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Hardcover. Num Pages: 560 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; BGT; TBX; TJFD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 167 x 47. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465055647
ISBN
9780465055647
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.92

Hardcover. What does game theory tell us about rational behavior? Is there such a thing as rational behavior, and if so, is it of any use to us? This book shows how game theory illuminates such aspects of human psychology as altruism, competition, and politics, as well as its relevance to disparate fields such as physics and evolutionary biology. Translator(s): Gosi-Greguss, A. C. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMA; PBUD; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Copernicus
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1998th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387984193
ISBN
9780387984193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.46
€ 52.50

paperback. Reason has very often been seen as the highest faculty of man and, therefore, a strong tendency to attempt to analyze man mainly in terms of the rational dimension exists. This tendency was strong in antiquity and was given renewed attention in the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819199843
ISBN
9780819199843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.38

Paperback. Our failure to address questions of meaning and morality through science has now become the primary justification for religious faith. This book intends to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. It argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM1; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Black Swan Books, Limited
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552776387
ISBN
9780552776387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Moral Machines explores the development of computers and robots capable of making moral decisions. Why do we need them? Do we want computers and robots making moral decisions? And if we do, how can we make ethics computable? The challenge of building moral machines forces one to think deeply about how humans make moral decisions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 black and white line illustrations, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: TJFM1; UBJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199737970
ISBN
9780199737970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.43

Hardcover. The natural and cultural history of the evolution of our sense of ethics, by a leading anthropologist of human morality. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAJ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 674. The Evolution of Virtue, Altruism and Shame. 352 pages. Presents the natural and cultural history of the evolution of our sense of ethics. This title argues that morality is a means for individuals to avoid punishment at the hands of the group. It offers an evolutionary paradigm of human generosity and cooperation. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAJ. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 36. Weight: 674.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465020485
ISBN
9780465020485
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.00
€ 32.38

Paperback. .
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262533188
ISBN
9780262533188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.15
€ 49.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226324944
ISBN
9780226324944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.27

Hardcover. What is the difference between right and wrong? Combining cognitive science with a pragmatist philosophical framework, this book argues that appealing solely to absolute principles and values is not only scientifically unsound but even morally suspect. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; HPQ; JMR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226113401
ISBN
9780226113401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.17
€ 79.61

Paperback. A study of the ethical dilemmas and moral issues surrounding the interaction of humans and technology. Drawing from Heidegger and Foucault, as well as from philosophers of technology such as Don Ihde and Bruno Latour, it locates morality not just in the human users of technology but in the interaction between us and our machines. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226852935
ISBN
9780226852935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.84

Paperback. Criticizes the common belief that we are entitled to exploit animals for our benefit because they are not as rational as people. This book evaluates criticisms of animal rights that have appeared in philosophical literature and explains the consequences of animal liberation for our diet, science, and treatment of the environment. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877229612
ISBN
9780877229612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.73

Hardback. The author was educated at University High School in Urbana, Illinois, at Harvard (BS 1943, PhD 1949), and further educated at Bell Laboratories, where his career (1949-1984) coincided with the greatest period of that remarkable institution. His writing career started with a much-quoted article in "Science" titled "More is Different" in 1971. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814350129
ISBN
9789814350129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.42

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620401453
ISBN
9781620401453
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.78

Hardcover. With firm foundations dating only from the 1950s, algebraic topology is a relatively young area of mathematics. This title addresses the course material, such as fundamental groups, covering spaces, the basics of homotopy theory, and homology and cohomology. It covers topics that are useful for algebraic topologists. Series: Chicago Lectures in Mathematics. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBPD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 982.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511788
ISBN
9780226511788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 985 color photos. BIC Classification: TDP; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1604.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764305139
ISBN
9780764305139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.63

Paperback. Mistakes in mathematical reasoning, taken from a variety of sources, are exposed and analysed in this entertaining book. Series: Spectrum. Num Pages: 188 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
The Mathematical Association of America
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883855805
ISBN
9780883855805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.47

Paperback. Presents articles which are based on invited talks presented at a conference honoring Nobel laureate Philip W Anderson of Princeton University, who coined the phrase "More is different". This title covers numerous topics under the umbrellas of superconductivity, superfluidity, magnetism, electron localization, and interacting electronic systems. Editor(s): Ong, Nai-Phuan; Bhatt, Ravin. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691088662
ISBN
9780691088662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.45
€ 83.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; YQM. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Wide World Publishing/Tetra
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780933174733
ISBN
9780933174733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.84

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Tarquin
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899618361
ISBN
9781899618361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.49

Paperback. Cycling artifacts in this sweeping survey include advertising, books and magazines, promotional items, Harley and Indian paper collectibles, posters, oil cans, and sales catalogs. The text explores the rich history of the sport and hobby of motorcycling. Num Pages: 192 pages, 600 color photos. BIC Classification: TRC; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764303333
ISBN
9780764303333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.46

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