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Hardback. Contains historical case studies, contributions, and applications to specific sciences. These papers illustrate the variety of functions of metaphors and analogies, as well as the many connections between the study of some of these functions and other subjects and disciplines. Editor(s): Hallyn, Fernand. Series: Origins: Studies in the Sources of Scientific Creativity. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365600
- ISBN
- 9780792365600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784782740
- ISBN
- 9781784782740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Hardback. In the interdisciplinary tradition of Buckminster Fuller's work, Gregory Bateson's Mind and Nature, and Fritjof Capra's Tao of Physics, Metapatterns embraces both nature and culture, seeking out the grand-scale patterns that help explain the functioning of our universe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067508
- ISBN
- 9780231067508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. * Major new work in feminist theory, cultural theory and gender studies * Author is well known in the fields of feminism and post--structuralism and for her work on problems of identity and difference. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745625775
- ISBN
- 9780745625775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.26
€ 31.99
€ 31.26
Hardback. Presents a treatment of deductive aspects and structures of fuzzy logic understood as many valued logic sui generis. This book shows that fuzzy logic as a logic of imprecise (vague) propositions does have well-developed formal foundations and that most things usually named 'fuzzy inference' can be naturally understood as logical deduction. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352389
- ISBN
- 9780792352389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.48
€ 246.48
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589880580
- ISBN
- 9781589880580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.33
€ 31.33
Paperback. Hit the lights and jump in the fire, you're about to enter the School of Rock! Today's lecture will be a crash course in brain surgery. This hard and fast lesson is taught by instructors who graduated from the old school-they actually paid $5. 98 for The $5. 98 EP. Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405163484
- ISBN
- 9781405163484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.95
€ 26.95
Paperback. This book will be of interest to anyone-in any discipline-who takes the past as a serious object of study. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; DSA; HBJD; HP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Fortieth Anniversary Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415604
- ISBN
- 9781421415604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.30
€ 35.99
€ 30.30
Paperback. Do moral facts exist? What would they be like if they did? What does it mean to say that a moral claim is true? What is the link between moral judgement and motivation? Can we know whether something is right and wrong? And is morality a fiction? This title presents a survey of the key concepts and positions in the fields of philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844652587
- ISBN
- 9781844652587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Paperback. This is a collection of papers on metaethics very broadly conceived, to include, for example, moral psychology. It incorporates a broad view of philosophy, utilizing contributions from leading philosophers and provides readers with the latest cutting-edge developments in this extensive subject. Editor(s): Sosa, E. David; Villanueva, Enrique. Series: Philosophical Issues: A Supplement to Nous. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 19
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444333992
- ISBN
- 9781444333992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.32
€ 38.32
Hardback. Is knowledge relative? Many academics across the humanities say that it is. However those who work in mainstream epistemology generally consider that it is not. Metaepistemology and Relativism questions whether the kind of anti-relativistic background that underlies typical projects in mainstream epistemology can on closer inspection be vindicated. Series: Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336637
- ISBN
- 9781137336637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.36
€ 135.36
Hardback. In this introduction to the field of archaeology several leading archaeologists show how accessible and interesting the current archaeological literature is, and currently active philosophers of archaeology reveal something of the current state of discussion on the subject. Editor(s): Embree, Lester. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HDA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792320234
- ISBN
- 9780792320234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.79
€ 193.79
Hardback. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319253329
- ISBN
- 9783319253329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.71
€ 64.71
Paperback. What is bioethics? What are its goals and theoretical assumptions? Is it a unique discipline? Must medical ethics be grounded in clinical experience? How can ethical inquiry inform medicine's theory and practice? This work presents a philosophical exploration of the history, nature, scope and foundations of bioethics. Editor(s): Grodin, Michael A. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; M. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402002526
- ISBN
- 9781402002526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardback. The use of messianism in 20th century literary and cultural theory. The essays critique the claim that religious paradigms simply underlie secular thought. In specific, they problematize the renewal of metaphysics by means of messianic temporality, by exposing pitfalls and paradoxes in the messianic idea. Editor(s): Glazova, Anna. Num Pages: 316 pages, 3 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256716
- ISBN
- 9780823256716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.72
€ 102.72
Paperback. Examines how theatre - which expressed a political dynamic both in the Renaissance and the twentieth century - lays open the impulses that instigated modernity and, ultimately, unparalleled levels of violence and destruction. This book traces the emergence of an unrestrained pursuit of power and the utopian desire for perfection. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: AN; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022952
- ISBN
- 9780268022952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651160
- ISBN
- 9781844651160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.40
€ 44.99
€ 42.40
Hardback. Explores the relationship between two of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century: Edmund Husserl, the father of modern phenomenology, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty, considered by many to be his greatest philosophical heir. This work offers insights into Merleau-Ponty's reading of Husserl. Editor(s): Toadvine, Ted; Embree, Lester. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402004698
- ISBN
- 9781402004698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.54
€ 193.54
Hardback. Evaluates the contribution of Merleau-Ponty to various philosophical problems, from the cumulative point of view of over thirty years of continental philosophy since the time of his death. Editor(s): Burke, Patrick; Veken, Jan van der. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792321422
- ISBN
- 9780792321422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.83
€ 191.83
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631295
- ISBN
- 9780691631295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.91
€ 185.91