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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

€ 103.82

Paperback. Series: New Approaches to Religion and Power. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPQ; HRAM; HRCG; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349461684
ISBN
9781349461684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.16

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

€ 68.72

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

€ 200.74

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

€ 140.37

Paperback. Metaethics is an engaging and argumentative textbook introducing advanced students to the cutting edge of the debate in one of the most exciting areas of contemporary philosophy. Kirchin covers key topics, including varieties of moral realism, error theory, noncognitivism, and a brand new position; metaethical pluralism. Series: Palgrave Philosophy Today. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219472
ISBN
9780230219472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.02

Hardcover. Metaethics is an engaging and argumentative textbook introducing advanced students to the cutting edge of the debate in one of the most exciting areas of contemporary philosophy. Kirchin covers key topics, including varieties of moral realism, error theory, noncognitivism, and a brand new position; metaethical pluralism. Series: Palgrave Philosophy Today. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219465
ISBN
9780230219465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

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

€ 38.84

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

€ 59.21

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
€ 34.82

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

€ 27.31

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
€ 31.36

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
€ 29.44

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

€ 132.70

hardcover. Examines the relationship between metaphor, art and science against the backdrop of modern European philosophy and, in particular, the work of Kant, Heidegger and Merleau-Ponty. This book explores the impact which the notion of cognitive metaphor has on key positions and concepts within aesthetics, epistemology and the philosophy of science. Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth Century Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415324007
ISBN
9780415324007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.07

paperback. Empirical studies of metaphor have made possible detailed analyses of how metaphors actually structure conceptualization and reasoning. Researchers have also learned that metaphor is a conceptual and experiential process that structures the world. This volume contributes to these advances. Editor(s): Johnson, Mark. Num Pages: 98 pages. BIC Classification: CFG; CFK; HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Psychology Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
98
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805899399
ISBN
9780805899399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; HPK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2e
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195374940
ISBN
9780195374940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 217 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780912646824
ISBN
9780912646824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.63

Hardback. " Promoting critical and creative anachronism, Metaphors of Mind redefines the notion of an archive in the age of Amazon and Google Books. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10, 6 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBD; HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421416885
ISBN
9781421416885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.02

Paperback. George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggest that basic metaphors used in everyday speech not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: CFK; DSA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356. 242 pages. George Lakoff and Mark Johnson suggest that basic metaphors used in everyday speech not only affect the way we communicate ideas, but actually structure our perceptions and understandings from the beginning. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: CFK; DSA; HP. Dimension: 214 x 140 x 20. Weight: 350.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
242
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468013
ISBN
9780226468013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Roesner, Martina. Series: Phaenomenologica S.: Published Under the Auspices of the Husserl Archives, Leuven, Belgium. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402012341
ISBN
9781402012341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.81

Paperback. Translator(s): Ladd, John. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPQ; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Second Edition,2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204188
ISBN
9780872204188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.79

Hardcover. Translator(s): Ladd, John. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
Second Edition,2
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204195
ISBN
9780872204195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.68

Paperback. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813226132
ISBN
9780813226132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

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