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Hardback. Moving beyond the stale debate over the mere possibility of responsibility, this volume explores ways to extend and apply compatibilist responsibility, as well as the ways in which it must be modified to deal with urgent contemporary practical problems. Editor(s): Vincent, Nicole A.; Poel, Ibo van de; Hoven, Jeroen van den. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400718777
- ISBN
- 9789400718777
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Condition: New
€ 128.44
€ 128.44
The Realism-Antirealism Debate in the Age of Alternative Logics
. Ed(S): Rahman, Shahid; Primiero, Giuseppe; ...
Hardback. The relation between logic and knowledge has provoked a heated debate since the 1960s. This book presents the first work on the Realism-Antirealism debate in the Age of Alternative Logics, and shows the most recent developments in philosophical logic. Editor(s): Rahman, Shahid; Primiero, Giuseppe; Marion, Mathieu. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400719224
- ISBN
- 9789400719224
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Condition: New
€ 195.80
€ 195.80
Hardback. Provides an overview of issues in the philosophy of behavioral biology, covering four main themes: genetic, developmental, evolutionary, and neurobiological explanations of behavior. This title addresses philosophical issues that arise from scientific findings in biological research on human and non-human animal behavior. Editor(s): Plaisance, Kathryn S.; Reydon, Thomas A. C. (University of Leiden). Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MFN; PDA; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 736.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400719507
- ISBN
- 9789400719507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.97
€ 195.97
hardcover. Cette etude a pour objet la conception merleau-pontyenne de l'imaginaire et la maniere dont elle conduit a repenser radicalement le reel dans sa totalite et, finalement, a imposer une ontologie dont l'imaginaire est le principe meme, A" l'institution de l'Etre A". Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 431 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 764.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400719743
- ISBN
- 9789400719743
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€ 185.40
€ 185.40
Hardback. This volume presents essays by leading specialists that explore the history and philosophical significance of this form of Pyrrhonism. The text debates thorny questions concerning ancient Pyrrhonism, explores its influence on certain modern thinkers, and examines it in relation to contemporary analytic philosophy. Editor(s): Machuca, Diego E. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400719903
- ISBN
- 9789400719903
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Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Hardback. Famed among physicists and astronomers for his anticipation of black holes, John Michell lived a double life-as a clergyman and an experimenting scientist. This, his first full biography, tells his story and includes a complete edition of his known letters. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 490 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; HPC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 32. Weight in Grams: 892.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400720213
- ISBN
- 9789400720213
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Condition: New
€ 340.99
€ 340.99
Hardback. This volume marshals a variety of resources to discuss claims that ethnic or cultural groups have their own distinctive epistemologies, what these mean precisely, and how they relate to traditional epistemological distinctions between beliefs and knowledge. Editor(s): Ruitenberg, Claudia; Phillips, Denis Charles. Series: Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400720657
- ISBN
- 9789400720657
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Condition: New
€ 160.92
€ 160.92
Hardback. This book describes Emilie du Chatelet known as "Emilia Newtonmania", and her innovative and outstanding position within the controversy between Newton and Leibniz, one of the fundamental scientific discourses of her time. Editor(s): Hagengruber, Ruth. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD1; PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 573.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400720749
- ISBN
- 9789400720749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
The Science of Sensibility: Reading Burke´s Philosophical Enquiry
. Ed(S): Vermeir, Koen; Funk Deckard, Michael
Hardback. This book examines Edmund Burke's Philosophical Enquiry in both its historical context and contemporary relevance. It establishes the historical, philosophical, literary, and scientific importance of the Philosophical Enquiry as an independent work. Editor(s): Vermeir, Koen; Funk Deckard, Michael. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 360 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 701.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400721012
- ISBN
- 9789400721012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.40
€ 129.40
Hardback. Since the rise of formal semantics in the 1970s, the issue of 'compositionality' has gained traction in linguistics. This book argues that there exist non-compositional languages. Moreover, syntactic structure can be motivated from the requirement of providing a compositional grammar. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400721074
- ISBN
- 9789400721074
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Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. The Practice of Theoretical Curiosity advocates for a critical, aesthetic engagement in everyday life. Its purpose is to examine the pedagogical grounds and questions that motivate research programs in the sciences, education, technoculture and post-war social movements. Series: Critical Studies of Education. Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; JNA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400721166
- ISBN
- 9789400721166
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Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. This book provides the first comprehensive account of Hume's conception of objects in Book I of the Treatise. It discusses hotly debated claims in recent literature, such as why some causal relations are justified, and why Hume is not a "skeptical realist". Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 292 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400721869
- ISBN
- 9789400721869
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.25
€ 195.25
Hardback. The first and only collection of essays honoring the work of Rudolf Bernet, this volume covers three themes: his phenomenological views on life, its relation to subjectivity, experiences and consciousness, and both as the basis of original reflections on art. Editor(s): Breeur, Roland; Melle, Ullrich. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 548 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 979.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722101
- ISBN
- 9789400722101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.84
€ 252.84
Hardback. Karl Jaspers, who died in 1969, had a profound impact on 20th-century theology and philosophy. This title includes unpublished work by Jaspers himself as well as testimonies to his life and career by colleagues, associates, and translators, some of who knew Jaspers personally. It covers Jaspers' philosophy of communication and world history. Editor(s): Wautischer, Helmut; Olson, Alan M.; Walters, Gregory J. Num Pages: 472 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 865.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722224
- ISBN
- 9789400722224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.51
€ 130.51
Hardback. Unlike others on the topic, this book focuses primarily on the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), arguing that NGOs can rise above perceived legitimacy deficit to function more effectively as corporate partners than interest groups and activists. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 228 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPWH; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 4223.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722538
- ISBN
- 9789400722538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.83
€ 133.83
Hardback. This sequel to Analecta Husserliana Volume 100 proposes that the universal logoic flow gathers our rhapsodic cadences of reflection on reality in all their innumerable fluctuations, and sifts them to mold the intimate mind/soul inwardness that is faith. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 479.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722569
- ISBN
- 9789400722569
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardback. This book identifies the specific ethical aspects of sustainability and develops ethical tools to analyze them. It also provides a methodological framework to integrate ethical and scientific analyses of sustainability issues. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722842
- ISBN
- 9789400722842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Based on the Symbolic Species Conferences I, II, which took place in 2006, 2007, this volume offers contributions from a wide variety of scholars. Topics include emergence in evolution, the origin of language, the semiotic 'missing link', Peirce's semiotics in evolution and biology, and more. Editor(s): Schilhab, Theresa; Stjernfelt, Frederik (University of Copenhagen, Denmark); Deacon, Terrence W. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PSAJ; PSAN; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723351
- ISBN
- 9789400723351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.47
€ 250.47
Hardback. This book explores the foundations of argumentation theory and related disciplines, illuminating the central debates and core ideas in four areas: Critical Thinking, Informal Logic, Argument Theory and Logic, Dialectic and Rhetoric. Editor(s): Tindale, Christopher W. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723627
- ISBN
- 9789400723627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.00
€ 196.00
Hardback. This book presents a unique collection of the most relevant perspectives in contemporary human rights philosophy. Different intellectual traditions are brought together to explore some of the core postmodern issues challenging standard justifications. Editor(s): Corradetti, Claudio. Num Pages: 319 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723757
- ISBN
- 9789400723757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.37
€ 129.37