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Hardcover. This book offers a liberatory conception of individual freedom that uniquely responds to the problems of social oppression and demands of the interrelatedness insofar as it pertains specifically to the social domain of activity. Series: Breaking Feminist Waves. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: D; DS; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034861
- ISBN
- 9781137034861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.53
€ 66.53
Paperback. This book offers a new approach to contemporary problems using philosophical perspectives and analyzing practical consequences. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137035639
- ISBN
- 9781137035639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. The Fractured Self in Freud and German Philosophy examines Freud's transformation of German philosophical approaches to freedom, history, and self-knowledge; defends a theory of situated knowledge and agency; and considers the relevance of Freudian thought for contemporary cultural issues. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JMAF; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263315
- ISBN
- 9781137263315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. The capacity to take part in dialogues and justify one's positions constitutes the normative core of critical social justice. Ensuring this capacity to every citizen is the main objective of justice, which requires transforming social structures and relations as well as counteracting the effects of capitalist dynamics. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Critical
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263377
- ISBN
- 9781137263377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. This book considers how white U.S.-Americans may participate in racial justice-making, and shows how 'white' identities embody problematic moral realities, arguing that reparations for people of African descent and sovereignty for Native peoples are critical for racial justice and transformation of what it means to be white in the United States. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFSL; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263674
- ISBN
- 9781137263674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Hardcover. This book articulates the key theoretical assumptions of poststructuralism, but also probes its limits, evaluates rival approaches and elaborates new concepts. Building on the work of Derrida, Foucault, Heidegger, Lacan, Laclau, Levi-Strauss, Marx, Saussure and Zizek, the book also provides a distinctive version of the poststructuralist project. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HPS; JHBA; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137266972
- ISBN
- 9781137266972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.44
€ 195.44
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269836
- ISBN
- 9781137269836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Using the example of prehistoric paintings discovered in the late 19th century in Spain and France Cave Art, Perception and Knowledge inquires into epistemic questions related to images, depicting and perception that this rich material has given rise to. The book traces the outline of the doxa of cave art studies. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ACC; HDA; HPK; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137271969
- ISBN
- 9781137271969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Paperback. Transversal Subjects, now in paperback, proposes a combined theory of consciousness, subjectivity and agency stemming from analyses of junctures in Western philosophical and critical discourses that have influenced the development of present-day understandings of perception, identity, desire, mimesis, aesthetics, education and human rights. Num Pages: 315 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274700
- ISBN
- 9781137274700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. In this book, Emslie establishes that narrative explanations are to be preferred over non-narrative in the humanities. They are more truthful in two senses. They both correspond more closely to reality and allow inference as to normative values. This is particularly the case when aesthetics are added to the mix. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HPN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275448
- ISBN
- 9781137275448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. A standout contribution to post-secular IR theory, this book addresses issues of global politics, from cooperation to conflict, and shows how a religious metaphor, the pilgrim, can help us to rethink our concepts of self, agency, and community in a time of changing world order. Series: Culture and Religion in International Relations. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; HRCC7; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137275806
- ISBN
- 9781137275806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Transcendental History defends the claim that historicality is the very condition for human knowledge. By explaining this thesis, and by tracing its development from Kant and Hegel to Derrida and Agamben, this book enriches our understanding of the history of philosophy and contributes to epistemology and the philosophy of history. Translator(s): Possen, David Dov. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277770
- ISBN
- 9781137277770
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. Looking at the relationship between modernity and the rise of charismatic leaders, Agnes Horvath uses 'threshold' situations to trace the conditions out of which political regimes developed. The focus on rationalism and structure has led to a systematic neglect of uncertain liminal moments, which gave new direction to societies and cultures. Series: Modernism and.. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTB; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137277855
- ISBN
- 9781137277855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.97
€ 60.97
Hardcover. The book offers a novel approach to the idea of divinity in guise of a philosophical doctrine called 'Logical Pantheism', according to which the only way to establish the existence of God undeniably is by equating God with Logical Space. Series: Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280312
- ISBN
- 9781137280312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.20
€ 67.20
Hardcover. Offering a pluralist framework for understanding the nature, scope, and limits of self-knowledge from the first-person perspective, Rethinking Introspection argues that, contrary to common misconceptions, introspection does not operate through inner perception but rather develops out of a diverse array of mental states and cognitive processes. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280374
- ISBN
- 9781137280374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardcover. The author applies modified versions of pre-modern philosophy (including Aristotle and Aquinas) to psychiatry, arguing that the work of the Aristotelian philosopher, Christian and former Marxist, Alasdair MacIntyre is ideally placed to bring about a transformation of psychiatry from its current captivity to the modern scientific technical paradigm. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286208
- ISBN
- 9781137286208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This penetrating critique forges a path through Agamben's extensive commentary on time, language, and visuality, revealing its limit and establishing a ground for future engagements. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286239
- ISBN
- 9781137286239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286260
- ISBN
- 9781137286260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.40
€ 116.40
Hardcover. This book presents an atheistic case against the legalization of assisted suicide. Critical of both sides of the argument, it questions the assumptions behind the discussion. Yuill shows that our attitudes towards suicide - not euthanasia - are most important to our attitudes towards assisted suicide. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286291
- ISBN
- 9781137286291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Paperback. A comprehensive review of recent scientific evidence examining the contributions of animal experimentation to human healthcare. The book also explores toxicity prediction, animal use during life and health sciences education, impacts on student attitudes toward animals, and the extent to which animals suffer in laboratories. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289681
- ISBN
- 9781137289681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.81
€ 66.81