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hardcover. An analysis of the building blocks that form the foundation of theory in the social sciences, showing how to analyze any theory, evaluate its worth, assess its connections, and understand its development. Uses seven defining questions about the four essential components of any theory, and examines Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Guilford Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572300835
- ISBN
- 9781572300835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.73
€ 67.73
Paperback. Retrieving insights from a variety of approaches, the author defends an account of human rights that straddles the minimalist-maximalist divide, one that links human rights to a conception of our common humanity and to the notion that ethical realism gives the most satisfying account of our commitment to the equal moral worth of all human beings. Series: Advancing Human Rights S. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017337
- ISBN
- 9781589017337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.47
€ 74.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: HPDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780935737
- ISBN
- 9781780935737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.15
€ 47.15
Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780938233
- ISBN
- 9781780938233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.23
€ 34.23
Paperback. Why do the big philosophical questions so often strike us as far-fetched and little to do with everyday life? Mary Midgley shows that there is a need for philosophy in the real world. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415133784
- ISBN
- 9780415133784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.62
€ 57.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252063909
- ISBN
- 9780252063909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
paperback. Tackles two big questions about sport: "What is it?" and "Why does it attract so many people?" This work argues that sports participation is best described as a form of human play, and the attraction for participants and viewers alike derives from both its aesthetic richness and narrative structure. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252074318
- ISBN
- 9780252074318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
hardcover. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- RLPG/Galleys United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739120491
- ISBN
- 9780739120491
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.46
€ 136.46
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- English Ed
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845200473
- ISBN
- 9781845200473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02
paperback. Ramana Maharshi was one of the most significant spiritual teachers to emerge from India. This title presents a collection of conversations between him and the many seekers who came to his ashram for guidance. It contains the essence of his teaching. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPDF; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KJH0000318
- ISBN
- 9780140190625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.04
€ 8.04
hardcover. This book analyzes a range of texts that seek, in different ways, to represent "the people." Ranciere approaches these texts as travel narratives or ethnographies whose authors have traveled not to distant or exotic lands but across class lines. Translator(s): Swenson, James. Series: Atopia: Philosophy, Political Theory, Aesthetics. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 4522 x 2921 x 17. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804736817
- ISBN
- 9780804736817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.81
€ 131.81
paperback. An introduction to propositional logic (specifically, proofs, truth tables, and truth trees) that uses examples culled from newspapers, magazines, television, etc. in an attempt to show students how to assess the worth of arguments. The CD-ROM contains Proplogic 1.0, a tutorial program that illustr Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780130258496
- ISBN
- 9780130258496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780205528868
- ISBN
- 9780205528868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.61
€ 48.99
€ 37.61
paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pearson United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780205948079
- ISBN
- 9780205948079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.45
€ 160.45
Hardback. Editor(s): McClelland, Richard T (Gonzaga University); Clayton, Brian B (Gonzaga University). Series: Philosophy of Popular Culture. Num Pages: 263 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813142630
- ISBN
- 9780813142630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.25
€ 46.25
hardcover. Child poverty is one of today's biggest challenges. In this book, it is investigated from a philosophical perspective, primarily in the context of modern welfare states. The injustices of child poverty are identified, related to the well-being of children, and it is discussed who has a moral responsibility to secure social justice for children. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137426017
- ISBN
- 9781137426017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.00
€ 40.00
paperback. This book is open access under a CCBY license. This book investigates child poverty from a philosophical perspective. It identifies the injustices of child poverty, relates them to the well-being of children, and discusses who has a moral responsibility to secure social justice for children. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; HPQ; HPS; JFF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349490677
- ISBN
- 9781349490677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.44
€ 40.44
paperback. Did post-Enlightenment philosophers reject the idea of original sin and hence the view that life is a quest for redemption from it? This work identifies and evaluates a surprising ethical-religious dimension in the work of three highly influential philosophers - Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780691133928
- ISBN
- 9780691133928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.87
€ 39.99
€ 28.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674686069
- ISBN
- 9780674686069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.34
€ 46.99
€ 39.34
Hardback. Focuses on questions concerning the metaphysics of powers that cut across particular subject-specific ontological domains, investigating the metaphysical structure of powers, the nature of the manifestation of powers, the necessity or contingency of a power's relation to its manifestations, and powers and causation. Editor(s): Marmodoro, Anna. Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics. Num Pages: 204 pages, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415876858
- ISBN
- 9780415876858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
paperback. In this much needed critical introduction, Geoghegan critically appraises Bloch's ideas and presents them in a clear and accessible manner. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415049047
- ISBN
- 9780415049047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.95
€ 71.95
paperback. Ferguson traces the development of two accounts of the sublime, Berkean empiricism and Kantian formalism, to argue that they have been definitive for subsequent discussions on the significance of aesthetics, including deconstructive criticism. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSA; DSBD; DSBF; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415905497
- ISBN
- 9780415905497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.21
€ 66.21
Hardback. In this provocative study of the task of English-Canadian philosophy, Ian Angus contends that English Canada harbours a secret and unofficial dream of self-rule that is revealed through critiques of empire. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802098818
- ISBN
- 9780802098818
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
hardcover. Substituting comparative censuses for the hedonistic calculus that figures in standard utilitarianism, Braybrooke excludes gratuitous sacrifices also of happiness short of life-sacrifices. Series: Toronto Studies in Philosophy. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802087324
- ISBN
- 9780802087324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06