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Hardback. Expounds the ethical and religious views of Wittgenstein. The book stresses Wittgenstein's supreme conviction of the importance of ethical and religious values, his belief that this importance could not be adequately articulated, and the consistency of his ideas in this sphere. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631168157
- ISBN
- 9780631168157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.24
€ 56.24
Paperback. This book explains in down--to--earth language what analytical philosophy is, and presupposes no previous knowledge of the subject. Analytical philosophers aim at obtaining insight into the traditional topics of philosophy by logical, conceptual and linguistic analysis. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631169352
- ISBN
- 9780631169352
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Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Paperback. Professor Leibera s exuberant but incisive book illuminates the inquirya s beginnings in Plato, in the physiology and psychology of Descartes, in the formal work of Russell and Godel, and in Wittgensteina s critique of folk psychology. Num Pages: 178 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 274.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631170051
- ISBN
- 9780631170051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Paperback. Modernity is marked by acrimonious debate over the form of the good society and the proper shape of politics. But these struggles are set within a frame that supports some arguments and rules other possibilities out of contention. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631170341
- ISBN
- 9780631170341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. A first volume of Wittgenstein's "Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology" was written between October 1948 and March 1949, when the philosopher had moved to Dublin and was having one of his most fruitful working periods. Editor(s): Nyman, Heikki; Wright, G. H. von. Num Pages: 164 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631171218
- ISBN
- 9780631171218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.04
€ 47.04
Hardback. The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; CFF; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174653
- ISBN
- 9780631174653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.34
€ 116.34
Hardback. aeo First lexical treatment of Kant for almost 80 years. aeo Lengthy survey introduction covers Kanta s place in the "age of criticism". aeo Longer dictionary entries supported by short glossary items. aeo Comprehensive cross referencing. aeo First lexical treatment of Kant for almost 80 years. Series: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 464 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 840.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175346
- ISBN
- 9780631175346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.31
€ 152.31
Paperback. This book offers a detailed account of Spinozaa s influence on various schools of present--day critical thought. That influence extends from Althusserian Marxism to hermeneutics, deconstruction, narrative poetics, new historicism, and the unclassifiable writings of a thinker like Giles Deleuze. Num Pages: 330 pages, 0. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175575
- ISBN
- 9780631175575
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Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Paperback. Modernity and Identity is a groundbreaking collective work which announces a radical new departure within contemporary debates on modernism and postmodernism. Editor(s): Lash, Scott; Friedman, Jonathan. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175865
- ISBN
- 9780631175865
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Condition: New
€ 55.03
€ 55.03
Hardback. This is a book on philosophy which subjects several theories to critical examination and asks how they relate to our commonsensical notions of reality. Among the celebrated philosophers whom the author tries to debunk are Plato, Hegel, Kant, Foucault, Popper, Nozick, Feyerabend and Goodman. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631177098
- ISBN
- 9780631177098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.32
€ 48.99
€ 48.32
Hardback. In this book Stephen Makin offers a striking new account of some intriguing but neglected arguments -- indifference arguments -- and of the presocratic atomism underpinned by indifference reasoning. Series: Issues in Ancient Philosophy S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631178385
- ISBN
- 9780631178385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.40
€ 73.40
Paperback. In recent years there have been major advances in understanding visual processing. This work brings together experts from various disciplines, ranging from computer science to neuropsychology, to discuss how the work carried out in their field fits into the broader context of vision research. Editor(s): Humphreys, Glyn W. Series: Readings in Mind & Language S. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; JMM; JMR; UYQV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179092
- ISBN
- 9780631179092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41
Paperback. The Socratic, or dialog, form is central to the history of philosophy and has been the disciplinea s canonical genre ever since. Paul Feyerabenda s Three Dialogues on Knowledge resurrects the form to provide an astonishingly flexible and invigorating analysis of epistemological, ethical and metaphysical problems. Num Pages: 170 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179184
- ISBN
- 9780631179184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
Paperback. Explains how Chomsky's theory fits into the wider study of language, his beliefs about language and mind, and the relation between his linguistic ideas and philosophy and the natural sciences. The book also describes the challenges to Chomsky's ideas in the context of a metaphorical maze. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CF; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 17. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180272
- ISBN
- 9780631180272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41
Paperback. This volume contains surveys of the main issues in philosophical aesthetics, as discussed by thinkers from ancient Greece to modern times. Editor(s): Hanfling, Oswald. Num Pages: 520 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631180357
- ISBN
- 9780631180357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. aeo A witty, controversial and partisan book on a subject of central importance to philosophers, psychologists, linguists and cognitive scientists. aeo It covers all the main positions held by key people in the field. aeo Fodor is probably the most influential figure in current cognitive science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181934
- ISBN
- 9780631181934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.88
€ 49.88
Hardback. * Presents central issues pertaining to internalism vs. externalism and foundationalism vs. virtue epistemology in the form of a philosophical debate. * Introduces students to fundamental questions within epistemology while engaging in contemporary debates. * Written by two of today's foremost epistemologists. Series: Great Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182832
- ISBN
- 9780631182832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.58
€ 143.58
Paperback. Apple or pears? Liberty or death? We experience life as a series of choices, large and small. What makes a choice rational? Divided in three parts with a section of keywords, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental principles of rational choice theory, game theory, and to their implications and limitations. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPM; JPA; KCA; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183228
- ISBN
- 9780631183228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.40
€ 73.40
Hardback. The Handbook of Critical Theory brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the state of critical theory today. Editor(s): Rasmussen, David. Num Pages: 432 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 258 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 958.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183792
- ISBN
- 9780631183792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.54
€ 172.54
Paperback. The Handbook of Critical Theory brings together for the first time a detailed examination of the state of critical theory today. Editor(s): Rasmussen, David. Num Pages: 432 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183815
- ISBN
- 9780631183815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.62
€ 64.62
Hardback. * Contains previously unpublished material by Gilbert Ryle* Includes tributes from John Mabbott, a close friend of Gilbert Ryle, on Ryle the man and from David Gallop, an ex--student, on Ryle the Philosopher. . Editor(s): Meyer, Rene. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184898
- ISBN
- 9780631184898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.45
€ 142.45
Paperback. This lucid and accessible dictionary presents technical terms that Wittgenstein introduced into philosophical debate or transformed substantially, and also topics to which he made a substantial contribution. Hans-Johann Glock places Wittgenstein's ideas in their relevance to current debates. Series: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631185376
- ISBN
- 9780631185376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.55
€ 49.55
Paperback. To confront the philosophical system of Rene Descartes is to contemplate a magnificently laid out map of human cognitive endeavour. In following Descartes arguments, the reader is drawn into some of the most fundamental and challenging issues in all of philosophy. Series: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries S. Num Pages: 196 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631185383
- ISBN
- 9780631185383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.82
€ 44.99
€ 44.82
Hardback. This volume continues the story of European political theorising by focusing on medieval and Renaissance thinkers. It includes extensive discussion of the practices that underpinned medieval political theories and which continued to play crucial roles in the eventual development of early--modern political institutions and debates. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 290 x 185 x 23. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186526
- ISBN
- 9780631186526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73