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Hardback. Is reality logical and is logic real? This book offers analyses of the logic-reality relationship from different approaches and perspectives. The papers collected in this volume address cutting-edge topics in contemporary discussions amongst specialists. Editor(s): Trobok, Majda; Miscevic, N.; Zarnic, Berislav. Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723894
- ISBN
- 9789400723894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Hardback. Examining the problems faced, and solutions developed by, Harvard philosopher Willard Quine, this volume tracks his career from his early radical empiricism and behaviorism to his development of skeptical doctrines regarding meaning, reference, and science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724235
- ISBN
- 9789400724235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.34
€ 195.34
Hardcover. Vitalism is understood as impacting the history of the life sciences, medicine and philosophy. This volume details the history of vitalism from the end of the Enlightenment to the modern day, employing both historical and philosophical methodologies. Editor(s): Normandin, Sebastien; Wolfe, Charles T. Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences. Num Pages: 383 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HP; MBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724440
- ISBN
- 9789400724440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 229.28
€ 229.28
Hardback. Culled from a set of expert dialogues delivered by specialists at a conference in 2009, this volume addresses various topics in Mendelssohn's mathematics and philosophy, including analysis of his discussions with Spinoza, Wolff Baumgarten, Lambert, and Kant. Editor(s): Munk, Reinier W. (Leiden University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). Series: Studies in German Idealism. Num Pages: 382 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2011
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724501
- ISBN
- 9789400724501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.07
€ 196.07
Hardback. Written by the foremost authorities on structural realism, this volume grapples with questions such as 'what is structure?' and 'what is an object?' The most recent advances in the field are presented, including the intersection of mathematical structuralism and structural realism. Editor(s): Landry, Elaine; Rickles, Dean. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400725782
- ISBN
- 9789400725782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.30
€ 161.30
Analysis and Interpretation in the Exact Sciences: Essays in Honour of...
. Ed(S): Disalle, Robert; Frappier, Melanie; ...
hardcover. Focuses on the points of intersection between analytic philosophy and the philosophy of the exact sciences. This title deals with the connections between knowledge in mathematics and the exact sciences, on the one hand, and the conceptual foundations of knowledge in general. Editor(s): DiSalle, Robert; Frappier, Melanie; Brown, Derek. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PBX; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400725812
- ISBN
- 9789400725812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.65
€ 128.65
Paperback. In this book, the authors report on their Systematic Empirical Research of the Conventional Validity of the Pragma-Dialectical Discussion Rules. Starting from a clearly defined theoretical basis, they report about a continued series of experimental tests. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 241 pages, 60 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CF; GB; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726017
- ISBN
- 9789400726017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Paperback. In recent years there has been a lot of talk about the possible death of art. This text challenges that view, and seeks to demonstrate the continued relevance of Heidegger's reflections on the issue, summed up in his essay 'The Origin of the Work of Art'. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPN; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 334.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726024
- ISBN
- 9789400726024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.21
€ 160.21
Paperback. This collection of essays, written by noted scholars and theorists, covers everything from the practical to the theoretical, and investigates the obligations we have to future persons, ranging from our own future offspring to distant future generations. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LND; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726048
- ISBN
- 9789400726048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 195.01
€ 195.01
Paperback. Darwin's theory of natural selection still ignites debate between evolutionists and creationists, but this seminal work in the field of Biosemiotics offers a new angle, one that focuses on the life of living beings, treating them as co-creators of their world. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726123
- ISBN
- 9789400726123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.42
€ 193.42
Hardback. The Biotechnology Debate presents a deliberative democratic theory within a more refined understanding of practice, focusing especially on moral disagreement regarding novel technologies. The examination traces the varying perspectives in this debate back to fundamentally different worldviews and values. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 356 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400726901
- ISBN
- 9789400726901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Hardback. In the wake of the long retreat from ritual into secularism and individuality, this book presents the work of philosophers from both China and the West who reflect upon the constitutive role that ritual-especially Confucian and Christian-plays in human life. Editor(s): Solomon, David; Fan, Ruiping; Lo, Ping-Cheung. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPD; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400727557
- ISBN
- 9789400727557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.92
€ 128.92
Hardback. Featuring contributions from the world's leading experts on the subject and based partly on several detailed case studies, this volume is the first comprehensive analysis of the scientific notion of robustness as well as of the general reliability of science. Editor(s): Soler, Lena; Trizio, Emiliano; Nickles, Thomas; Wimsatt, William. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400727588
- ISBN
- 9789400727588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.97
€ 195.97
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Ethics. Num Pages: 101 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 101
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400727823
- ISBN
- 9789400727823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. This book offers a revolutionary new understanding of the boundaries between self and environment, showing how external environments transform human values and identifying ways in which values located in self and society are transferred to the environment. Editor(s): Brady, Emily; Phemister, Pauline. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; HPQ; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728240
- ISBN
- 9789400728240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. The author's anti-colonial discursive platform addresses distorted Eurocentric views of Africa. It raises ontological and epistemological questions about teaching methods and methodologies relating to Africa, and highlights knowledge indigenous to Africa. Series: Explorations of Educational Purpose. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HPD; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728615
- ISBN
- 9789400728615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.81
€ 138.81
Paperback. Provides a critical examination of theory and research in the field of evolutionary psychology. This title emphasizes on philosophical materialism and minimalist assumptions about adaptation serve Darwinian psychology better than the more popular alternative view that relies on cognitive dualism and propositional-attitude psychology. Series: SpringerBriefs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 85 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMM; JMR; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 153.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 85
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729681
- ISBN
- 9789400729681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.39
€ 61.39
Hardback. The ongoing financial crisis has engendered growing calls for stronger ethical norms in business and society. This book combines theology, economy and philosophy to examine the idea that functional free markets require sound cultural and ethical foundations. Editor(s): Schlag, Martin; Mercado, Juan Andres. Series: Ethical Economy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HPQ; HRA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729896
- ISBN
- 9789400729896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.56
€ 128.56
Paperback. This inquiry into the philosophical concern with truth as one joint subject in the philosophy of language and metaphysics presents a theory of truth called substantive perspectivism (SP), which argues for the substantive nature of non-linguistic truth. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; HPD; HPJ; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730434
- ISBN
- 9789400730434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This extended meditation on the nature of memory acknowledges its fragmentary and disjointed nature in relation to subjective experience, but posits that it maintains an essential link to constituting reality and, more importantly, outlines the future. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HPCF3; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730441
- ISBN
- 9789400730441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.48
€ 128.48