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Hardback. Why do ideas of how mechanisms relate to causality and probability differ so much across the sciences? Can progress in understanding the tools of causal inference in some sciences lead to progress in others? This book tackles these questions and others concerning the use of causality in the sciences. Editor(s): Illari, Phyllis McKay; Russo, Dr. Federica; Williamson, Jon. Num Pages: 952 pages, 79 line drawings plus 2 colour plates. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 952
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199574131
- ISBN
- 9780199574131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.51
€ 150.51
Hardback. Scientific and philosophical literature on causality has become highly specialised. It is hard to find suitable access points for students, young researchers, or professionals outside this domain. This book provides a guide to the complex literature, explains the scientific problems of causality and the philosophical tools needed to address them. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199662678
- ISBN
- 9780199662678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.07
€ 65.07
Paperback. A new translation of Pico della Mirandola's most famous work, with extensive notes and commentary. Editor(s): Borghesi, Francesco; Papio, Michael; Riva, Massimo (Professor of Italian Studies, Brown University). Num Pages: 318 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSB; HBLH; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316606605
- ISBN
- 9781316606605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.87
€ 41.99
€ 41.87
Paperback. This is a translation of three works by Mirandola: "On the Dignity of Man", a document of early Renaissance humanism; "One Being and the One", a treatise on the relationship between unity and being; and "Heptaplus", an interpretation of the first verses of "Genesis". Translator(s): Wallis, Charles Glenn; Miller, Paul J. W.; Carmichael, Douglas. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRC; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203969
- ISBN
- 9780872203969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.20
€ 18.99
€ 15.20
Hardback. Reflecting the broad range of interests of a major Renaissance philosopher and his distinctive brand of syncretism, this title offers three central works of Pico's in their entirety. Translator(s): Wallis, Charles Glenn; Miller, Paul J. W.; Carmichael, Douglas. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HRC; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203976
- ISBN
- 9780872203976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.52
€ 43.99
€ 31.52
Hardback. Pierfrancesco Basile looks at myths: where they came from and why Whitehead rejects them. In doing so, Basile makes it possible to grasp the main concepts of Whitehead's process metaphysics - especially the crucial notion that being and power are one and the same - and how it is rooted in the modern philosophical tradition. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474404143
- ISBN
- 9781474404143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.53€ 101.56
€ 105.53
€ 101.56
Paperback. Editor(s): Kilcullen, John. Num Pages: 639 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund, Inc.
- Number of pages
- 639
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865974951
- ISBN
- 9780865974951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.52
€ 14.99
€ 12.52
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872201033
- ISBN
- 9780872201033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Paperback. Illuminates the social pretentions of the middle classes in the modern world, focusing on the tastes and preferences of the French bourgeoisie. This book argues that the social world functions simultaneously as a system of power relations and as a symbolic system in which minute distinctions of taste become the basis for social judgement. Translator(s): Nice, Richard. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 37. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415567886
- ISBN
- 9780415567886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.24
€ 26.99
€ 25.24
Paperback. aeoA major new work by Bourdieu containing one of his most important and systematic theoretical statements. aeoThe book develops a powerful critique of scholarly reason, as a form of thought which is rooted in the special conditions of scholasticism. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745620558
- ISBN
- 9780745620558
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.63
€ 26.63
Paperback. This book is an important and timely contribution to the debate concerning the relation between Heideggera s philosophy and his political affiliations to Nazism. But it is more than that: it is also a study, by the leading sociologist in France today, of some of the institutional mechanisms involved in the production of philosophical discourse. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745617145
- ISBN
- 9780745617145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.93
€ 22.93
Paperback. aeo An excellent introduction to Bourdieua s work on the sociology of culture, this collection of interviews and lectures is exceptionally clear and readable. aeo Discusses the development of Bourdieua s views, from his early work in philosophy and anthropology to his most recent work on the sociology of culture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745606590
- ISBN
- 9780745606590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.62
€ 25.62
Hardback. Its significant bearing on a number of fields-including religious studies, literary criticism, philosophy of history, political theory, and Jewish studies-encourages scholars to rethink and reassess the intellectual developments of the past 100 years. Translator(s): Smith, Michael B. Num Pages: 984 pages. BIC Classification: HPD; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 64. Weight in Grams: 1482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 984
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894503
- ISBN
- 9780801894503
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.05€ 96.70
€ 109.05
€ 96.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784786243
- ISBN
- 9781784786243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.10
€ 10.10
Hardback. The first of its kind, A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics presents a synoptic view of the arts, which crosses traditional boundaries and explores the aesthetic experience of the ancients across a range of media oral, aural, visual, and literary. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 552 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 32. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337648
- ISBN
- 9781444337648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.35
€ 209.35
Hardback. This title explores the seemingly unorthodox alliance of the arts, management and marketing. Using case studies of successful art managers, the author illustrates the creative role - so central to value-making in contemporary economies - performed by aesthetic play in art firms. Num Pages: 408 pages, 39 figures, drawings, photographs, references, index. BIC Classification: AB; HP; KCA; KJMV7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748131
- ISBN
- 9780804748131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.56
€ 80.56
Paperback. The "Meditations" of Marcus Aurelius is regarded as one of the three most important expressions of Stoicism. Pierre Hadot here uncovers levels of meaning and expands the understanding of its underlying philosophy through what he argues are the deceptive clarity and ease of the work's style. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007079
- ISBN
- 9780674007079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.21
€ 40.99
€ 33.21
Paperback. This book presents a history of spiritual exercises from Socrates to early Christianity, an account of their decline in modern philosophy, and a discussion of the different conceptions of philosophy that have accompanied the trajectory and fate of the theory and practice of spiritual exercises. Editor(s): Davidson, Arnold. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2. BIC Classification: HPCA; HRK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180333
- ISBN
- 9780631180333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.18
€ 40.99
€ 39.18
Paperback. In this work, Hadot examines Plotinus' views on the self, existence, love, virtue, gentleness and solitude. He shows that Plotinus, like other philosophers of his day, believed that Plato and Aristotle had already articulated the essential truths, and so his purpose was to live philosophically. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 144 pages, 1 halftone, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 61519th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226311944
- ISBN
- 9780226311944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 24.70
€ 30.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. Nearly twenty-five hundred years ago the Greek thinker Heraclitus supposedly uttered the cryptic words 'Phusis kruptesthai philei.' Drawing on the work of ancients and later thinkers such as Goethe, Rilke, Wittgenstein, and Heidegger, this book traces successive interpretations of Heraclitus' words. Translator(s): Chase, Michael. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030497
- ISBN
- 9780674030497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.51
€ 34.99
€ 29.51