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Philosophy
Hardback. Presents a novel account of hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function in our practical lives. This title contends that hoping for an outcome means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings as justified, and that hope thereby involves sophisticated reflective and conceptual capacities. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691151526
- ISBN
- 9780691151526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.44
€ 54.99
€ 39.44
paperback. Hsun Tzu (born ca. 312 B.C.) provided the dominant philosophical system of his day. Although basically Confucian, he differed with Mencius by asserting that the original nature of man is evil, and also expounded on such subjects as good government, military affairs, Heaven, and music. Translator(s): Watson, Burton. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 177 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 124 x 198 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780231106894
- ISBN
- 9780231106894
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.71
€ 29.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. Drawing on the development of 'Grotian' scholarship in international legal and political thought, this book seeks to ascertain precisely what the term has meant, both historically and as it is employed in contemporary scholarship. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan History of International Thought. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349535958
- ISBN
- 9781349535958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. A collection of plays including "Lucifer and the Lord", "Huis Clos", and "The Respectable Prostitute". Translator(s): Black, Kitty; Gilbert, Stuart. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DD; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141184555
- ISBN
- 9780141184555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352044
- ISBN
- 9780792352044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.34
€ 195.34
Paperback. Human Agency and Neural Causes provides an analysis of our everyday thought about our conduct, and the neuroscience research concerning voluntary agency. J.D. Runyan argues that our findings through neuroscience are consistent with what would be expected if we are, in fact, voluntary agents. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JML; JMM; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349460601
- ISBN
- 9781349460601
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Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Hardcover. This book develops an existential-phenomenological approach in which we are always beings-at-risk. It argues moreover that in our struggle against vulnerability, we create new vulnerabilities, and transform ourselves as much as we transform the world. Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400760240
- ISBN
- 9789400760240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.58
€ 227.58
Paperback. A collection that helps readers gain an understanding of the history of cloning in agriculture and animal science, the various biological procedures that are encompassed by the term 'cloning', and the considerations that should inform discussions about public policy matters related to both the cloning research and to human cloning itself. Editor(s): MacKinnon, Barbara. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070587
- ISBN
- 9780252070587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Drawing on and integrating unorthodox thought from a broad range of disciplines including clinical psychology, linguistics, philosophy, natural science and psychoanalysis, this book offers a provocative, original analysis of the global threats to our survival, and proposes a remedy. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFD; HPM; JMC; JMM; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 185
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349490530
- ISBN
- 9781349490530
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Condition: New
€ 65.57
€ 65.57
Paperback. Here, George Kateb asks what human dignity is and why it matters for the claim to rights. He proposes that dignity is an 'existential' value that pertains to the identity of a person as a human being. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284173
- ISBN
- 9780674284173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.06
€ 35.99
€ 31.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137532176
- ISBN
- 9781137532176
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.53
€ 149.53
Hardcover. Dignity is humanity's most prized possession. We experience the loss of dignity as a terrible humiliation: when we lose our dignity we feel deprived of something without which life no longer seems worth living. Translator(s): Siclovan, Diana. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745689012
- ISBN
- 9780745689012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816672998
- ISBN
- 9780816672998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.37
€ 29.99
€ 27.37
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761811619
- ISBN
- 9780761811619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.47
€ 102.47
Paperback. Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal, the essays contained in this work are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life - or whether a belief in God is a wise gamble at best. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 82.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036793
- ISBN
- 9780141036793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.03
€ 10.99
€ 10.03
Paperback. Translation of: L'influence de l'odeur des croissants chauds sur la bontae humaine. Translator(s): Thom, Martin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169233
- ISBN
- 9780231169233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Hardback. Translation of: L'influence de l'odeur des croissants chauds sur la bontae humaine. Translator(s): Thom, Martin. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169226
- ISBN
- 9780231169226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.64€ 80.25
€ 103.64
€ 80.25
Paperback. A clearly-written, brief introduction to philosophic thinking that guides the reader through an exploration of sense perception, ordinary knowing, scientific knowing, and philosophic knowing. This philosophic journey culminates in a justification of philosophy itself as a genuine form of knowing and thus is a natural prelude to metaphysics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028794
- ISBN
- 9780268028794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. How do we know what we 'know'? How did we - as individuals and as a society - come to accept certain knowledge as fact? This title questions the reliability of our assumptions on knowledge. It investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415474443
- ISBN
- 9780415474443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.41
€ 23.99
€ 23.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Geach, Mary; Gormally, Luke. Series: St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845400613
- ISBN
- 9781845400613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.54
€ 24.99
€ 24.54
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845400132
- ISBN
- 9781845400132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.65
€ 47.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Laing, Jacqueline A.; Oderberg, David S. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349251001
- ISBN
- 9781349251001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.94
€ 126.94
Hardback. Aiming to redress the imbalance in moral philosophy created by the dominance of consequentialism, this text critically examines the assumptions and arguments of consequentialism. Essays discuss concepts such as rights, justice, innocence, natural integrity and the fundamental value of human life. Editor(s): Oderberg, David S.; Laing, Jacqueline A. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333629802
- ISBN
- 9780333629802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JMM; JPA; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349526406
- ISBN
- 9781349526406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32