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Hardcover. The way which society conceives of power in the twenty-first century determines how it approaches future issues. Placing the twentieth-century French philosopher Michel Foucault into critical conjunction with the apostle Paul, Fuggle re-evaluates the way in which power operates within society and underpins ethical and political actions. Series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HRCG; HRCM; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326928
- ISBN
- 9781137326928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. What is a medium? Why is there always a middle? Can media produce 'immediacy'? Henri Bergson recognized mediation as the central philosophical problem of modernity. This book traces his influence on the 'media philosophies' of Gilles Deleuze, Marshall McLuhan, Walter Benjamin and Michel Serres. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137324498
- ISBN
- 9781137324498
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€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Many philosophers in the analytic tradition are now convinced that metaphysical questions are worth pursuing, but we still lack a convincing meta-metaphysics and methodology. This essay offers an account of how we should conduct our business qua metaphysicians. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137322814
- ISBN
- 9781137322814
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€ 116.38
€ 116.38
Hardcover. Shakespeare's Political Wisdom offers interpretations of five Shakespearean plays with a view to the enduring guidance those plays can provide to human, political life. The plays have been chosen for their relentless attention to the questions that were once and may sometime become, or be recognized as being, the heart and soul of politics. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSGS; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320858
- ISBN
- 9781137320858
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Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardcover. Fictional narratives of the late twentieth century often cross boundaries. This study argues that the undoing of structure in postmodern art form demands a different way of thinking and represents a commentary on the material and social conditions of the late twentieth century and beyond. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: ACXJ; DSBH; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137310170
- ISBN
- 9781137310170
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Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardcover. A powerful social science analysis and a compassionate philosophical perspective to face the twin challenges of environmental sustainability and human well-being. Num Pages: 126 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPDF; RNA; RNT; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308986
- ISBN
- 9781137308986
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Condition: New
€ 82.56
€ 82.56
Hardcover. Jeffreys explores the spiritual consequences and ethics of modern solitary confinement and emphasizes how solitary confinement damages our spiritual lives. He focuses particularly on how it destroys one's relationship to time and undermines our creativity, and proposes institutional changes in order to mitigate profound damage to prisoners. Series: Content and Context in Theological Ethics. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1; HRLP5; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137308610
- ISBN
- 9781137308610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Paperback. A different approach to French liberalism which, rather than beginning with an a priori definition of liberalism, focuses on the political thought of Benjamin Constant and Germaine de Stael, to advance a new interpretation of the timing and character of French (and more broadly European) liberalism. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPCD; HPS; JPA; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137306432
- ISBN
- 9781137306432
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Condition: New
€ 66.40
€ 66.40
Hardcover. This book seeks to re-define the role of fantasy in human life by overturning mainstream psychology's understanding of daydreams as being task-distracted mind wandering by proposing that all waking fantasies function to transform mood states into specific emotional reactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JFCA; JMQ; JMR; JMTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300768
- ISBN
- 9781137300768
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Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. Calhoun examines the centuries-old paradigm of just war theory to determine whether modern 'just war' rationalizations constitute sound justifications or pro-military propaganda. Her work reveals how the practice of modern war contradicts the most basic values and principles of modern Western democracies. Series: Twenty-First Century Perspectives on War, Peace, and Human Conflict. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JPA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294623
- ISBN
- 9781137294623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. The book examines Lucretius' conception of the philosophic life, and the reaction to the human and political implications of the discovery of nature. Series: Recovering Political Philosophy. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137292315
- ISBN
- 9781137292315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.37
€ 66.37
Hardcover. A humanistic account of self-consciousness and personal identity, and offering a structural parallel between the epistemology of memory and bodily awareness. It provides a much-needed rapprochement between Analytic and Phenomenological approaches, developing Wittgenstein's insights into "I"-as-subject and self-identification. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137290403
- ISBN
- 9781137290403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. This book examines the encounters between leading 'analytic' and 'continental' philosophers: Frege and Husserl, Carnap and Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Bataille and Ayer, the Royaumont colloquium, and Derrida with Searle. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137290199
- ISBN
- 9781137290199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.26
€ 161.26
Hardcover. A long neglected concept in the field of international relations and political theory, hospitality provides a new framework for analysing many of the challenges in world politics today, from the search for peaceable relations between states to asylum and refugee crises. Series: Palgrave Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; JPSN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289995
- ISBN
- 9781137289995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Paperback. A comprehensive review of recent scientific evidence examining the contributions of animal experimentation to human healthcare. The book also explores toxicity prediction, animal use during life and health sciences education, impacts on student attitudes toward animals, and the extent to which animals suffer in laboratories. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 342.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289681
- ISBN
- 9781137289681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Hardcover. This book presents an atheistic case against the legalization of assisted suicide. Critical of both sides of the argument, it questions the assumptions behind the discussion. Yuill shows that our attitudes towards suicide - not euthanasia - are most important to our attitudes towards assisted suicide. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286291
- ISBN
- 9781137286291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardcover. Is it acceptable to kill an animal that has been granted a pleasant life? This book rigorously explores the moral basis of the ideal of animal-friendly animal husbandry and sheds new light on utilitarian moral theory by pointing out the assumptions and implications of two different versions of utilitarianism, with surprising conclusions. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFZ; JFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286260
- ISBN
- 9781137286260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.43
€ 116.43
Hardcover. This penetrating critique forges a path through Agamben's extensive commentary on time, language, and visuality, revealing its limit and establishing a ground for future engagements. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286239
- ISBN
- 9781137286239
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. The author applies modified versions of pre-modern philosophy (including Aristotle and Aquinas) to psychiatry, arguing that the work of the Aristotelian philosopher, Christian and former Marxist, Alasdair MacIntyre is ideally placed to bring about a transformation of psychiatry from its current captivity to the modern scientific technical paradigm. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286208
- ISBN
- 9781137286208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Offering a pluralist framework for understanding the nature, scope, and limits of self-knowledge from the first-person perspective, Rethinking Introspection argues that, contrary to common misconceptions, introspection does not operate through inner perception but rather develops out of a diverse array of mental states and cognitive processes. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280374
- ISBN
- 9781137280374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73