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Paperback. Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology brings together original essays on some of the most hotly debated questions in this lively and fast-moving field. Pairs of newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss the central questions in an engaging head-to-head debate. Editor(s): Ayala, Francisco Jose; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159999
- ISBN
- 9781405159999
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€ 45.99€ 45.89
€ 45.99
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Hardback. Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology brings together original essays on some of the most hotly debated questions in this lively and fast-moving field. Pairs of newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss the central questions in an engaging head-to-head debate. Editor(s): Ayala, Francisco Jose; Arp, Robert. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159982
- ISBN
- 9781405159982
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€ 107.02
€ 107.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594034923
- ISBN
- 9781594034923
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€ 17.99€ 17.67
€ 17.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. One of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, it provides the clearest statement of the fundamental idea that guided his work: that our knowledge grows by an unending process of trial and error. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415285940
- ISBN
- 9780415285940
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€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
paperback. Draws on the history and philosophy of science, cognitive psychology, and the field of artificial intelligence to develop a theory of conceptual change capable of accounting for all major scientific revolutions. This book provides a comprehensive perspective on the transformation of scientific conceptual systems. Num Pages: 310 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691024905
- ISBN
- 9780691024905
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€ 65.15€ 50.39
€ 65.15
€ 50.39
Paperback. Complexity and Postmodernism is an exciting and an original book that should be read by anyone interested in gaining a fresh understanding of complexity, postmodernism and connectionism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 line figures, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415152877
- ISBN
- 9780415152877
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Condition: New
€ 50.85
€ 50.85
Paperback. Asks what is meant by complexity and how it might be handled within knowledge practices without generating a chaos of further complexities. Editor(s): Mol, Annemarie. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b&w photos, 2 tables, 9 figures. BIC Classification: GT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438. Social Studies of Knowledge Practices. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. 280 pages, 4 b&w photographs. Asks what is meant by complexity and how it might be handled within knowledge practices without generating a chaos of further complexities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GT; PDA. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight: 478.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822328469
- ISBN
- 9780822328469
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€ 37.99€ 30.95
€ 37.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. * Newly--commissioned essays by international assembly of leading philosophers of science. * Provides comprehensive survey of philosophy of science. * Treats key figures in the history of philosophy of science. * Accessible and comprehensive introductions to each topic. Editor(s): Newton-Smith, W. H. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 592 pages, 0. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230205
- ISBN
- 9780631230205
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Condition: New
€ 54.71
€ 54.71
Paperback. Comprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this volume offers detailed overviews of philosophical issues raised by biology. Editor(s): Sarkar, Sahotra; Plutynski, Anya. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337853
- ISBN
- 9781444337853
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€ 51.22
€ 51.22
A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology offers concise overviews of philosophical issues raised by all areas of biology. Addressing both traditional and emerging areas of philosophical interest, the volume focuses on the philosophical implications of evolutionary theory as well as key topics such as molecular biology, immunology, and ecology. Editor(s): Sarkar, Sahotra; Plutynski, Anya. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 616 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 183 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405125727
- ISBN
- 9781405125727
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€ 276.17
€ 276.17
Hardback. Takes seriously the philosophical significance of women's lived experience Editor(s): LaChance, Sarah Adams; Lundquist, Caroline R. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH; JFSJ1; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 28. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823244607
- ISBN
- 9780823244607
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Condition: New
€ 159.49
€ 159.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Giere, Ronald N. Series: Minnesota Studies in Philosophy of Science S. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816619795
- ISBN
- 9780816619795
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€ 59.50
€ 59.50
Paperback. This book brings together all the work in a new field of physics, the chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics. The author shows how computers have been able to help researchers, by mapping the whole plane of solutions of non-linear equations. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: PBWS; PDA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749386061
- ISBN
- 9780749386061
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€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardback. Scientific and philosophical literature on causality has become highly specialised. It is hard to find suitable access points for students, young researchers, or professionals outside this domain. This book provides a guide to the complex literature, explains the scientific problems of causality and the philosophical tools needed to address them. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199662678
- ISBN
- 9780199662678
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Condition: New
€ 65.97
€ 65.97
hardcover. Written by one of the preeminent researchers in the field, this provides a comprehensive exposition of modern analysis of causation. Num Pages: 484 pages, 124 b/w illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1044. Models, Reasoning and Inference. 484 pages, 124 b/w illus. 7 tables. Written by one of the preeminent researchers in the field, this provides a comprehensive exposition of modern analysis of causation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 29. Weight: 1048.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 484
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521895606
- ISBN
- 9780521895606
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€ 72.40
€ 72.40
hardcover. We use concepts of causal powers and their relatives-dispositions, capacities, and abilities-to describe the world around us, both in everyday life and in scientific practice. This volume presents new work on the nature of causal powers, and their connections with other phenomena within metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. Editor(s): Jacobs, Jonathan D. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198796572
- ISBN
- 9780198796572
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Condition: New
€ 117.90
€ 117.90
Paperback. This work takes the reader on a tour of the nature and significance, both scientific and cultural, of light in our world. It explores the development of scientific theories surrounding light, and provides a history of the mind in the process. Num Pages: 400 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 397
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195095753
- ISBN
- 9780195095753
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Condition: New
€ 33.40
€ 33.40
Hardcover. Free-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. High-power microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745685953
- ISBN
- 9780745685953
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Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Paperback. Free-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. High-power microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745685960
- ISBN
- 9780745685960
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€ 15.70
€ 15.70
Paperback. In this fun, informative book, a scientist demonstrates how intelligence and faith can-and should-go hand in hand. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 170
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780785287896
- ISBN
- 9780785287896
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.21
€ 18.99
€ 17.21
Hardback. Bruno Latour is among the most important figures in contemporary philosophy and social science. His ethnographic studies have revolutionized our understanding of areas as diverse as science, law, politics and religion. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650623
- ISBN
- 9780745650623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.02
€ 72.02
Paperback. Bruno Latour is among the most important figures in contemporary philosophy and social science. His ethnographic studies have revolutionized our understanding of areas as diverse as science, law, politics and religion. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745650630
- ISBN
- 9780745650630
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Condition: New
€ 25.09
€ 25.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Bowker, Geoffrey C.; Timmermans, Stefan; Clarke, Adele E.; Balka, Ellen. Series: Infrastructures. Num Pages: 560 pages, 26 b&w illus. BIC Classification: GP; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 23. .
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262528085
- ISBN
- 9780262528085
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 44.15
€ 50.99
€ 44.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Lidgard, Scott; Nyhart, Lynn K. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226446455
- ISBN
- 9780226446455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81