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John Gregory's Writings on Medical Ethics and Philosophy of Medicine
Laurence B. . Ed(S): McCullough
Hardback. Includes John Gregory's "Observations on the Duties and Offices of a Physician" and on the "Method of Prosecuting Enquiries in Philosophy", and "Lectures on the Duties and Qualifications of a Physician". This title includes an introduction on Gregory's medical ethics and philosophy of medicine. Editor(s): McCullough, Laurence B. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350002
- ISBN
- 9780792350002
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€ 133.04
€ 133.04
Hardback. Analytic philosophy has been a dominant intellectual movement in the 20th century and a reflection of the cultural pre-eminence of scientism. In response to analytic philosophy's peculiar reticence (and inability) to discuss itself, this book provides a comprehensive history and critique. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 945.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350149
- ISBN
- 9780792350149
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€ 260.19
€ 260.19
Hardback. Focusing on the topics of self-awareness, temporality, and alterity, this anthology contains contributions which address questions in the center of the phenomenological debate. Editor(s): Zahavi, Dan. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350651
- ISBN
- 9780792350651
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Condition: New
€ 132.43
€ 132.43
Hardback. The basic idea of reflective equilibrium, as a method for theory construction and decision-making in ethics, is to bring together a variety of moral and non-moral beliefs and combine these into one coherent belief system. This book explores the promises and problems of reflective equilibrium. Editor(s): Der-Burg, Wibren Van; Willigenburg, Theo van. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350668
- ISBN
- 9780792350668
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€ 133.54
€ 133.54
Hardback. Is membership of our species important in itself, or is it just important to have the properties that a normal grown-up human being has? This text confronts and attempts to answer this and other moral and ethical questions. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350682
- ISBN
- 9780792350682
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€ 132.94
€ 132.94
Hardback. Presents the third generation of Japanese scholars, belonging to the Merleau-Ponty Japanese Circle. Following Merleau-Ponty's tendency, this work makes a phenomenological start in relation to classical Husserlian phenomenology, turning deliberately towards the 'concrete', 'the wild world', 'flesh', 'embodiment', 'natural signs', 'primal nature'. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa; Matsuba, Shoichi. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792350934
- ISBN
- 9780792350934
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€ 132.62
€ 132.62
Hardback. This first volume is concerned with the quantified representation of uncertainty and imprecision. The 14 chapters cover most of the theories that have been proposed for that task and focus on the meaning of those theories. The text also gives wide coverage to new theories of quantified uncertainty. Editor(s): Gabbay, Dov M.; Smets, Philippe. Series: Handbook of Defeasible Reasoning & Uncertainty Management Systems. Num Pages: 477 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 477
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351009
- ISBN
- 9780792351009
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€ 380.54
€ 380.54
Hardback. This text aims to transform the way we think about consciousness and the physical world. It develops a philosophically satisfying account of the mind/body relationship without doing violence to fundamental physics. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351030
- ISBN
- 9780792351030
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Condition: New
€ 200.14
€ 200.14
Hardback. Heidegger holds that our age is dominated by the ambition of reason to possess the world. Leibniz is the man who formulated the theorem: nothing happens without a reason. This book shows Leibniz as one who defends the thought of being in the unity of monadology, and Heidegger as a thinker who preserves the sign of reason in his meditating thought. Translator(s): Parks, Gerald. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 910.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351375
- ISBN
- 9780792351375
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€ 130.79
€ 130.79
Hardback. Science and philosophy have both undergone radical transformations. Following the philosophical model of the ontopoieisis of life, focusing on its specifically human sphere - that of the human self-interpretation-in-existence - this title encircles the horizons of the alliance. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 530 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2070.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 530
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351429
- ISBN
- 9780792351429
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€ 269.11
€ 269.11
Handbook of Defeasible Reasoning and Uncertainty Management Systems
. Ed(S): Gabbay, Dov M.; Smets, Philippe
Hardback. Deals with approaches to handling contradictory information. This volume is suitable for students, researchers and practitioners in artificial intelligence, software engineering, logic, language and philosophy. Editor(s): Gabbay, Dov M.; Smets, Philippe. Series: Handbook of Defeasible Reasoning & Uncertainty Management Systems. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 333
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351610
- ISBN
- 9780792351610
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€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Paperback. In the Netherlands, euthanasia is legal, and doctors can openly and intentionally end the life of their patients. This book addresses the debate among Dutch physicians, policy-makers, lawyers, and bioethicists, as well as families, using academic papers as well as personal experiences. Editor(s): Thomasma, David C.; Kushner, Thomasine; Kimsma, G.L. (Free University Amsterdam, Medical Faculty, The Netherlands); Ciesielski-Carlucci, C. Num Pages: 588 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 195 x 281 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1108.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 588
