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Paperback. Provides a thorough introduction to the properties of linear, time--invariant models of dynamical systems, as required for further work in feedback control system design, power system design and analysis, communications, signal processing, robotics, and simulation. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; TJFM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471241331
- ISBN
- 9780471241331
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Condition: New
€ 283.41
€ 283.41
Paperback. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 100.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175621
- ISBN
- 9780691175621
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.38
€ 30.99
€ 22.38
Paperback. Instead of conceiving ethical commands as divine revelations or as the discoveries of brilliant thinkers, we should see our ethical practices as evolving over tens of thousands of years, as members of our species have worked out how to live together and prosper. Here, Kitcher elaborates his radical vision of this millennia-long ethical project. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; JHM; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674284289
- ISBN
- 9780674284289
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.02
€ 37.99
€ 32.02
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
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
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
paperback. Considers the implications of autism for the nature of consciousness, our understanding of the consciousness of others, meaning theories in philosophy of language, and the modality of mind. This book explores questions about genetic decision making, research into the nature of autism, and the controversial quest for a cure. Series: Bioethics and the Humanities. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w photos. BIC Classification: MBDC; MJNA; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220134
- ISBN
- 9780253220134
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.04
€ 23.99
€ 22.04
Paperback. Through twenty-five lively essays examining the field's history and trends, shortcomings and strengths, and the political and policy interplay within the bioethical realm, this comprehensive book begins a much-needed critical and constructive discussion of the moral landscape of bioethics. Editor(s): Eckenwiler, Lisa A.; Cohn, Felicia. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886126
- ISBN
- 9780801886126
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.56
€ 34.99
€ 29.56
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.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333520
- ISBN
- 9781137333520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.07
€ 47.07
paperback. Presents a line of thought, a continuous thread, a tradition, a catena of protestation against living on Butchery. This title includes variety of the witnesses, the prophets of Reformed Dietetics who have shrunk from the regime of blood, including Gautama Buddha, Pythagoras, Plato, Hesiod, Epicurus, Seneca, Ovid, Thomas More, and more. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; TDCT; VFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071300
- ISBN
- 9780252071300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Hardcover. We live in a world increasingly governed by technology-but at what cost? Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDR; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133. .
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393078992
- ISBN
- 9780393078992
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.61
€ 30.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. This book provides students with a toolbox for the study of the ethics of technology, exploring the methods available for ethical assessments of technologies and their social introduction. Editor(s): Hansson, Sven Ove. Series: Philosophy, Technology and Society. Num Pages: 278 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPQ; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783486588
- ISBN
- 9781783486588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.77
€ 74.77
Paperback. Series: Verbal Arts: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 274 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823270477
- ISBN
- 9780823270477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.29
€ 37.99
€ 34.29
Hardback. Series: Verbal Arts: Studies in Poetics. Num Pages: 274 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: DSA; JHMC; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823270460
- ISBN
- 9780823270460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.92
€ 108.92
Hardback. This is the first transnational study of British, Norwegian, and Swedish engagement with the Antarctic. Rather than charting how Europeans unveiled the Antarctic, it uses the history of Antarctic activity as a window into the political and cultural worlds of twentieth-century Britain and Scandinavia. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 283 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1MTS; 1QDB; 3JJ; HBJD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115910
- ISBN
- 9780230115910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Paperback. This book offers a deep insight into the genesis and development of the European Commission's energy and climate legislation, focusing on the interplay of politics and science. How does the Commission react when confronted with knowledge? According to the author, the Commission functions as catalyst transforming knowledge into politics. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; KCN; RND; RNPG; THRB; THX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349479184
- ISBN
- 9781349479184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.82
€ 126.82
Hardback. Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. This book presents the long and short versions of Everett's thesis along with a collection of his explanatory writings and correspondence. Editor(s): Barrett, Jeffrey A.; Byrne, Peter. Num Pages: 392 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145075
- ISBN
- 9780691145075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.69€ 80.25
€ 104.69
€ 80.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 235 colour illustrations, 27 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; PSAF; RBK; RNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 261 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781498742900
- ISBN
- 9781498742900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.84
€ 96.84
Hardcover. How do we know that species change? Has there really been enough time for evolution to operate? This title details the evidence for evolution. It covers different levels of evolution, from within-species changes, which are much less challenging to see and believe, to much larger ones, say, from fish to amphibian, or from land mammal to whale. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones, 27 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723808
- ISBN
- 9780226723808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.17€ 79.61
€ 95.17
€ 79.61
Paperback. How do we know that species change? Has there really been enough time for evolution to operate? This title details the evidence for evolution. It covers different levels of evolution, from within-species changes, which are much less challenging to see and believe, to much larger ones, say, from fish to amphibian, or from land mammal to whale. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 halftones, 27 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226723822
- ISBN
- 9780226723822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Hardback. Theodor, University of Calgary; Mark D. Uhen, Cranbrook Institute of Science; Inessa Vislobokova, Russian Academy of Sciences Editor(s): Prothero, Donald R.; Foss, Scott E. Num Pages: 408 pages, 121, 54 black & white halftones, 67 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVW7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 286 x 218 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887352
- ISBN
- 9780801887352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.02€ 120.66
€ 135.02
€ 120.66
The Evolution of Begging. Competition, Cooperation and Communication.
. Ed(S): Wright, Jonathan; Leonard, Marty L.
Hardback. Begging by nestling birds is a model system for investigating evolutionary conflicts of interest within families and their theoretical resolution provided by honest signals of offspring need. Organised into six sections, this book reviews theoretical and empirical literature on begging. Editor(s): Wright, Jonathan; Leonard, Marty L. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402005718
- ISBN
- 9781402005718
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.87
€ 259.87
Paperback. What does this extended period of dependency have to do with human brain growth and social interactions? And why is play a sign of cognitive complexity, and a spur for cultural evolution? This title explores these questions, and topics ranging from bipedal walking to incest taboos. Num Pages: 960 pages, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JMC; PSAJ; PSC; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 164 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674062016
- ISBN
- 9780674062016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.28
€ 47.99
€ 40.28
Paperback. More than fifty illustrations highlight a provocative study tracing the origins of culture as man now knows it back to the early biological evolution of animals. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations; 1 map. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691023731
- ISBN
- 9780691023731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
The Evolution of Galaxies. II - Basic Building Blocks.
. Ed(S): Sauvage, Marc; Stasinska, Grazyna; S...
Hardback. Galaxies have a history. This has become clear from sky surveys which have shown that distant galaxies, formed early in the life of the Universe, differ from the nearby ones. A significant advance is expected due to various instruments (VLT, FIRST, and XMM) which may allow one to explore the most distant Universe. Editor(s): Sauvage, Marc; Stasinska, Grazyna; Schaerer, D. Num Pages: 562 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402006227
- ISBN
- 9781402006227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.65
€ 260.65