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Hardback. This book discusses practical tools to help decision makers institute incremental improvements in the delivery of water and sanitation services in developing countries so that more people can have access to safe water and sanitation service. Editor(s): Kurian, Mathew; McCarney, Professor Patricia L. Num Pages: 300 pages, 31 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; J; LNKJ; RBK; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048194247
- ISBN
- 9789048194247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.95
€ 195.95
Hardback. This book provides the first study of scientific reasoning during the BSE epidemic in the UK. It argues for a closer integration of philosophy within public health science, an integration exemplified by the case of scientific reasoning during the BSE affair. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; MBNS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195039
- ISBN
- 9789048195039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.10
€ 199.10
Hardback. Approaches to Legal Rationality explores the most pertinent approaches to rationality in a legal context, and grapples with the relationship between logic and law. More than a collection of papers, the text includes chapters written from both analytical and continental philosophical perspectives. Editor(s): Gabbay, Dov M.; Canivez, Patrice; Rahman, Shahid; Thiercelin, Alexandre. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; JPA; LAB; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048195879
- ISBN
- 9789048195879
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.76
€ 235.76
Hardback. This is the first up-to-date book that addresses belief revision in the context of scientific enquiry. It provides a number of new perspectives likely to guide research, and it establishes new connections between areas previously assumed unrelated. Editor(s): Olsson, Erik J.; Enqvist, Sebastian. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 379 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196081
- ISBN
- 9789048196081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.46
€ 201.46
Hardback. Taking the importance of reason, spirit and sacral elevation as the basis of reality, this book explores common themes in Islamic metaphysics and occidental phenomenology. It aims to demonstrate how these common themes can pave the way for fruitful dialogue. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Islamic Philosophy & Occidental Phenomenology in Dialogue. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPDC; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196111
- ISBN
- 9789048196111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.82
€ 131.82
Nanotechnology and the Challenges of Equity, Equality and Development
. Ed(S): Cozzens, Susan E.; Wetmore, Jameson ...
Hardback. With a focus on how nanotechnologies might affect equity/equality in global society, this book covers key societal issues in emerging technology. It includes advice for avoiding negative social consequences, and covers nanotechnology in emerging economies. Editor(s): Cozzens, Susan E.; Wetmore, Jameson M. Series: Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; J; MBNH; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196142
- ISBN
- 9789048196142
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.65
€ 203.65
Hardcover. This volume collates reflections on what we understand to be the varying ways in which human dignity can be violated. It deepens our comprehension of the vocabulary of violation and contributes to the literature on what dignity is and how it can be protected. Editor(s): Kaufmann, Paulus; Kuch, Hannes; Neuhaeuser, Christian; Webster, Elaine. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196609
- ISBN
- 9789048196609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.39
€ 199.39
Hardback. This book is about proof theory for (the main systems of) modal logic. It is the first book to give a uniform and exhaustive presentation of both types of sequent calculus for modal logic, the purely syntactic sequent calculi as well as the semantic ones. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 247 x 21. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048196692
- ISBN
- 9789048196692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.49
€ 187.49
Hardcover. This important and key collection of essays sheds new light on long-debated controversies surrounding Kant's doctrine of idealism. It is the first book in the English language that is exclusively dedicated to the subject. Editor(s): Schulting, Dennis; Verburgt, Jacco. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197187
- ISBN
- 9789048197187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.08
€ 133.08
Astronomy and Civilization in the New Enlightenment: Passions of the S...
. Ed(S): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa; Grandpierr...
hardcover. This volume presents astronomy as the fulcrum of the sciences, giving full expression to the human passion for the skies. It illustrates how the interplay between human beings and the celestial realm has informed civilizational trends. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa; Grandpierre, Attila. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197477
- ISBN
- 9789048197477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.18
€ 134.18
Exploring Central and Eastern Europe's Biotechnological Landscape
. Ed(S): Robbins, Peter; Huzair, Farah
Hardback. This book gathers experts from across Europe to explore current life science policy and industrial development in Central and Eastern Europe, including the implications for economies, regulatory and legal frameworks, health care, ethics and human rights. Editor(s): Robbins, Peter; Huzair, Farah. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KN; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197835
- ISBN
- 9789048197835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Hardback. This book presents essays that discuss, criticize, and in many cases extend the work of the Catholic bioethicist Joseph M. Boyle, covering some of today's most controversial topics: abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research and the right to health care. Editor(s): Tollefsen, Christopher. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; MBDC; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197903
- ISBN
- 9789048197903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.93
€ 132.93
hardcover. Here is an exploration of Husserl s concept of a fundamental field which is not the simple product of imagination, but a mode of presence of the objects themselves: vacillating or floating presence. This thesis challenges our basic understanding of reality. " Num Pages: 406 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048197965
- ISBN
- 9789048197965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.89
€ 74.89
Paperback. Presents the English translations of texts by Edmund Husserl, and some by Martin Heidegger, that date from 1927 through to 1931. Most notably, this volume contains English translations of all the drafts of - as well as Heidegger's contributions to - Husserl's ill-fated article "Phenomenology". Translator(s): Sheehan, T.; Palmer, R.E. Num Pages: 510 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048199228
- ISBN
- 9789048199228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.42
€ 185.42
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GBCR; HP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789060212271
- ISBN
- 9789060212271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.68
€ 65.68
Hardback. Provides an overview of research into design of argumentation software, focusing on defeasible argumentation as it occurs in the law. Series Editor(s): Schmidt, Aernout; Bonenkamp, Berry J.; Tongeren, Philip E. van. Series: Information Technology and Law Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; LAS; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 45.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- T.M.C. Asser Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789067041904
- ISBN
- 9789067041904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.40
€ 83.40
Hardback. Hybrid Logic and its Proof-Theory demonstrates that hybrid-logical proof-theory remedies the lack of uniformity in ordinary modal-logical proof systems. Various versions and proof systems for hybrid logic are considered, providing a detailed overview of the topic. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 244 pages, 37 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBC; UMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 339 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400700017
- ISBN
- 9789400700017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.43
€ 132.43
Hardback. Providing a reference for researchers and students, this volume presents the fundamental concepts of dual tableaux, and a wide scope of applications. These include logic methods used in mathematics and philosophy, as well as applied theories of computational logic. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 523 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBC; UMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 30. Weight in Grams: 929.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 523
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400700048
- ISBN
- 9789400700048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 204.66
€ 204.66
Hardback. Probabilistic Logic and Probabilistic Networks presents a groundbreaking framework within which various approaches to probabilistic logic naturally fit. Additionally, the text shows how to develop computationally feasible methods to mesh with this framework. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 155 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; PBT; PDA; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 155
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400700079
- ISBN
- 9789400700079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.12
€ 70.12
Hardback. Artistic Judgement sketches a framework for an account of art suitable to its philosophical investigation. The text stresses the differences between artworks and other things, and locates the understanding of artworks both in a narrative of the history of art and in the institutional practices of the artworld. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400700307
- ISBN
- 9789400700307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.66
€ 131.66