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351863
- ISBN
- 9780792351863
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Condition: New
€ 131.63
€ 131.63
Hardback. When we ask whether something exists, we expect a yes or no answer, not a further query about what kind of existence, how much of it, whether we mean existence for you or existence for me. In this book, this simple requirement is defended and pursued into its various implications. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351887
- ISBN
- 9780792351887
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€ 131.69
€ 131.69
Hardback. The essays collected together in this volume explore the commonsensical fact that our presence as reasonable agents makes a causal difference to the course of events in the world. Editor(s): Bransen, Jan; Cuypers, Stefaan E. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 646.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352044
- ISBN
- 9780792352044
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€ 195.34
€ 195.34
Hardback. Presents an introduction to Display Logic in the context of generalized Gentzen calculi. This book reviews several standard and non-standard sequent-style proof systems for modal logics. It motivates and develops Display Logic, an important refinement of Gentzen's sequent calculus devised by N Belnap. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352051
- ISBN
- 9780792352051
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€ 188.10
€ 188.10
Hardback. Presents essays that may change readers' perceptions of Leibniz and of the seventeenth century. Dealing with subjects such as Leibniz's occult sources, his interest in mysticism, Kabbalah, and Chinese philosophy, and his attitude towards enthusiasm, this work gives insights into Leibniz's thought and the cultural context in which he lived. Editor(s): Coudert, Allison; Popkin, R. H.; Weiner, G. M. (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA). Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352235
- ISBN
- 9780792352235
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Condition: New
€ 198.23
€ 198.23
Hardback. Describes and criticizes unified models of colour naming that relate basic colour terms directly to perceptual and ultimately to physiological facts, arguing that this strategy has overlooked the cognitive dimension of colour naming. The author also proposes a psychosemantics for basic colour terms which is sensitive to cultural difference. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352396
- ISBN
- 9780792352396
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Condition: New
€ 132.17
€ 132.17
Hardback. Those familiar with Thomas Reid's scholarship will be only too aware of how little attention has been paid of late to Reid's accounts of beauty, of sublimity and aesthetic assessment. This book is to help remedy this imbalance. It provides a critical exposition of Reid's philosophical anatomy of the self, his moral philosophy, and his aesthetics. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1080.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352419
- ISBN
- 9780792352419
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Condition: New
€ 131.90
€ 131.90
Hardback. Analyses the concept of form in different fields such as ontology, language, mathematics, psychology, and in its different aspects according to a modern theory of knowledge. Editor(s): Albertazzi, Liliana. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352464
- ISBN
- 9780792352464
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Condition: New
€ 201.62
€ 201.62
Hardback. What is it about you in virtue of which you are having the thoughts you are now having? The answer will no doubt make some appeal to the state your brain is now in. Most philosophers claim that many of the facts that determine your thoughts lie outside your skin. This view is called externalism. This book argues that externalism is implausible. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352617
- ISBN
- 9780792352617
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Condition: New
€ 133.04
€ 133.04
Hardback. Constructive mathematics is based on the thesis that the meaning of a mathematical formula is given, not by its truth-conditions, but in terms of what constructions count as a proof of it. This monograph offers definitions of construction and proof, and describes the algorithmic substructure underlying intuitionistic logic. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 835.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352624
- ISBN
- 9780792352624
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Condition: New
€ 236.49
€ 236.49
Hardback. Jeffrie G. Murphy's third collection of essays further pursues the topics of punishment and retribution that were explored in his two previous collections. Murphy now explores these topics in light of issues that are normally associated with religion: forgiveness, mercy, and repentance. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352754
- ISBN
- 9780792352754
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Condition: New
€ 132.70
€ 132.70
Hardback. Discussions about the nature of the emotions in Hellenistic philosophy have aroused scholarly interest over the years. This volume includes essays which covers topics from the background of Hellenistic theories, through debates on emotion in the major Hellenistic schools, to discussions in later antiquity. Editor(s): Sihvola, Juha; Engberg-Pedersen, Troels. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792353188
- ISBN
- 9780792353188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.80
€ 201.80
Hardback. The mid-1980s saw the discovery of logical tools that make it possible to model changes in belief and knowledge in entirely new ways. This work contains both discursive chapters with a minimum of formalism and formal chapters in which proofs and proof methods are presented. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792353249
- ISBN
- 9780792353249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.51
€ 203.51