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Paperback. Presents both a critical analysis of C S Peirce's conception of causation, and an approach to causation, based upon the semeiotic of Peirce. This book begins with a review of the history of causation, and with a critical discussion of contemporary theories of the concept of 'cause'. It uncovers the inadequacies in the received views of causation. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009778
- ISBN
- 9781402009778
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Condition: New
€ 130.63
€ 130.63
Hardback. Our technological culture has an extremely dynamic character. This confronts us with moral problems and dilemmas. This book argues that pragmatism, with its emphasis on the interaction between technology and values, gives us both procedural help and stresses the importance of living and cooperating together in tackling problems and dilemmas. Editor(s): Keulartz, Jozef; Korthals, Michiel; Schermer, Maartje; Swierstra, Tsjalling. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009877
- ISBN
- 9781402009877
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Condition: New
€ 133.37
€ 133.37
hardcover. Features essays that provide a picture of the medieval development of philosophical theories concerning the nature of emotions and the influence they have on human choice. This title shows how old and new ideas were bred and brought into the Middle Ages, and how they resulted in a genuinely modern perspective in the thought of Descartes. Editor(s): Lagerlund, Henrik; Yrjonsuuri, Mikko. Series: Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009938
- ISBN
- 9781402009938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.60
€ 134.60
Hardback. Provides a defence of the programme of inductive logic. This work describes the significance of inductive logic. The resulting structural reliabilist theory propounds the view that justification supervenes on syntactic and semantic properties of sentences as justification-bearers. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010132
- ISBN
- 9781402010132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. Features essays that provide a picture of the medieval development of philosophical theories concerning the nature of emotions and the influence they have on human choice. This title shows how old and new ideas were bred and brought into the Middle Ages, and how they resulted in a genuinely modern perspective in the thought of Descartes. Editor(s): Lagerlund, Henrik; Yrjonsuuri, Mikko. Series: Studies in the History of Philosophy of Mind. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1100.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010279
- ISBN
- 9781402010279
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Condition: New
€ 132.05
€ 132.05
Hardback. With the euthanasia issue highlighted in the public arena, this book argues for a non-absolutist highest value on life ethic and how that fits with society's current emphasis on individual autonomy. It is suitable for students of ethics, nursing and medicine and those engaged in the public debate on euthanasia. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 950.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010293
- ISBN
- 9781402010293
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Condition: New
€ 131.03
€ 131.03
Hardback. Contains papers presented at the workshop 'Reworking the Bench: Laboratory Notebooks in the History of Science', held at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. This book addresses the issue of research notes for writing history of science in a comprehensive manner. Editor(s): Holmes, Frederic L.; Renn, Jurgen; Rheinberger, Hans-Jorg. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010392
- ISBN
- 9781402010392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Paperback. Offers a presentation and defense of the theory of human and machine cognition, according to which human persons are superminds. The third and pivotal volume in supermind quartet, this book offers eight prescriptions for the concrete practice of AI and cognitive science in light of the fact that we are superminds. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1160.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402010958
- ISBN
- 9781402010958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.43
€ 132.43
Hardback. Papers of a Conference held in Bonn, November 10-13, 2000 Editor(s): Lowe, Benedikt; Malzkorn, Wolfgang; Rasch, Thoralf. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011542
- ISBN
- 9781402011542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.76
€ 133.76
Hardback. Addresses scientism and relativism, two false philosophies that divorce science from culture in general and from tradition in particular. According to this book, science is an integral part of culture, and both scientism and relativism ignore the cultural value of science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011566
- ISBN
- 9781402011566
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Condition: New
€ 202.85
€ 202.85
Hardback. Describes valuation processes in educational administration. This book focuses on the notions community and professionalism. It is of interest to university faculty, graduate students and educational administrators. Editor(s): Begley, Paul Thomas; Johansson, Olof. Series: Studies in Educational Leadership. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011597
- ISBN
- 9781402011597
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Condition: New
€ 132.77
€ 132.77
Paperback. More than any other topic, prophecy represents the point at which the Divine meets the human, the Absolute meets the relative. How can a human being attain the Word of God? This book offers a study of prophecy in the thought of medieval Jewish philosophers such as R Saadiah Gaon, R Judah Halevi, Gersonides, and others. Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 671 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 949.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 671
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402011818
- ISBN
- 9781402011818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 293.36
€ 293.36
