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Paperback. BIC Classification: HPQ. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 373.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412344008
- ISBN
- 9780412344008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.42
€ 66.42
Hardback. Offers not only a general introduction to the central questions of consciousness and brain science, but also an answer to some of them. This title portrays a vision of the world as it may come to be seen by a future science. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; PD; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986920
- ISBN
- 9780387986920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.09
€ 30.09
Hardcover. Translated from the French, this book presents an introduction to first-order model theory. Starting from scratch, it reaches the essentials, namely, the back-and-forth method and compactness, which are illustrated with examples taken from algebra. It introduces logic via the study of the models of arithmetic. Translator(s): Klein, M. Series: Universitext. Num Pages: 474 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD; PBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986555
- ISBN
- 9780387986555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.10
€ 126.10
Hardback. Using computational models and analytic techniques to relate empirical decision making to normative principles, this book explores connections between constitutional decision making and contractarianism at the constitutional, legislative and electoral levels. Series: Studies in Public Choice. Num Pages: 120 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 810.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387981703
- ISBN
- 9780387981703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.16
€ 130.16
hardcover. Argumentation has become increasingly important in education. This book considers theoretical and methodological issues of argumentation in education and offers concrete examples of experiments and results of argumentation in a vast range of school contexts. Editor(s): Mirza, Nathalie Muller; Perret-Clermont, Anne-Nelly. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; JNC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387981246
- ISBN
- 9780387981246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.47
€ 132.47
The Knowledge Frontier. Essays in the Representation of Knowledge.
. Ed(S): Cercone, Nick; McCalla, Gordon
Hardback. Editor(s): Cercone, Nick; McCalla, Gordon. Series: Symbolic Computation S. Num Pages: 512 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1083.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387965574
- ISBN
- 9780387965574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.14
€ 71.14
hardcover. Series: Problem Books in Mathematics. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1985th Edition
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387961798
- ISBN
- 9780387961798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.17
€ 135.17
Hardcover. This book examines both psychophysics, the science of relationships between human sensations, and the stimuli that evoke them. Authored by a "giant" in the field of psychophysics, this is the first book to focus on multisensory psychophysical laws. Num Pages: 174 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; MJP; MJQ; PSAN; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387848488
- ISBN
- 9780387848488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.59
€ 197.59
Hardback. "The Systems Approach and Its Enemies" (C West Churchman, 1979) is one of Churchman's most significant works. In this particular writing he displayed two main tendencies, that he was a Skeptic and that he showed Socratic Wisdom. This book follows up on these two themes and reveals how modern authors interpret Churchman's ideas. Editor(s): Gigch, John P. van. Series: C. West Churchman's Legacy and Related Works. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; JH; KJH; KJM; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1650.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387353890
- ISBN
- 9780387353890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 290.40
€ 290.40
Hardcover. This volume is concerned with how one is to conceive of the relation between language and reality without embracing linguistic realism and without courting any form of linguistic idealism either. It argues that this is precisely what Wittgenstein does. Series: Swansea Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333973547
- ISBN
- 9780333973547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.16
€ 144.16
Paperback. The author here is investigating and clarifying the premise that the distinctive nature of human consciousness is misrepresented by many philosophers and cognitive scientists who aim to reduce it to a set of functions understood in evolutionary, neurobiological and computational terms. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800225
- ISBN
- 9780333800225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.58
€ 52.58
Hardback. Charles Covell considers the poltical thought of Thomas Hobbes in relation to the tradition of international law, and with the intention to challenge the reading of Hobbes as the exponent of the realist standpoint in international thought and practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333761540
- ISBN
- 9780333761540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.64
€ 66.64
Hardback. A wide-ranging investigation of many prominent issues in contemporary legal, political, and moral philosophy. Among topics covered are the relative merits of legal positivism and natural law theory, the appropriate understanding of justice, and the ultimate foundations of moral judgements. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPQ; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333743256
- ISBN
- 9780333743256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. This work provides a unitary reading of the "Critique of Judgement", situated in relation to Kant's attempt to think ends in general. The question of how to think ends is argued to guide Kant in his treatment of aesthetics and teleology and to provide the rationale for critique. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732229
- ISBN
- 9780333732229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.61
€ 127.61
Hardback. This comparative study of early 20th century French and British schools of political pluralism surveys contemporary thinkers, and studies national traditions of political thought and the relationships between state, groups and individuals in democratic societies. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333732021
- ISBN
- 9780333732021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Hardcover. Offers solutions to long-standing problems in Hobbes' political philosophy and shows the consistency of his attempt to derive absolution as the only stable political association. This exercise in political philosophy is based on extensive textual analysis of Hobbes' works and correspondence. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333726426
- ISBN
- 9780333726426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Paperback. A second revised edition of a collection of essays by seven British academics on 19th and 20th century French and German philosophers,with a chapter on Danish philosopher Kiekegaard and the "Events" of 1968. It describes the traditions within European philosophy reflecting it's dynamism and plurality and the opposing points of view. Editor(s): Teichman, Jenny; White, Graham. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333724637
- ISBN
- 9780333724637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
Paperback. This volume examines the church's history, theology and ethics in order to discover reasons for the inconsistencies in its approach to human rights issues. Plantak identifies certain historical, pragmatic and theological issues and examines three major issues of social ethics, the 'New Theology' and Adventist theological thinking. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPQ; HRCC2; HRCC99; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333724484
- ISBN
- 9780333724484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardback. Begins with the idea that political theory is a set of four alternative practices marked by divergent ontologies and epistemologies. Three of the conceptions of political theory identified in the book are applied to produce markedly different readings of the works of John Stuart Mill. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333696095
- ISBN
- 9780333696095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Paperback. A short account of the philosophy of knowledge for students reading philosophy for the first time. The text suggests that philosophy has practical use as a tool through its critical appraisal of concepts. The views of Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Hume and Kant are considered. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333691861
- ISBN
- 9780333691861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.50
€ 72.50
Paperback. Best known in its atheistic representatives such as Sartre, existentialism also numbered many significant religious thinkers. This text is a critical introduction to these religious existentialists, who are treated as a coherent group in their own right. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333687390
- ISBN
- 9780333687390
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.37
€ 50.37
Paperback. This text traces the development of Marxist ideas from their origins in German philosophical thought to the ideology of the social-democratic groups in Russia in the 1890s. It reconstructs Marx's original conceptions and examines the subsequent modifications that were made to them. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333668573
- ISBN
- 9780333668573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.68
€ 194.68
Hardback. This volume initiates an interdisciplinary approach in the literary and philosophical treatment of Carlyle, challenging the long-held notion that his work was solely influenced by German idealism. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; DSBF; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333634288
- ISBN
- 9780333634288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. Aiming to redress the imbalance in moral philosophy created by the dominance of consequentialism, this text critically examines the assumptions and arguments of consequentialism. Essays discuss concepts such as rights, justice, innocence, natural integrity and the fundamental value of human life. Editor(s): Oderberg, David S.; Laing, Jacqueline A. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333629802
- ISBN
- 9780333629802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88