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Philosophy of science
Hardback. An edition of the recently discovered notebook used in the seventeenth-century by John Wallis to teach language to the 'deaf mute' Alexander Popham, who could not inherit unless he could speak - one of the most famous cases in the history of deaf education. David Cram and Jaap Maat place the work in its personal, social, and scientific contexts. Editor(s): Cram, Dr. David; Maat, Jaap. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; CFA; CFZ; HBTB; HPC; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199677085
- ISBN
- 9780199677085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.20
€ 178.20
Paperback. Rethinking Evolutionary Psychology identifies, champions and vindicates a streamlined evolutionary psychology. It offers a new way of thinking that moves decisively away from theoretical and critical excess. Where standard accounts often obscure and distort, this book emphasizes and develops evolutionary psychology's heuristic credentials. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349495221
- ISBN
- 9781349495221
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Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Paperback. Editor(s): Peden, Creighton; Willig, Charles. Series: AAR Studies in Religion. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555401320
- ISBN
- 9781555401320
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Condition: New
€ 38.58
€ 38.58
Paperback. Closely examining some of our notions about the role of science, the author engages the heated debate about how scientific knowledge should be pursued and employed. He paints a portrait of the sciences that allows for the possibility of scientific truth but nonetheless permits social consensus to determine which avenues need to be investigated. Series: Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; PDA; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195165524
- ISBN
- 9780195165524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 93.12
€ 93.12
Paperback. Series: Philosophy in Action. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black and white line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HRAM3; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 175 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195384345
- ISBN
- 9780195384345
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.07
€ 16.99
€ 16.07
Hardcover. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199371624
- ISBN
- 9780199371624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.20
€ 25.99
€ 25.20
The Wave Function. Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics.
. Ed(S): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa
Paperback. This is a new volume of original essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. The essays address questions such as: What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? What is the ontological status of the wave function? What is the nature of the fundamental space (or space-time manifold) of quantum mechanics? Editor(s): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199790548
- ISBN
- 9780199790548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.41
€ 72.41
Paperback. Presents an overview of the scientific process for those curious about science practice in today's society, and especially for those considering making a career of science. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; PDA; PDX; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199794652
- ISBN
- 9780199794652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.87
€ 53.87
hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HRAB1; HRAM3; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PR United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190241025
- ISBN
- 9780190241025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.89
€ 83.89
Geoffrey of Aspall, Part 1: Questions on Aristotle's Physics: Vol. 26 ...
Ashworth, E. Jennifer. Ed(S): Donati, Sylvia
hardcover. Aspall's commentary on Physics poses questions that discuss crucial issues of Aristotle's natural philosophy: matter, form, nature, change, time, the infinite and the continuum, eternity of the world. This major source for studying the introduction of Aristotelianism to Oxford in the mid-13th century is edited in Latin with English translation. Editor(s): Donati, Sylvia. Series: Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197265994
- ISBN
- 9780197265994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.93
€ 256.93
Geoffrey of Aspall, Part 2: Questions on Aristotle's Physics: Vol. 27 ...
Ashworth, E. Jennifer. Ed(S): Donati, Sylvia
hardcover. Aspall's commentary on Physics poses questions that discuss crucial issues of Aristotle's natural philosophy: matter, form, nature, change, time, the infinite and the continuum, eternity of the world. This major source for studying the introduction of Aristotelianism to Oxford in the mid-13th century is edited in Latin with English translation. Editor(s): Donati, Sylvia. Series: Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Edition
- Translation
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197266007
- ISBN
- 9780197266007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 210.93
€ 210.93
Hardcover. In The Paradox of Progress, Nicholas Agar challenges the central claims of 'radical optimism': that technological progress will automatically make us happier and healthier. Using recent psychological studies about human well-being, he instead presents a more realistic approach to understand the positive and negative issues that progress brings. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford New York
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198717058
- ISBN
- 9780198717058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 34.83
€ 34.99
€ 34.83
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.90
€ 117.90
hardcover. The 'Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science' offers an overview of the field of science and its development over the past few generations, ranging from biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society. Editor(s): Heilbron, John L. Num Pages: 994 pages, numerous halftones and figures and 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3J; GB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Academic United States
- Number of pages
- 994
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195112290
- ISBN
- 9780195112290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.14
€ 177.14
hardcover. This book breaks new ground by drawing attention to certain kinds of biases that permeate many parts of science and by developing a theory of how to correct for these biases. Series: Studies in Philosphy: Outstanding Diessertations. Num Pages: 240 pages, references. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415938587
- ISBN
- 9780415938587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.92
€ 187.92
This is the first volume of original commissioned papers on the subject of Newton and empiricism. The chapters, contributed by a leading team of both established and younger international scholars, explore the nature and extent of Newton's relationship to a variety of empiricisms and empiricists. Editor(s): Biener, Zvi; Schliesser, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: HBLH; HPCD1; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199337095
- ISBN
- 9780199337095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.06
€ 153.06
Paperback. This is the definitive guide to what's going on in philosophy. Distinguished scholars contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas: moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. Editor(s): Jackson, Frank; Smith, Michael. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 918 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1554.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 918
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199234769
- ISBN
- 9780199234769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138285224
- ISBN
- 9781138285224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.67
€ 185.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HP; M; PDA. Dimension: 152 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783838209357
- ISBN
- 9783838209357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.12€ 41.04
€ 52.12
€ 41.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628088298
- ISBN
- 9781628088298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.52€ 128.36
€ 189.52
€ 128.36
Paperback. The esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debate, arguing that it is riddled by conceptual incoherence. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347316
- ISBN
- 9780822347316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.07
€ 25.99
€ 24.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474245234
- ISBN
- 9781474245234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.58
€ 33.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK; PHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179607
- ISBN
- 9780231179607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1 halftone 4 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691654317
- ISBN
- 9780691654317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.95
€ 156.95