Paperback. Offers an assessment of the classic topic - Turing Test in artificial intelligence. This book elaborates the numerous conflicting points of view on many aspects of this multifaceted, controversial subject. It traces the history of the debate about the merits of the Turing test. It also examines alternatives to the Turing test. Editor(s): Moor, James H. Series: Studies in Cognitive Systems. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012051
- ISBN
- 9781402012051
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Condition: New
€ 197.03
€ 197.03
Hardback. Brings together 11 essays that offer insights on a number of Carnap's concerns and ideas. This volume features these essays that form a collection, which proves to be a useful resource for our understanding of the historic Carnap and the living philosophical issues. It is suitable for graduate students of the philosophy of language and logic. Editor(s): Bonk, Thomas (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munchen, Germany). Series: Vienna Circle Institute Library. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 465.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012068
- ISBN
- 9781402012068
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Condition: New
€ 131.57
€ 131.57
Hardback. Editor(s): Roesner, Martina. Series: Phaenomenologica S.: Published Under the Auspices of the Husserl Archives, Leuven, Belgium. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012341
- ISBN
- 9781402012341
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Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Hardback. Focuses on the logical-grammatical analysis of natural language. Tools of modern categorical grammar are employed to explain many problems raised by historiography. This book is useful for scholars of medieval philosophy and historians of logic and linguistics. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADL; 3H; HPCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402012464
- ISBN
- 9781402012464
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Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Paperback. Presents feminist critiques and analyses of natural and social sciences and their philosophies. This collection of essays focuses on Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hobbes, Rousseau, and Marx; on the 'adversary method' model of philosophic reasoning; on principles of individuation on philosophical ontology and philosophy of language; and more. Editor(s): Harding, Sandra G.; Hintikka, Merrill B. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2003. Softcover reprint of the original 2
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013195
- ISBN
- 9781402013195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 209.83
€ 209.83
Hardback. Features essays that are complemented by three studies on, respectively, the import of Husserl's early philosophy of mathematics for the "Logical Investigations", his criticisms of Brentano and modern philosophy in the Appendix, and the significance of the revisions in the second edition of 1913. Editor(s): Dahlstrom, Daniel O. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013256
- ISBN
- 9781402013256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.69
€ 131.69
Hardback. Tells the story of Wittgenstein interpretation. This book provides different interpretations, chronologies, developments, and controversies. It aims to discover the motives and motivations behind the philosophical community's project of interpreting Wittgenstein. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013263
- ISBN
- 9781402013263
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Condition: New
€ 132.77
€ 132.77
Hardback. Using posthumous manuscripts, this book shows that Max Scheler conceived the origin of time in the self-activating center of individual and universal life as threefold "absolute" time of a four-dimensional expanse. It focuses with Scheler on time experience of values and among social groups, time experiences in the process of aging, and more. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013331
- ISBN
- 9781402013331
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Condition: New
€ 199.22
€ 199.22
Hardback. Presents opinions on the prospects of addressing topics from a psychological perspective. This book also considers the history and philosophical merits of psychologism, and looks systematically at psychologism in phenomenology, cognitive science, epistemology, logic, philosophy of language, philosophical semantics, and artificial intelligence. Editor(s): Jacquette, Dale. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013379
- ISBN
- 9781402013379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.02
€ 201.02
Hardback. Deals with the entrenched misunderstandings of Feyerabend's philosophy that have arisen through a lack of appreciation of the target of Feyerabend's criticisms. This book brings together the positive elements to be found in Feyerabend's work, and presents these elements as a coherent alternative conception of scientific rationality. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013508
- ISBN
- 9781402013508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.89
€ 132.89
The Return of Scepticism. From Hobbes and Descartes to Bayle.
. Ed(S): Paganini, Gianni (Universita Del Pie...
Hardback. The theme of scepticism has been central in the study of the history of ideas in modern times since Richard Popkin's and Charles Schmitt's works. This work, a collection of articles, is dedicated to placing the theme of scepticism within its philosophical tradition. Editor(s): Paganini, Gianni (Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy). Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 495 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 901.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013775
- ISBN
- 9781402013775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.54
€ 259.54
Hardback. Examine different aspects of Edmund Husserl's "Logical Investigations". This work includes contributions from scholars and specialists who are recognized for their expertise in the fields of phenomenology, logic, history of philosophy and philosophy of mind. Editor(s): Fisette, Denis. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013898
- ISBN
- 9781402013898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.55
€ 132.55