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Philosophy
Democracy, Religious Pluralism and the Liberal Dilemma of Accommodatio...
Monica . Ed(S): Mookherjee
Paperback. Drawing from various cultural and national contexts, this timely volume examines the politics of toleration and recognition in an age of religious pluralism. The text comprises of original essays by leading, internationally-renowned scholars in the fields of political philosophy and legal theory. Editor(s): Mookherjee, Monica. Series: Studies in Global Justice. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400738959
- ISBN
- 9789400738959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardback. This book discusses Rudolf Carnap, a member of the Vienna Circle and one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. Examines the rich variety of Carnap's concerns and his place in important intellectual traditions that shape our thinking today. Editor(s): Creath, Richard. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 485.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739284
- ISBN
- 9789400739284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.35
€ 119.35
Hardback. This book advances the thesis that technical artefacts, conceived of as physical constructions with a technical function, have a dual nature: they are hybrid objects combining physical and intentional features. Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739390
- ISBN
- 9789400739390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Paperback. By examining a selection of the discourse surrounding Marconi's invention of the wireless, which excited early 20th century audiences even before becoming a viable technology, this book establishes a broader definition for contemporary technical communication. Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology. Num Pages: 165 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HP; TJKW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739765
- ISBN
- 9789400739765
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.35
€ 57.35
Hardback. This volume of previously unpublished essays celebrates the life and work of Colin Cheyne, his influential career as Head of the University of Otago Philosophy Department as well as his philosophical style and his dedication to rational enquiry. Editor(s): Maclaurin, James. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739826
- ISBN
- 9789400739826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.28
€ 120.28
Paperback. This book brings together the theory, structure and practice of legal semiotics in an accessible style. It introduces the concepts of legal semiotics and offers an insight in contemporary and future directions which the semiotics of law is going to take. Editor(s): Wagner, Ms. Anne, PhD; Broekman, Jan M. Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; HPL; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739857
- ISBN
- 9789400739857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.21
€ 119.21
Hardback. More's centrality in seventeenth-century metaphysics is undisputed. This sustained examination of More's own highly systematic philosophy offers readers a rounded assessment and provides fresh insights thus far missed in the secondary literature. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 420 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 768.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739871
- ISBN
- 9789400739871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 265.28
€ 265.28
Paperback. Examining overlapping aspects of genomics, obesity and (non-) medical ethics, and discussing the implications of genomics for obesity from an ethical perspective makes this volume unique. It offers constructive suggestions on how to tackle the issues arising. Editor(s): Korthals, Michiel. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 255 pages, 12 black & white tables, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBN; MFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400739932
- ISBN
- 9789400739932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.15
€ 119.15
Hardback. This study follows the reception of Maimonidean thought, specifically the Guide for the Perplexed, from reformers of the early 1800s to the development of a sophisticated reform-theology in the writings of Hermann Cohen more then a hundred years later. Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HPD; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 736.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400740341
- ISBN
- 9789400740341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.63
€ 182.63
Hardback. This volume collates 20 exploratory studies on key subjects of research in contemporary argumentation theory, originally presented as papers to the 7th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (ISSA) in Amsterdam in June 2010. Editor(s): Eemeren, Frans H. van; Garssen, Bart. Series: Argumentation Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFG; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400740402
- ISBN
- 9789400740402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.64
€ 120.64
Hardback. The work of the Kyoto School, including luminaries such as Kitaro Nishida, represents one of the few streams of philosophy that originate in Japan. This book is the first collection in English to examine the School's notions of aesthetic education. Editor(s): Standish, Paul; Saito, Naoko. Series: Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HPN; JNA; JNMT; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400740464
- ISBN
- 9789400740464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.66
€ 119.66
Paperback. Here is the first examination of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) since the fall of the recent financial bubble. It asks, Is this an opportunity to enhance SRI because of its strength and superiority, or will it vanish in the next wave of financial myopia? Editor(s): Vandekerckhove, Wim; Leys, Jos; Alm, Kristian; Scholtens, Bert; Signori, Silvana; Schafer, Henry. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 260 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KFF; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400740709
- ISBN
- 9789400740709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 180.86
€ 180.86
Hardback. Universal human rights are often won from a hostile majority by outsiders. This provocative new book contextualizes their historical development, and contests their Anglo-Saxon origins in an informative thesis that will arouse controversy and debate. Num Pages: 522 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400741829
- ISBN
- 9789400741829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 235.64
€ 235.64
Hardback. This dizzying array of reflections on the social roles of Muslim women provides a multifaceted perspective on an issue of continuing controversy, collating key research from around the world into contemporary as well as historical aspects of the theme. Editor(s): Lovat, Terence. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPD; HRAB; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742185
- ISBN
- 9789400742185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.77
€ 119.77
Hardcover. Computer games are now a major cultural-and economic-force, and despite being the object of years of academic study, this is the first book to interrogate the varied philosophical issues thrown up by the phenomenon, including the moral evaluation of game play. Editor(s): Fossheim, Hallvard J.; Mandt Larsen, Tarjei; Sageng, John Richard. Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Num Pages: 292 pages, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HP; UBJ; UYQV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742482
- ISBN
- 9789400742482
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.78
€ 181.78
Hardback. Flashes of lightning, resounding thunder, enveloping fog, brilliant sunshine: these are the life manifestations of the skies. This book shows how human imagination is informed by the gloomy vapors, the glimmers of fleeting light, and the glory of the skies. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPCF3; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742604
- ISBN
- 9789400742604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.01
€ 182.01
Hardback. This philosophical analysis of new technologies leads to a novel metaphysical framework in which understanding of reality shifts from materialistic to informational. In this world, all entities, natural or artificial, are analyzed as informational entities. Editor(s): Demir, Hilmi. Series: Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; TB; UNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400742918
- ISBN
- 9789400742918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.05
€ 120.05
Hardback. This book surveys philosophies that have had a significant positive or negative impact on the search for truth, offering systemism and materialism as research-nurturing doctrines. Covers problems under current discussion, and points out neglected topics. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 239 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744073
- ISBN
- 9789400744073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.08
€ 140.08
Hardback. This highly innovative study deploys multi-agent simulation of controversial debate to explore whether, in fact, critical argumentation is an effective way to overcome disagreement. It synthesizes research in both formal epistemology and argumentation theory. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400745988
- ISBN
- 9789400745988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.85
€ 119.85
Hardback. This unique monograph on the Rawlsian principles of contract law advocates an understanding of the topic based on common agreement that contractual terms be reasonable-in other words, acceptable to reasonable people seeking equitable cooperation with others. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; LAB; LAFD; LNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400746046
- ISBN
- 9789400746046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.15
€ 119.15