Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
Paperback. This text aims to recover the ancient philosophical ideal of self-knowledge, in the context of our historical situation. It considers and rejects claims that we can attain self-knowledge through theory, anti-theory, or narrative and defends philosophy as a humanist rather than scientific, endeavor. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847684182
- ISBN
- 9780847684182
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Condition: New
€ 65.18
€ 65.18
Paperback. Reorienting our approach to fundamental questions about human existence Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222411
- ISBN
- 9780253222411
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Condition: New
€ 24.37
€ 24.37
Paperback. Presents a history of the concept of 'memory' and its uses, encompassing both memory as activity and the nature of memory. This book examines debates around the term in their historical and cultural contexts; introduces the reader to key thinkers in the field; and traces the links between theorisations and literary representations of memory. Series: The New Critical Idiom. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415402736
- ISBN
- 9780415402736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99
€ 30.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; HPJ; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 201 x 27. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141983844
- ISBN
- 9780141983844
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.34
€ 16.99
€ 11.34
Paperback. This fresh orientation to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason presents his central theme, the development of his Transcendental Idealism, as a ground-breaking response to perceived weaknesses in his predecessors' accounts of experiential knowledge. Traces the central theme of the Critique, the development of Kant's Transcendental Idealism. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120418
- ISBN
- 9781405120418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.77
€ 38.77
Hardcover. This fresh orientation to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason presents his central theme, the development of his Transcendental Idealism, as a ground-breaking response to perceived weaknesses in his predecessors' accounts of experiential knowledge. Traces the central theme of the Critique, the development of Kant's Transcendental Idealism. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120401
- ISBN
- 9781405120401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.21
€ 102.21
Paperback. Addresses pain in many forms, including the pain inflicted by torture; the pain suffered in disease; and the pain of anxiety, grief and depression. The author examines the dual nature of pain: how we attempt to avoid it as much as possible in our daily lives and yet, conversely, obtain a thrill from seeking it. Translator(s): Irons, John. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 120 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861895417
- ISBN
- 9781861895417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.81
€ 23.99
€ 17.81
Paperback. Explores the nature of historical knowledge and its reliance on narrative. This book introduces the concept of "narrative sentences," in which an event is described with reference to later events and discusses why such sentences cannot be understood until the later event happens. It compares narrative and scientific explanation. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138239
- ISBN
- 9780231138239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Explores the nature of historical knowledge and its reliance on narrative. This book introduces the concept of "narrative sentences," in which an event is described with reference to later events. It explores the legitimacy of historical laws. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138222
- ISBN
- 9780231138222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.99
€ 130.99
Hardback. The English philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) is known as a conservative who rejected philosophically ambitious rationalism and the grand political ideologies of the twentieth century. This title presents an original account of Oakeshott's skepticism about foundations, an account that newly reveals the unity of his thought. Series: Princeton Monographs in Philosophy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691147178
- ISBN
- 9780691147178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.78€ 40.61
€ 51.78
€ 40.61
Hardback. This, the 21st volume in the "Library of Living Philosophers", consists of 24 papers by major figures in philosophy, each addressing a key problem arising in A.J. Ayer's work. Most of the critical papers are answered in detail by Ayer himself. Editor(s): Hahn, Lewis Edwin. Series: Library of Living Philosophers. Num Pages: 840 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: CFA; HPCF; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1061.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 840
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812691726
- ISBN
- 9780812691726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.28€ 53.08
€ 56.28
€ 53.08
Hardback. Merold Westphal has been in the foremost ranks of philosophers who proclaim a new, post-secular philosophy. This book focuses on the wisdom of humility that characterizes Westphal's thought and explores how that wisdom, expressed through the redemptive dynamic of doubt, can contribute to developing a post secular apologetic for faith. Editor(s): Putt, B. Keith. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823230457
- ISBN
- 9780823230457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.18
€ 84.18
Paperback. One of the finest thinkers of our time grapples with fundamental, deeply personal, questions of belief Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HRAB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847084101
- ISBN
- 9781847084101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.41
€ 13.99
€ 10.41
paperback. This text examines what the concept of truth has come to mean in the philosophical tradition, what is wrong with many of the ways of conceiving truth and why philosophers refuse to confront squarely the question of the value of truth. Coverage spans from the pre-Socratics to the 1990s. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674910911
- ISBN
- 9780674910911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.47
€ 40.99
€ 33.47
Paperback. Takes us through the nature of Self When you think 'What am I?', what's actually doing the thinking? Is it a soul, or some other kind of mental entity separate from your body, or are 'you' just a collection of nerve-endings and narratives? This book takes us through the nature of Self and its relation to the rest of reality. Series: Philosophy in Transit. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 112 x 172. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- PENGUIN BOOKS
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846146206
- ISBN
- 9781846146206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. Barry Dainton presents a fascinating new account of the self, grounded in the continuity we find in our streams of consciousness: this is the key to explaining how we can undergo changes but remain the same person. He has original things to say about personal identity, the conditions of our existence and survival, and our relation to our bodies. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; HPK; HPM; JMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199692248
- ISBN
- 9780199692248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.78
€ 56.78
Paperback. This volume tackles the slippery subject of 'meaning'. Series: Hume S. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Publisher
- Center for the Study of Language and Inf
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781575861937
- ISBN
- 9781575861937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.73
€ 33.99
€ 26.73
Paperback. Shows that although Kant adopts his inventory of the forms of judgment from logic textbooks of his time, he is nevertheless original in selecting just those forms he holds to be indispensable to our ability to relate representations to objects. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691074511
- ISBN
- 9780691074511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.84€ 46.53
€ 59.84
€ 46.53
Paperback. In July 2014 the Belgian newspaper Le Soir claimed that France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland and the United States may lose between 43 and 50 per cent of their jobs within ten to fifteen years. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 283 x 34. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509506316
- ISBN
- 9781509506316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.91
€ 30.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. In July 2014 the Belgian newspaper Le Soir claimed that France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland and the United States may lose between 43 and 50 per cent of their jobs within ten to fifteen years. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509506309
- ISBN
- 9781509506309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.94
€ 75.94