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Life sciences: general issues

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.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402067624
ISBN
9781402067624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 256.96

Paperback. Editor(s): Portugali, Juval. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; MJN; PSAN; RGC; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048146772
ISBN
9789048146772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.98

Hardback. Aimed at researchers and students of cognitive mapping and environmental cognition, this work focuses on the cognitive processes by which one form of information is being transformed into another, and by which multiple forms of information participate in constructing cognitive maps. Editor(s): Portugali, Juval. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN; UYQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792339496
ISBN
9780792339496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.58

Hardback. Considering neuroscience as the bridge between the natural and social sciences, this book examines the applicability for sociology, economics, and political science of concepts in cognitive science, evolutionary psychology, and neuroscience. It applies the research in evolutionary neuroscience to the foundation of economics and politics. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2004
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306478802
ISBN
9780306478802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.25

Paperback. The author of this text offers a theory of consciousness. He proposes that conscious experience must be understood as an irreducible entity similar to such physical properties as time, mass, and space that exists at a fundamental level and cannot be understood as the sum of its parts. Series: Philosophy of Mind Series. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 line illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PD; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195117899
ISBN
9780195117899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.35

Hardcover. Num Pages: 258 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPQ; HPS; LAB; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137557339
ISBN
9781137557339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.52

Hardback. Focusing on the concept of consensus, this text reflects on the difficulties and complexity of moral decision-making, offers views on the problem of why decision-making does not take place more harmoniously and asks if there can be any hope of a solution. Editor(s): Bayertz, Kurt. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
253
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792326151
ISBN
9780792326151
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.86

Hardcover. This book offers an overview of the diversity of mechanisms that dendrites can employ to shape neural computations. It brings together a wide range of studies, with topics ranging from general to system-specific phenomena. Editor(s): Torben-Nielsen, Benjamin; Remme, Michiel W. H.; Cuntz, H. Series: Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience. Num Pages: 528 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 66 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 876.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2014th Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461480938
ISBN
9781461480938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.83

Hardback. The role of competition within communities, in shaping the structure and composition of the community matrix itself and in influencing day to day functioning of the system is particularly controversial. This book offers a synthesis of these arguments and suggests avenues for further research. Series: Population and Community Biology Series. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JMAL; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
SKU
V9780412313509
ISBN
9780412313509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226299778
ISBN
9780226299778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41
€ 50.94

Paperback. Comparison is fundamental to evolutionary anthropology. This book provides an investigation of the comparative foundations of evolutionary anthropology in research, including studies of animal behavior, biodiversity, linguistic evolution, allometry, and cross-cultural variation. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 halftones, 111 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226608990
ISBN
9780226608990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.39

Paperback. Editor(s): VanBlaricom, Glenn R.; Estes, James A. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 263 pages, 34 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642728471
ISBN
9783642728471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.82

Paperback. In 1972, Alfred Crosby published a small work that illuminated a simple point, that the most important changes brought on by the voyages of Columbus were not social or political, but biological in nature. In this edition the author reflects on the book and its creation. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, biographies, indexes. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Edition
30th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275980924
ISBN
9780275980924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.09

Hardback. Serving the needs of pigment cell biologists, cellular physiologists, developmental geneticists, researchers interested in melanoma, and more, this new book offers a blend of new technologies and new insights in the fields of both pigmentation and mouse genetics. It includes some comparative information on other organisms as well. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PSAK; PSVW7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179546
ISBN
9781405179546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.21

Hardback. This book examines the Lysenko controversy. It covers the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400728394
ISBN
9789400728394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Hardcover. The most authoritative cognitive neuroscience text is also the most accessible. Editor(s): Gazzaniga, Michael S.; Mangun, George R. Num Pages: 1128 pages, 87 color illus., 183 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 221 x 47. Weight in Grams: 2804.
Publisher
A Bradford Book
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
fifth edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262027779
ISBN
9780262027779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.76
€ 217.37

Paperback. An introduction to the cognitive neuroscience of vision. The book introduces the reader to the anatomy of the eye and visual cortex and then proceeds to discuss image and representation, face recognition, printed word recognition, visual sematic memory and visual attention and perception. Series: Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience. Num Pages: 400 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMR; MJN; MJQ; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214038
ISBN
9780631214038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Paperback. This volume explores the cognitive neuroscience of second language acquisition from the perspectives of critical/sensitive periods, maturational effects, individual differences, neural regions involved, and processing characteristics. Editor(s): Schumann, John H.; Gullberg, Marianne; Indefrey, Peter. Series: Language Learning Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics Cognitive Neuroscience S. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFDC; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405155427
ISBN
9781405155427
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Fleming, Stephen M.; Frith, Christopher D. Num Pages: 407 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9783662511718
ISBN
9783662511718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 283.30

Hardcover. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition Editor(s): Fleming, Stephen M.; Frith, Chris. Num Pages: 407 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMR; PSAN; PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
407
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2014th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642451898
ISBN
9783642451898
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 284.83

Paperback. Adopting a cognitive neuroscience approach to this question generates a new perspective and some challenging hypotheses. The book explores in detail the contribution of the brain structures, particularly the cerebral cortex, to the various aspects of movement preparation and execution. Series: Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JMM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196044
ISBN
9780631196044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.96

Paperback. In this text, the author outlines his geographic mosaic theory of coevolution. Through this theory, he creates connections between the study of specialization and coevolution in local communities and the study of patterns seen in comparisons of the phylogenies of interacting species. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 halftones, 41 line drawings, 15 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226797601
ISBN
9780226797601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Barbieri, Marcello. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 460 pages, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2008
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048176113
ISBN
9789048176113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 317.37

Hardback. Building on a range of disciplines - from biology and anthropology to philosophy and linguistics - this book deals with the range of codes relevant to life, and reveals the ubiquitous role of coding mechanisms in both organic and mental evolution. Editor(s): Barbieri, Marcello. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 460 pages, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSAK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 847.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402063398
ISBN
9781402063398
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 318.27

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