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Hardcover. What is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their relevance to contemporary theories of nature, naturalism, organic life, and human affairs. Editor(s): Honenberger, Phillip. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; JHMP; PDA; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137500878
- ISBN
- 9781137500878
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.00
€ 67.00
Hardcover. This book explores the absent and missing in debates about science and security. Through varied case studies, including biological and chemical weapons control, science journalism, nanotechnology research and neuroethics, the contributors explore how matters become absent, ignored or forgotten and the implications for ethics, policy and society. Editor(s): Rappert, Brian; Balmer, Brian. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; JPS; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137493729
- ISBN
- 9781137493729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.62
€ 116.62
Hardcover. Editor(s): Opitz, Donald L.; Bergwik, Staffan; Tiggelen, Brigitte van. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137492722
- ISBN
- 9781137492722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.59
€ 150.59
Hardcover. This book examines the extent to which the insights of STS can be used to analyse the role of architecture in and for social life. The contributions examine the question of whether architecture - and thus materiality as a whole - has agency. The book also proposes a theoretical and methodological approach on how to research architecture's agency. Editor(s): Muller, Anna-Lisa; Reichmann, Werner. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137461124
- ISBN
- 9781137461124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.15
€ 139.15
Hardcover. Since the mid-1970s, the tropical savanna, known as Cerrado, has been transformed into one of the world's largest grain-growing regions. This book explores how and by what Brazil achieved inclusive and sustainable growth in the Cerrado. Editor(s): Hosono, Akio; Magno Campos da Rocha, Carlos; Hongo, Yutaka. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; KCM; KNAC; RNF; TVF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 264 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137431349
- ISBN
- 9781137431349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.01
€ 161.01
Hardcover. 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: 192 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMG; PSAD; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137337634
- ISBN
- 9781137337634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Paperback. The Ethics of Creativity illuminates the thorny issues that arise when novel creative ideas collide with what we believe to be 'right' or 'good'. This book tackles questions of when creativity and ethics tend to coincide and when conflict, and how both might be harnessed to support a brighter future for all. Editor(s): Moran, Seana; Cropley, David; Kaufman, James (California State University, San Bernardino). Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JMC; JMRN; KJG; TBY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333520
- ISBN
- 9781137333520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.05
€ 47.05
Hardcover. This volume brings together essays from leading thinkers to examine what role Asian traditions of knowledge played in the rise of modern science in Europe, the implications this has for the epistemology of science, and whether pre-modern Asian traditions can provide resources for advancing scientific knowledge in future. Editor(s): Bala, Arun. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031723
- ISBN
- 9781137031723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. This comprehensive book examines the Iranian government's mobilization of resources to develop science and technology, presenting an overview of the structure, dynamics, and outcomes of the government's science and technology policies. Authors are leaders in the industries they discuss and offer an unparalleled look into Iran's technology sector. Editor(s): Soofi, Abdol S.; Ghazinoory, Sepehr. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPQB; KNDH; KNTX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030092
- ISBN
- 9781137030092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Vibratory Modernism is a collection of original essays that show how vibrations provide a means of bridging science and art - two fields that became increasingly separate in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Enns, Anthony; Trower, Shelley. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027245
- ISBN
- 9781137027245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardcover. Regenerative medicine, encompassing stem cells and tissue engineering, has attracted huge interest within commercial, clinical and government circles, and promises to change medicine itself. This book provides the first detailed examination and critical assessment of the field to be made by social science. Editor(s): Webster, Andrew. Series: Health Technology and Society. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMG; MBGR; MBS; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026545
- ISBN
- 9781137026545
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. Oogenesis provides an overview of oocyte biology, integrating perspectives of philosophy and science. The text explores the voyage from the formation of the primordial oocyte to embryo development, and discusses ethical considerations on questions involved with in vitro growth and maturation. Editor(s): Coticchio, Giovanni; Albertini, David F.; Santis, Lucia De. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 42 colour illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857298256
- ISBN
- 9780857298256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.40
€ 231.40
Hardcover. Includes Hans Lewy's recovered string trio by Lori Courant Lax. Editor(s): Kubrusly, Carlos S.; De Moura, Carlos A. Num Pages: 237 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 40 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKS; PBW; PHU; TBJ; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817683931
- ISBN
