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Paperback. This volume contains surveys of the main issues in philosophical aesthetics, as discussed by thinkers from ancient Greece to modern times. Editor(s): Hanfling, Oswald. Num Pages: 520 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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- 1st Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9780631180357
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- 9780631180357
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Paperback. Explains how Chomsky's theory fits into the wider study of language, his beliefs about language and mind, and the relation between his linguistic ideas and philosophy and the natural sciences. The book also describes the challenges to Chomsky's ideas in the context of a metaphorical maze. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
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- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 256
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- New
- SKU
- V9780631180272
- ISBN
- 9780631180272
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Paperback. The Socratic, or dialog, form is central to the history of philosophy and has been the disciplinea s canonical genre ever since. Paul Feyerabenda s Three Dialogues on Knowledge resurrects the form to provide an astonishingly flexible and invigorating analysis of epistemological, ethical and metaphysical problems. Num Pages: 170 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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- New
- SKU
- V9780631179184
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- 9780631179184
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€ 35.28
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Paperback. In recent years there have been major advances in understanding visual processing. This work brings together experts from various disciplines, ranging from computer science to neuropsychology, to discuss how the work carried out in their field fits into the broader context of vision research. Editor(s): Humphreys, Glyn W. Series: Readings in Mind & Language S. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMM; JMR; UYQV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179092
- ISBN
- 9780631179092
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Hardback. In this book Stephen Makin offers a striking new account of some intriguing but neglected arguments -- indifference arguments -- and of the presocratic atomism underpinned by indifference reasoning. Series: Issues in Ancient Philosophy S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631178385
- ISBN
- 9780631178385
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€ 72.42
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Hardback. This is a book on philosophy which subjects several theories to critical examination and asks how they relate to our commonsensical notions of reality. Among the celebrated philosophers whom the author tries to debunk are Plato, Hegel, Kant, Foucault, Popper, Nozick, Feyerabend and Goodman. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631177098
- ISBN
- 9780631177098
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Paperback. Modernity and Identity is a groundbreaking collective work which announces a radical new departure within contemporary debates on modernism and postmodernism. Editor(s): Lash, Scott; Friedman, Jonathan. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175865
- ISBN
- 9780631175865
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Paperback. This book offers a detailed account of Spinozaa s influence on various schools of present--day critical thought. That influence extends from Althusserian Marxism to hermeneutics, deconstruction, narrative poetics, new historicism, and the unclassifiable writings of a thinker like Giles Deleuze. Num Pages: 330 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175575
- ISBN
- 9780631175575
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Hardback. aeo First lexical treatment of Kant for almost 80 years. aeo Lengthy survey introduction covers Kanta s place in the "age of criticism". aeo Longer dictionary entries supported by short glossary items. aeo Comprehensive cross referencing. aeo First lexical treatment of Kant for almost 80 years. Series: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 840.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175346
- ISBN
- 9780631175346
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€ 149.09
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Hardback. The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174653
- ISBN
- 9780631174653
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€ 113.81
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Paperback. A first volume of Wittgenstein's "Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology" was written between October 1948 and March 1949, when the philosopher had moved to Dublin and was having one of his most fruitful working periods. Editor(s): Nyman, Heikki; Wright, G. H. von. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631171218
- ISBN
- 9780631171218
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€ 46.99€ 46.42
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Paperback. Modernity is marked by acrimonious debate over the form of the good society and the proper shape of politics. But these struggles are set within a frame that supports some arguments and rules other possibilities out of contention. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631170341
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- 9780631170341
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Paperback. Professor Leibera s exuberant but incisive book illuminates the inquirya s beginnings in Plato, in the physiology and psychology of Descartes, in the formal work of Russell and Godel, and in Wittgensteina s critique of folk psychology. Num Pages: 178 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
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- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631170051
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- 9780631170051
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Paperback. This book explains in down--to--earth language what analytical philosophy is, and presupposes no previous knowledge of the subject. Analytical philosophers aim at obtaining insight into the traditional topics of philosophy by logical, conceptual and linguistic analysis. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631169352
- ISBN
- 9780631169352
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Hardback. Expounds the ethical and religious views of Wittgenstein. The book stresses Wittgenstein's supreme conviction of the importance of ethical and religious values, his belief that this importance could not be adequately articulated, and the consistency of his ideas in this sphere. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631168157
- ISBN
- 9780631168157
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€ 55.07
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Paperback. Concerned with the origins of capitalism and the conditions that accompanied its birth, this work argues that capitalism is more than an economic system: it is a culture that affects not just the material but also the social, familial and even spiritual bases of existence. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JPF; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 150. Weight in Grams: 666.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165576
- ISBN
- 9780631165576
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Paperback. This book is not a conventional introduction to the philosophy of mind, nor is it a contribution to the physicalist/ dualist debate. Instead The Representational Theory of Mind demonstrates that we can construct physicalist theories of important aspects of our mental life. Num Pages: 268 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631164982
- ISBN
- 9780631164982
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Hardback. Aimed at philsophy graduates this book investigates mental content in a systematic way and advances a number of claims about how mental content states are related to the body and the world. Internalism is the thesis that they are; externalism is the theory that they are not. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631163695
- ISBN
- 9780631163695
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€ 58.78
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Paperback. This collection of essays assesses the influence of Heidegger on 20th-century western thought. They also seek to show how Heidegger approached the ideas of being, mind, action and language, and explore the ways in which his thought relates to current philosophical inquiry. Editor(s): Dreyfus, Hubert L.; Hall, Harrison. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631163428
- ISBN
- 9780631163428
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Paperback. Jean-Francois Lyotard was one of the founding members of the College Internationale de philosophie. Ha has taught at Vincennes, Saint Denis and is currently Professor of Philosophy at the University of California at Irvine. Several of his books have appeared in English, notable The Postmodern Condition, Just Gaming and The Dirrerend. Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 half-tones, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPN; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631163398
- ISBN
- 9780631163398
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