reader puzzled by moral disputes and dilemmas. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745640679
- ISBN
- 9780745640679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.84
€ 72.84
Paperback. A clear introduction to Kristeva examining her work on language and textuality, subjectivity, feminism and sexuality, politics, identity and nationality. Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415250092
- ISBN
- 9780415250092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Hardback. Argues that a deterministic world does not preclude moral responsibility, rationality, and love - in short, meaningful lives - but that there would still be something lamentable about a deterministic world. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124339
- ISBN
- 9780691124339
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.84€ 50.63
€ 64.84
€ 50.63
Paperback. Both observation and psychology indicate that people act rationally without deliberation, and act irrationally with deliberation. By questioning the notion that our own minds are comprehensible to us, and therefore questioning the work of action theorists and ethicists, this work aims to develop a realistic conception of moral agency. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195179767
- ISBN
- 9780195179767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.55
€ 36.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445404
- ISBN
- 9780140445404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.94
€ 19.99
€ 15.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Triarchy Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909470965
- ISBN
- 9781909470965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.22
€ 23.99
€ 21.22