- 9780817683931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.27
€ 67.27
Hardcover. This volume is a collection of scholarly articles on the Mach Principle, the impact that this theory has had since the end of the 19th century, and its role in helping Einstein formulate the doctrine of general relativity. Editor(s): Barbour, Julian B.; Pfister, Herbert. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 544 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817638238
- ISBN
- 9780817638238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 326.56
€ 326.56
Hardcover. Series: Hormones in Health and Disease. 500 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Vedeckis, Wayne. This text discusses fundamental concepts in molecular genetics, endocrinilogy and cancer, including clinical research results. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSD. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 34. Weight: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817637972
- ISBN
- 9780817637972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.78
€ 197.78
Hardcover. Provides an approach to designing with plastic materials. This work aims to enable the reader to recognize the fundamental considerations necessary when designing products with plastics pertaining to the different processes and different plastics. It encompasses the relation of materials and processes to understanding the art of designing. Editor(s): Plastics Institute Of America; Rosato, Donald V.; Rosato, Marlene G.; Rosato, Dominick V. Num Pages: 680 pages, 125 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TDCP; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1427.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379805
- ISBN
- 9780792379805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 377.49
€ 377.49
Hardcover. After a decade of development, genetic algorithms and genetic programming have become a widely accepted toolkit for computational finance. This book is devoted to a comprehensive review of this subject. It contains chapters that cover various areas of computational finance, including financial forecasting, trading strategies development, and more. Editor(s): Chen, Shu-Heng. Num Pages: 489 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBW; UMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792376019
- ISBN
- 9780792376019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 373.83
€ 373.83
Hardcover. Collects papers that cover such areas as linear and nonlinear complementarity problems, variational inequality problems, nonsmooth equations and nonsmooth optimization problems, economic and network equilibrium problems, semidefinite programming problems, maximal monotone operator problems, and mathematical programs with equilibrium constraints. Editor(s): Fukushima, M.; Qi, Liqun. Series: Applied Optimization. Num Pages: 452 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- Number of pages
- 452
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792353201
- ISBN
- 9780792353201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.59
€ 136.59
Hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Elounda, Crete, Greece, June 18-30, 1995 Editor(s): Soukoulis, C. M. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 730 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFC; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Number of pages
- 739
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792339915
- ISBN
- 9780792339915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 375.87
€ 375.87
Hardback. Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 28--June 3, 1995 Series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture. Num Pages: 824 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSGD; PST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337072
- ISBN
- 9780792337072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 378.81
€ 378.81
Hardcover. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Copepoda, Baltimore, USA, June 6-13, 1993. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. 541 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Ferrari, Frank D.; Bradley, Brian P. Organized under the following topics: behavior, feeding, genetics, horizontal variations, morphology, phylogeny, reproduction, seasonal changes, vertical distribution, plus two special sessions on copepods of the genus Acartia and cyclopid/mosquito interactions, this book consists of selected research articles from the different sections. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PSP; PSVT5. Dimension: 263 x 187 x 41. Weight: 1166.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Reprinted from HYDROBIOLOGIA, 292/293, 1995
- Number of pages
- 541
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332251
- ISBN
- 9780792332251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 375.57
€ 375.57
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bozdogan, H. Num Pages: 417 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 752. An Informational Approach. Theory and Methodology of Time Series Analysis; Multivariate Statistical Modeling. 430 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bozdogan, H. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: PBT. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325987
- ISBN
- 9780792325987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.87
€ 257.87
Hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Ames, Iowa, U.S.A., October 23-27, 1989 Editor(s): Willson, L. A.; Stalio, R. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678. Workshop Proceedings. Series: NATO Science Series C. 384 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Willson, L.A.; Stalio, R. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 26. Weight: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1990th Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792308812
- ISBN
- 9780792308812
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.76
€ 256.76
Hardcover. Provides a review of the techniques and technology. Editor(s): Hunt, B. J.; James, M.I. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TDCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751400823
- ISBN
- 9780751400823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.81
€ 256.81