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Paperback. McInerny describes how a debate was initiated in the 30s on whether philosophy could have existed in the age of faith. Concerned with the moral aspect of "Christian philosophy", he argues for a Christian ethic that sees the distinction between philosophising and the content of philosophy. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813207711
- ISBN
- 9780813207711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.95
€ 19.95
Paperback. Investigates questions of interest to football fans, coaches, and players, such as the ethics of steroids and whether there should be a playoff system in college football. This book tackles controversies such as instant replay challenges and salary caps for players. It covers both collegiate and professional football. Editor(s): Austin, Michael W. Series: The Philosophy of Popular Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813192192
- ISBN
- 9780813192192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.33
€ 31.33
Editor(s): Coles, Romand; Reinhardt, Class of 1956 Professor of American Civilization Mark (Williams College); Shulman, George. Num Pages: 542 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813145525
- ISBN
- 9780813145525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.38
€ 44.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Fahy, Thomas. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813136554
- ISBN
- 9780813136554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.97
€ 30.97
Hardback. Editor(s): Palmer, R. Barton; Sanders, Steven M. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813126623
- ISBN
- 9780813126623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.74
€ 42.74
Hardback. From "Raising Arizona" to the academy-award-winning "No Country for Old Men", the films of the Coen brothers have made an unmistakable imprint on Hollywood. This book explores concepts such as justice, the problem of interpretation, existential role-playing, the philosophy of comedy, and the coldness of modernity. Editor(s): Conard, Mark T. Series: The Philosophy of Popular Culture. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813125268
- ISBN
- 9780813125268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.30
€ 43.30
The Virtues of Ignorance. Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits o...
. Ed(S): Vitek, Bill; Jackson, Wes
As our dependence on technology has increased precipitously over the past centuries, so too has the notion that we can solve all environmental problems with scientific explanations. This book proposes an alternative to this dangerous worldview. It looks ahead to determine how humans can live sustainably on Earth. Editor(s): Vitek, Bill; Jackson, Wes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124773
- ISBN
- 9780813124773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.56
€ 48.56
James H. Toner is professor of international relations and military ethics at the U.S. Air War College and author of Morals Under the Gun. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813118819
- ISBN
- 9780813118819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.78
€ 42.78
Paperback. Editor(s): Eberhardt, Frederick. Translator(s): Glymour, Clark. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812696097
- ISBN
- 9780812696097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 39.45
€ 51.99
€ 39.45
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPDF; HRKN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Cricket Books, a division of Carus Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812695977
- ISBN
- 9780812695977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.92
€ 36.99
€ 28.92
Paperback. This volume asserts that many philosophical controversies really depend upon whether a particular language should be used. The author explores a "Principle of Tolerance", by which everyone is free to mix and match the rules of language. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Open Court
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812695243
- ISBN
- 9780812695243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.59
€ 31.99
€ 30.59
Paperback. In this work, the author attempts to define Benjamin Franklin's role as a philosopher. The book lays out in detail Franklin's ideas in four areas: science, religion, morality and politics; ultimately concluding that Franklin should be considered an early figure in the Pragmatist movement. Num Pages: 324 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693874
- ISBN
- 9780812693874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.58
€ 27.99
€ 24.58
Paperback. This work presents a treatment of the issue of death, comparing the Western approach of "optimising" with the Eastern approach of "adapting". It analyses the nature of happiness, and explains how adaption may be implemented. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPD; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812693225
- ISBN
- 9780812693225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.08
€ 20.99
€ 19.08
It not only celebrates Cavendish as a true figure of the scientific age but contributes to a broader understanding of the contested nature of the scientific revolution. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894435
- ISBN
- 9780801894435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.91
€ 88.91
Breslin draws a critically important distinction between constitutional texts and constitutional practice. Series: The Johns Hopkins Series in Constitutional Thought. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPS; JPA; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890512
- ISBN
- 9780801890512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.35
€ 64.35
Humanities, film studies, and social science scholars will find this book a valuable contribution to the philosophical literature on cinema and its pertinence in contemporary life. Translator(s): Hartz, Alisa. Series: Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APFA; HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801888021
- ISBN
- 9780801888021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.17
€ 59.17
Hardcover. Contains major contributions on Systems of Deduction, Alternatives to Standard First-order Semantics, Algebraic Logic, Basic and Advanced Many-valued Logic. This work is suitable for students and researchers whose work or interests involve philosophical logic and its applications. Editor(s): Gabbay, Dov M.; Guenthner, Franz. Series: Handbook of Philosophical Logic. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792371267
- ISBN
- 9780792371267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.73
€ 193.73
Paperback. Presents a treatment of first-order modal logic, together with propositional background. This book covers quantification, including the difference between actualist and possibilist quantifiers; equality, leading to a treatment of Frege's morning star/evening star puzzle; the notion of existence and the logical problems surrounding it; and more. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792353355
- ISBN
- 9780792353355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 272.80
€ 272.80
Hardcover. Twentieth-century philosophy has tacitly been dominated by a deep contrast between universalist and model-theoretical visions of language. This book studies the role of this contrast in Peirce, Frege, Wittgenstein, Carnap, Quine, Husserl, Heidegger and in the development of logical theory. Series: Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792342465
- ISBN
- 9780792342465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.39
€ 243.39
Hardcover. Presents perspectives into the field of phenomenology/philosophy of life conceived by Tymieniecka. This philosophy reaches to the 'inner workings of Nature' as well as to the innermost recesses of the Human Creative Condition, opening a starting point for philosophy. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 31. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341260
- ISBN
- 9780792341260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.59
€ 191.59
Hardcover. Discusses animal rights, obligations concerning future generations, abortion, limiting medical treatment, and euthanasia. This work offers an account of what moral principles are sound, how we can apply them to complex situations, and what makes it reasonable to treat individuals in accordance with particular moral principles. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339182
- ISBN
- 9780792339182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.63
€ 191.63
Hardcover. Contains discussions by a wide range of philosophers and historians of philosophy. This book is suitable for philosophers interested in scepticism. It presents in English the work of philosophers from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Editor(s): Popkin, Richard H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KLS; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337690
- ISBN
- 9780792337690
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.98
€ 190.98
Hardcover. Translating from Sanskrit some contemporary Indian Pandits' reactions to Western analytic accounts of meaning and knowledge, this title is suitable for advanced undergraduates in philosophy, for researchers - in Australia, Asia, Europe or America - on epistemology, theory of meaning, and, Indian or comparative philosophy. Editor(s): Matilal, Bimal Krishna; Chakrabarti, Arindam. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 390 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323457
- ISBN
- 9780792323457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.91
€ 245.91
Hardcover. Reassesses the phenomenological "controversy" between Hesserl and Heidegger over the proper status of the phenomenon of intentionality. It aims to determine whether the latter's hermeneutical critique of intentionality is sensitive to Husserl's reflective account of its "sachen selbst". Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792320746
- ISBN
- 9780792320746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.15
€ 191.15