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Paperback. This book features a collection of sixteen papers focused on the most urgent issues arising from nanotechnology today and in the near future. The essays tackle such contentious issues as environmental impact, intellectual property, privacy, and more. Editor(s): Allhoff, Fritz; Lin, Patrick. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; TBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062087
- ISBN
- 9781402062087
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€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Hardback. Offers an examination of Levinas's philosophy of religion in light of his ethics and anthropology. This book provides critical perspectives on Levinas by relating his work to that of Heidegger, Ricoeur, Rorty, Derrida and Vattimo. Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062278
- ISBN
- 9781402062278
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€ 179.30
€ 179.30
Hardback. A disciple of Husserl and Heidegger, a contemporary of Sartre and Merleau-Ponty, Levinas entirely renewed the way of thinking ethics in our times. This book includes papers given at the International Conference 'Levinas in Jerusalem' held at the Hebrew University in May 2002. Editor(s): Hansel, Joelle. Series: Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Philosophy. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062476
- ISBN
- 9781402062476
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€ 126.57
€ 126.57
Hardback. Presents a philosophical analysis of Brody's contributions to biomedical ethics. This title combines methodological, philosophical considerations with applied chapters. Editor(s): Cherry, Mark J.; Iltis, Ana Smith. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; MBDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062599
- ISBN
- 9781402062599
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€ 127.24
€ 127.24
The Moral Brain. Essays on the Evolutionary and Neuroscientific Aspect...
. Ed(S): Braeckman, Johan; Schrijver, Jelle D...
Hardback. In this reader, a broad range of prominent scientists and philosophers share their views on the current theories and future challenges in the field of moral cognition and assess how cooperation between neurology and evolutionary psychology can boost research. Editor(s): Braeckman, Johan; Schrijver, Jelle De; Vanneste, Sven; Verplaetse, Jan. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMA; JMM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402062865
- ISBN
- 9781402062865
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Condition: New
€ 189.71
€ 189.71
Hardback. Education in Human Creative Existential Planning Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 859.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 463
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402063015
- ISBN
- 9781402063015
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Condition: New
€ 188.68
€ 188.68
Hardback. Phenomenology and the Non-Human Animal Editor(s): Painter, Corinne; Lotz, Christian. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402063060
- ISBN
- 9781402063060
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€ 177.12
€ 177.12
Hardback. This unique book presents an overview of believers and disbelievers in a cerebral seat of human morality. With depth and clarity, the book presents their positions and arguments, and offers an explanation for these attempts to localise our moral sense. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HPQ; JMA; JMM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 617.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402063213
- ISBN
- 9781402063213
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Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29
Hardback. Editor(s): Hutton, Sarah; Hedley, Douglas. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1340.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402064067
- ISBN
- 9781402064067
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Condition: New
€ 191.70
€ 191.70
Die Lebenswelt. Auslegungen der Vorgegebenen Welt und Ihrer Konstituti...
Husserl, Edmund. Ed(S): Sowa, Rochus
Hardback. Editor(s): Sowa, Rochus. Num Pages: 1044 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1623.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 1044
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402064760
- ISBN
- 9781402064760
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Condition: New
€ 807.86
€ 807.86
hardcover. Science is not the only route to understanding nature. This volume presents a series of case studies in comparative epistemology, critically comparing the works of prominent representatives of the life sciences, such as Aristotle, Darwin, and Mendel, with the writings of literary masters, such as Andersen, Melville, Verne, and Ibsen. Series: The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402064913
- ISBN
- 9781402064913
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Condition: New
€ 127.20
€ 127.20
Book. Beauty's Appeal - Measure and Excess Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 319 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402065200
- ISBN
- 9781402065200
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Condition: New
€ 186.23
€ 186.23
Hardback. This volume offers an integrated overview of state-of-the-art research in philosophy and ethics of design in engineering and architecture. It brings diverse philosophical perspectives to bear on issues of design. Editor(s): Vermaas, Pieter E.; Kroes, Peter; Light, Andrew; Moore, Steven A. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1550.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402065903
- ISBN
- 9781402065903
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Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
hardcover. Bringing together prominent educators and researchers, this book focuses on conceptual and methodological issues relevant to the nature of knowledge and learning. It offers theoretical understanding of epistemological beliefs from both educational and psychological perspectives. Editor(s): Khine, Myint Swe. Num Pages: 470 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- SKU
- V9781402065958
- ISBN
- 9781402065958
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Condition: New
€ 194.93
€ 194.93
Hardback. This book describes an emotional territory, which forms the individual's own sphere of action and experience. This develops in the course of evolution in pace with the individual's conditions of life, brought about by challenges in the natural and social environment. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402066511
- ISBN
- 9781402066511
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Condition: New
€ 125.93
€ 125.93
The Contingent Nature of Life. Bioethics and the Limits of Human Exist...
