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Biology, life sciences
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
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Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
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. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349350575
- ISBN
- 9781349350575
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€ 127.76
€ 127.76
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. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349353187
- ISBN
- 9781349353187
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
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
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Condition: New
€ 65.69
€ 65.69
The Ethics of Animal Re-Creation and Modification. Reviving, Rewilding...
. Ed(S): Oksanen, Markku; Siipi, Helena
Paperback. Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse extinction and to help in conservation has been sparked. This volume studies the question philosophically. Editor(s): Oksanen, Markku; Siipi, Helena. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349463831
- ISBN
- 9781349463831
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Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
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
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Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
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
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Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
Paperback. Editor(s): Roffe, Jonathan. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPS; JFC; PSTS; RN; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349497751
- ISBN
- 9781349497751
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Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
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
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
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
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 182
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349540716
- ISBN
- 9781349540716
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Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
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
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Condition: New
€ 126.64
€ 126.64
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
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Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Perspectives in Human Growth, Development and Maturation
. Ed(S): Hauspie, R.; Dasgupta, Parasmani (An...
Hardback. Presents a collection of twenty-seven papers on the history of the study of human growth, on the modelling of individual growth curves, the construction of population growth reference curves, growth as a measure of population well-being, secular trend, and the much neglected subject of the relation between mental and physical development. Editor(s): Hauspie, R.; Dasgupta, Parasmani (Anthropology and Human Genetics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India). Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000003
- ISBN
- 9781402000003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.29
€ 135.29
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 5th
- Number of pages
- 859
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000089
- ISBN
- 9781402000089
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Condition: New
€ 565.14
€ 565.14
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive overview of research in rice fungal pathology. This book covers progress in a number of key fundamental aspects such as pathogenicity, pathogen diversity, molecular characterisation, gene cloning, genetics of host resistance and host-pathogen interactions. Editor(s): Sreenivasaprasad, S.; Johnson, R. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSTP; TVKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000508
- ISBN
- 9781402000508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.46
€ 201.46
Hardback. Deals with the evolutionary processes and mathematics for the study of bacteria growth. This book presents the physics of osmotic pressure, surface tension, and relevant aspects of biochemistry. It is suitable for microbiologists and students. Num Pages: 470 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MMFM; PSC; PSGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402000676
- ISBN
- 9781402000676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.24
€ 252.24
The Reception of Darwinism in the Iberian World. Spain, Spanish Americ...
. Ed(S): Glick, Thomas F.; Puig-Samper, Migue...
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
€ 133.49
€ 133.49
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
€ 132.94
€ 132.94