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Hardback. Brings a collection of essays which offer a systematic account of Wittgenstein's philosophy of mind and contribute in an absolutely new and original way to illuminating his later conception of human perceptive, emotional and cognitive language from both a theoretical and an historical point of view. Editor(s): Egidi, Rosaria. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331711
- ISBN
- 9780792331711
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€ 193.47
€ 193.47
Hardback. Develops the concepts presented in "Surrender and Catch" (1976) and applied to sociology and its history in "Survival and Sociology" (1991) and autobiography in "O Loma!" (1989). This title explores how author's hypothesis of Surrender(-and-Catch) bears on aspects of autobiography (emigre status, field work), sociology of knowledge, and poetry. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 541.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331780
- ISBN
- 9780792331780
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€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardback. A critical reconstruction and exposition of G.E. Moore's indirect, sophisticated, and non-hedonistic form of utilitarianism - a neglected side of his ethical thought. The book places his normative ethics with respect to traditional utilitarianism, and assesses his case for consequentialism. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332237
- ISBN
- 9780792332237
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€ 127.37
€ 127.37
paperback. Sets out the foundations, methodology and practice of a formal framework for the description of language. The approach embraces the trends of lexicalism and compositional semantics in computational and theoretical linguistics by developing categorial grammar into a logic of signs. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1020.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332268
- ISBN
- 9780792332268
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€ 190.99
€ 190.99
Hardback. In relation to the problems faced, in contemplation and in practical affairs, philosophers must confront the question 'What is knowledge?'. This work deals with problems of knowing and believing, of the kinds and criteria of knowledge, of truth and fallibility, and of the cultural as well as individual factors in cognition. Editor(s): Kucuradi, Ioanna; Cohen, Robert S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332411
- ISBN
- 9780792332411
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€ 193.22
€ 193.22
Hardback. A study of the comprehensive examination of a problem: the basis of our knowledge that others have minds. It insists, against the received wisdom, that no theory of mind can avoid the problem or make it easier to solve. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 168 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 437.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332459
- ISBN
- 9780792332459
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€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Hardback. Suitable for philosophers in general, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students, this title offers an explanation of the origin of the Theory of Forms that is true both to the dialogues and to Plato's place in history. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332756
- ISBN
- 9780792332756
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€ 123.68
€ 123.68
Hardback. This volume marks a phase in the work of the World Phenomenology Institute in unfolding a dialogue between Occidental phenomenology and the Oriental/Chinese classic philosophy. It aims at reviving Occidental thinking, reaching to its intuitive sources. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333739
- ISBN
- 9780792333739
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€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Hardback. Augustine's christianization of Plato and Thomas Aquinas' of Aristotle provided the two main foundations of medieval Judeo- Christian philosophy. This book shows that Greek scepticism played a similar role in the development of a major strand of modern religious thought. It is suitable for scholars interested in Pascal, Kierkegaard and Shestov. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 11. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333814
- ISBN
- 9780792333814
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€ 126.36
€ 126.36
Hardback. Includes a selection of papers presented at the international conference 'Applied Logic: Logic at Work', held in Amsterdam in December 1992. The papers in this work focus on the application of logic to the study of natural language, in syntax, semantics and pragmatics, and the effect of these studies on the development of logic. Editor(s): Polos, Laszlo; Masuch, Michael. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; UYQL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334323
- ISBN
- 9780792334323
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Condition: New
€ 195.18
€ 195.18
Paperback. Since 1979, when Richard Rorty's "Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature" appeared, there has been a flood of scholarship on the philosophy of John Dewey. Many of the authors of this collection are philosophers who have created some of the most original and influential work in this new scholarship. Editor(s): Garrison, Jim. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JNA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY AND EDUCATIO
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334460
- ISBN
- 9780792334460
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€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardback. Provides introductions to the subject from the points of view of mathematics, linguistics, and theoretical computer science. This book has been prepared in parallel with "Quantifiers: Logics, Models and Computation, Volume Two". It is useful for logicians, mathematicians, philosophers, linguists and computer scientists. Editor(s): Krynicki, Michal; Mostowski, Marcin (Department of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Poland). Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1780.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334484
- ISBN
- 9780792334484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.83
€ 195.83
Hardback. Contains twelve research papers devoted to generalized quantifiers and their applications. This volume offers a survey of logical methods that are useful in investigations involving generalized quantifiers. It represents model-theoretical and proof-theoretical approaches. Editor(s): Krynicki, Michal; Mostowski, Marcin (Department of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Poland); Szczerba, L.W. (Siedlce University, Poland). Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334491
- ISBN
- 9780792334491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.52
€ 128.52
Hardback. Argues that all intelligible theories of representation by ideas are based on likeness between representations and objects. This book concludes that 17th century materialist criticisms of 'having' mental representations in the mind apply to contemporary material representations in the brain, as proposed by neurophilosophers. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334538
- ISBN
- 9780792334538
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Condition: New
€ 126.78
€ 126.78
Hardback. Boltzmann was a philospher, as well as a physicist. This study delves into Boltzmann's correspondence and looks into his final years, aiming to present an alternative view. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334644
- ISBN
- 9780792334644
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Condition: New
€ 225.64
€ 225.64
Hardback. Includes the foundational ideas of working mathematicians, such as Kronecker, Dedekind, Borel and the early Hilbert, and the development of notions like model and modelling, arbitrary function, completeness, and non-Archimedean structures. This title also covers Husserl, Wittgenstein and Ramsey. Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334842
- ISBN
- 9780792334842
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Condition: New
€ 249.88
€ 249.88
Hardback. DuBois shows how Reinach succeeds in developing a realist ontology and epistemology based on rigorous argumentation and phenomenological elucidation in this text. Reinach's students and colleagues, such as Roman Ingarden, Alexander Pfander and Dietrich von Hildebrand, are incorporated. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335191
- ISBN
- 9780792335191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.01
€ 128.01
Hardback. Offers criticisms of some of the most important assumptions scholars have brought to bear in beginning the process of (Platonic) interpretation. This book offers a different way to group the dialogues, based on facts in the lives and philosophical practices of Socrates - the main speaker in most of Plato's dialogues - and of Plato himself. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335436
- ISBN
- 9780792335436
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Condition: New
€ 127.40
€ 127.40
Hardback. Contributors to this volume write from a variety of theoretical perspectives in the humanities. They also articulate conceptions of philosophy of medicine and bioethics from various practice experiences, and bring critical attention to aspects of the contemporary health policy. Editor(s): Carson, Ronald A.; Burns, Chester R. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 670.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335450
- ISBN
- 9780792335450
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.94
€ 191.94
Hardback. Contains sixteen essays that focus on philosophical issues arising out of individual and social aspects of the self. This book contains papers that reflect upon psychological, methodological and ontological dimensions of pre-social, quasi-solipsistic ego, the transition to sociality in its moral, political, therapeutic and methodological aspects. Editor(s): Crowell, Steven. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335467
- ISBN
- 9780792335467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.37
€ 194.37