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Hardback. How can an abstract sequence of sounds so intensely express emotional states? In the past ten years, research into the topic of music and emotion has flourished. This book explores the relationship between music and emotion, bringing together contributions from psychologists, neuroscientists, musicologists, musicians, and philosophers Editor(s): Cochrane, Tom; Fantini, Bernardino; Scherer, Klaus R. Translator(s): Jafflin, Kristen. Series: Series in Affective Science. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, music. BIC Classification: AVA; HPM; JMQ; PSAN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 858.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199654888
ISBN
9780199654888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.33

paperback. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 640 pages, 145 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; PDZ; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 39. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198784920
ISBN
9780198784920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Focusing on clothing, bodily deportment, sex roles, sexual practices, and political rhetoric as forms of "fashion," this work bounds across two thousand years of history, showing how the evolution of fashion from an upper-class privilege into a vehicle of popular expression closely follows the rise of democratic values. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Series: New French Thought Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JFCK; JFCX; JPHV; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691102627
ISBN
9780691102627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Hardback. The philosophy of technology has been dominated by moral/critical metaphysical analyses of the "essence" of technology. This volume explores how empirical data might be used in ontological, epistemological, ethical or more general discussions to develop a philosophy more internally oriented. Editor(s): Kroes, P. A.; Meijers, A.W.M. Series: Research in Philosophy and Technoloy. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762307555
ISBN
9780762307555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.01

Paperback. It is a commonplace that the modern world cannot be experienced as enchanted - that the very concept of enchantment belongs to past ages of superstition. This title challenges that view. It seeks to rehabilitate enchantment, showing not only how it is possible to experience wonder, but how such experience is crucial to motivating ethical behavior. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 halftones, 3 illus. BIC Classification: HPN; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088136
ISBN
9780691088136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Potter, Karl H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GBC; HPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614861
ISBN
9780691614861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Hardback. Readings of Hegel, Nietzsche, Benjamin, Adorno, and Heidegger trace the role that the discourse on the end of art has played in post-Hegelian philosophical aesthetics. Translator(s): McFarland, James. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744232
ISBN
9780804744232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.22

Paperback. Since "Hegel", the idea of an end of art has become a staple of aesthetic theory. In addition to providing an overview of the main thinkers of post-Idealist German aesthetics, this book explores the relationship between tradition and modernity. Translator(s): McFarland, James. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804744249
ISBN
9780804744249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. aeo New in paperback, this is a major contribution to the highly topical post--modernity debates. aeo Gianni Vattimo is the leading Italian philosopher of post--modernism, and an expert on Nietzsche, Heidegger and Gadamer. aeo Vattimo presents a distinct philosophical position based on his well--known notion of 'weak thoughta . Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745609713
ISBN
9780745609713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.82

Paperback. Series: Speculative Realism. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748684830
ISBN
9780748684830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardback. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173247
ISBN
9780231173247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPC; HPS; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231176729
ISBN
9780231176729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This book makes a provocative, original contribution to the philosophical literature and debate on the morality of punishing, arguing that punishment is justified in the duties that offenders incur as a result of their wrongdoing. Series: Oxford Legal Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JKV; LAB; LNFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199681914
ISBN
9780199681914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.30

Paperback. * Ambitious and important work, by a respected philosopher. * Presents a clear and thoughtful analysis of key philosophical traditions. * Examines the nature and scope of philosophically relevant knowledge. . Num Pages: 418 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234050
ISBN
9780631234050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Paperback. The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509503988
ISBN
9781509503988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.34

Hardback. The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic D at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JHM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509503971
ISBN
9781509503971
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

Hardback. The philosophical genealogy of a remarkable antagonist: the pirate, the key to the contemporary paradigm of the universal foe. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: BTC; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
274
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951948
ISBN
9781890951948
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc.
Number of pages
139
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865978058
ISBN
9780865978058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33. BIC Classification: AJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486890
ISBN
9780801486890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.68

Paperback. These three volumes - devoted to Jeremy Bentham, James Mill, and John Stuart Mill - represent a triumph of the contextual method rather than a pure contribution to the History of Philosophy. The Utilitarians, Stephen argues, were social reformers first and philosophers second. Series: Continuum Classic Texts Series. Num Pages: 1264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HPCD; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1538.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
1264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826488169
ISBN
9780826488169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 230.69
€ 204.00

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