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Life sciences: general issues

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Life sciences: general issues

Hardback. Gives an overview of the most salient themes in bioethics. This book discusses the themes in order to enable the reader to have an in-depth overview of the state of the art in bioethics. It enables the readers in acquainting with the major issues in health care as well as the various theoretical and practical approaches to clarify these issues. Editor(s): Have, Henk A. M. J. ten; Gordijn, Bert. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 560 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402001260
ISBN
9781402001260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 260.54

Hardback. Nouragues is a tropical forest research station in French Guiana. It was established in 1986 for research on natural mechanisms of forest regeneration. Since then a lot of research has been done on this and related topics. This book provides an overview of the main research results, and focuses on plant communities, and vertebrate communities. Editor(s): Bongers, Frans; Charles-Dominique, Pierre; Forget, P-M; Thery, Marc (CNRS and MHHN Unite Mixte de Recherche, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale, Brunoy, France). Series: Monographiae Biologicae. Num Pages: 444 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSF; PSAF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402001239
ISBN
9781402001239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 258.47

hardcover. This text explores the field of medical ethics and health care decision-making through hypothetical case studies. The volume covers a variety of issues including HIV, the health care rights of minors, consent and confidentiality, assisted reproductive technology, and research ethics. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Edition
2002nd Edition
SKU
V9781402000881
ISBN
9781402000881
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.98

Hardback. Offers a perspective on Darwin's impact in the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds. Editor(s): Glick, Thomas F.; Puig-Samper, Miguel Angel; Ruiz, Rosaura. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; 1KL; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
295
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402000829
ISBN
9781402000829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Hardback. Proceedings of the Sixth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution, Trieste, Italy, 18-22 September 2000 Editor(s): Chela-Flores, Julian; Owen, Tobias; Raulin, Francois. Num Pages: 428 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402000775
ISBN
9781402000775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 202.91

Paperback. The book examines the social and cultural context of new genetic knowledge associated with breast cancer. It looks at how this knowledge and technologies are used and received in two contrasting social arenas - cancer genetic clinics and a breast cancer research charity. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHB; MBS; MFN; MJCL; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349547548
ISBN
9781349547548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.92

Paperback. Scientific and technological is currently transforming the problem of preventing biological warfare and biological terrorism. Examples from the areas of immunology, the neurosciences and the neuroendocrine-immune system are used to show the magnitude of the problem. The book outlines the measures required to control biochemical weapons today. Series: Global issues series. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JW; PSA; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349544141
ISBN
9781349544141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.62

Paperback. Pizzato focuses on the staging of Self and Other as phantom characters inside the brain (in the 'mind's eye', as Hamlet says). He explores the brain's anatomical evolution from animal drives to human consciousness to divine aspirations, through distinctive cultural expressions in stage and screen technologies. Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB; JFC; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349533435
ISBN
9781349533435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JMM; JPA; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
275
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349526406
ISBN
9781349526406
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; DSC; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349514090
ISBN
9781349514090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Translation of: Impronta dell'inutilitaa. Translator(s): Byrt. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349495856
ISBN
9781349495856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.62

Paperback. Bringing together active neuroscientists, neurophilosophers, and scholars this volume considers the prospects of a neuroscientifically-informed pragmatism and a pragmatically-informed neuroscience on issues ranging from the nature of mental life to the implications of neuroscience for education and ethics. Editor(s): Solymosi, Tibor. Series: New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349477586
ISBN
9781349477586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

Paperback. Editor(s): Boyde, Melissa. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AF; AS; D; JFC; JHB; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349461066
ISBN
9781349461066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.68

Paperback. Narratives and Jewish Bioethics searches for answers to the critical question of what roles ancient narratives play in creating modern norms by Jewish bioethicists utilizing the Jewish textual tradition. Series: Content and Context in Theological Ethics. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRJ; MBS; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
217
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349439089
ISBN
9781349439089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.62

Paperback. An assessment of some ethical implications of increasing life spans. Taking as a starting point the idea that to increase longevity is a form of medical enhancement, it examines the value of living longer; the means for extending life spans; the consequences of greater longevity for the fair distribution of resources and healthcare in particular. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; MFKC; PSA; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349366750
ISBN
9781349366750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.50

Paperback. Mainstream discussions of ethics oftensearch for a problem-solving theory or explore ontological status. This book argues instead that the proper starting point should be the words and deeds of ordinary people in ordinary disagreements - the ethical concepts in play can only derive full meaning within the context of ordinary human lives." Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349353187
ISBN
9781349353187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.86

Paperback. Philosophy has long puzzled over the relation between mind and brain. This volume presents some of the state-of-the-art reflections on philosophical efforts to 'make sense' of neuroscience, as regards issue including neuroaesthetics, brain science and the law, neurofeminism, embodiment, race, memory and pain. Editor(s): Wolfe, Charles T. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMM; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349350575
ISBN
9781349350575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. This examination of stem cell biology from a philosophy of science perspective clarifies the field's central concept, the stem cell, as well as its aims, methods, models, explanations and evidential challenges. Relations to systems biology and clinical medicine are also discussed. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; HPX; MBGR; PDA; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349349852
ISBN
9781349349852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.46

Paperback. A new and innovative account of British sociology's intellectual origins that uses previously unknown archival resources to show how the field's forgotten roots in a late nineteenth and early twentieth-century debate about biology can help us understand both its subsequent development and future potential. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHB; JHBA; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349347377
ISBN
9781349347377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA; PSAJ; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2014
SKU
V9781349345151
ISBN
9781349345151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

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