. Ed(S): Duwell, Marcus; Rehmann-Sutter, Chri...
Hardback. Explores the different dimensions of how the contingency of life, and especially human life, is relevant for ethical discussions and the normative frameworks in bioethics. This title explores the relevance of the notion contingency, needs and desires for moral argumentation and bioethics. Editor(s): Duwell, Marcus; Rehmann-Sutter, Christoph (University of Basel); Mieth, Dietmar. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1610.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402067624
- ISBN
- 9781402067624
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Condition: New
€ 245.96
€ 245.96
Paperback. Collects ten original essays written by some of the leading philosophers who distill and build upon the work at the intersection of aesthetics and epistemology. This book addresses specific topics including the objectivity of critical knowledge, the quality of critical testimony, and the roles of principles and perception in critical reasoning. Editor(s): Kieran, Matthew; Lopes, Dominic McIver. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 610.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402067853
- ISBN
- 9781402067853
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Condition: New
€ 122.51
€ 122.51
Hardcover. In Pursuit of Nanoethics Editor(s): Gordijn, Bert; Cutter, Anthony Mark. Series: The International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068164
- ISBN
- 9781402068164
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Condition: New
€ 122.19
€ 122.19
Hardback. Series: Phaenomenologica. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068300
- ISBN
- 9781402068300
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Condition: New
€ 123.24
€ 123.24
Hardback. Collects works that address key challenges for a feminist approach to knowledge and scientific practice. This title is suitable for both students and scholars of feminist epistemology and philosophy of science. It offers a mix of contributions from well-established feminist scholars and the next generation of feminist epistemologists. Editor(s): Grasswick, Heidi. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068348
- ISBN
- 9781402068348
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Condition: New
€ 196.11
€ 196.11
Hardback. This diverse collection of feminist essays self-consciously develops non-idealizing approaches to either ethics or social and political philosophy (or both), and is a cross-section of current work in both feminist ethics and social and political philosophy. Editor(s): Tessman, Lisa. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 639.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068409
- ISBN
- 9781402068409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardback. Here is an account of recent investigations into the two main concepts of negation developed in the constructive logic: the negation as reduction to absurdity, and the strong negation. These concepts are studied in the setting of paraconsistent logic. Series: Trends in Logic. Num Pages: 242 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068669
- ISBN
- 9781402068669
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Condition: New
€ 126.05
€ 126.05
Hardback. A collection of original papers on the theme of 'Values, Rational Choice, and the Will'. It features essays that dealt with most of the central questions of moral philosophy, in both normative ethics and meta-ethics, and theoretical and applied ethics. Editor(s): Chan, David K. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068713
- ISBN
- 9781402068713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.29
€ 127.29
Hardback. Training in practical ethics is thought to be conducive to ethical decision-making and ethical behaviour. This book states that researchers in moral education widely regard moral reasoning as but one among at least 4 dimensions of moral development alongside moral motivation, moral character and moral sensitivity. Num Pages: 198 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402068881
- ISBN
- 9781402068881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.18
€ 126.18