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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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€ 126.50
€ 126.50
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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€ 189.69
€ 189.69
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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Condition: New
€ 191.90
€ 191.90
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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Condition: New
€ 125.82
€ 125.82
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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Condition: New
€ 122.85
€ 122.85
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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€ 192.85
€ 192.85
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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€ 125.50
€ 125.50
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.86
€ 193.86
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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Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
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
€ 194.49
€ 194.49
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
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.93
€ 125.93
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.11
€ 224.11
Paperback. This study of the concept of health combines central ideas in modern philosophy of medicine with some results from analytical action theory. The emerging concept of health - that a person's health is characterized by their ability to achieve their vital goals - is demonstrated in this text. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334705
- ISBN
- 9780792334705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.42
€ 187.42
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334842
- ISBN
- 9780792334842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.17
€ 248.17
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
€ 124.99
€ 124.99
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.80
€ 126.80
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
€ 191.02
€ 191.02
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335467
- ISBN
- 9780792335467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.47
€ 191.47
hardcover. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335474
- ISBN
- 9780792335474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.86
€ 124.86
Hardback. Many, perhaps most textbooks of quantum mechanics present a Copenhagen, single system angle; fewer present the subject matter as an instrument for treating ensembles, but the two methods have been silently coexisting since the mid-Thirties. This work resolves this dichotomy by examining the mutual relation between single systems and ensembles. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335658
- ISBN
- 9780792335658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.59
€ 190.59
Temporal Logic: From Ancient Ideas to Artificial Intelligence (Studies...
Øhrstrøm, Peter, Hasle, Per
Hardcover. This text deals with the history of temporal logic as well as the crucial systematic questions within the field. The book studies the contributions from ancient and medieval philosophy up to the downfall of temporal logic in the Renaissance. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 167 x 243 x 33. Weight in Grams: 804.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335863
- ISBN
- 9780792335863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.47
€ 192.47
hardcover. Focusing on aesthetics, this book provides a theory of emotion; application of the cognitive-emotive theory to aesthetics; analysis of the relationship between aesthetics, metaphor and emotion; a full theory of meaning and its application to aesthetics; and more. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336181
- ISBN
- 9780792336181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.39
€ 191.39
Hardback. Presents a novel approach to the logic of questions. This book develops a conceptual framework for this field of logic. It also contains an overview of the logical theories of questions and exposition of the developed theories. It is suitable for philosophers of science, cognitive scientists and computer scientists. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792336372
- ISBN
- 9780792336372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46