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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

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
Condition: New

€ 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

€ 50.97
€ 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

€ 56.36
€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

€ 58.90
€ 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

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

Paperback. A compelling and eloquent articulation of a future when humanity will transcend logic and find profound meaning in the absurd. Num Pages: 134 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 140.
Publisher
Iff Books
Number of pages
134
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846948596
ISBN
9781846948596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.93

Paperback. Presents a compilation of lectures the author delivered in the US which questions the very relevance and legitimacy of philosophy. This title investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge and questions the means in which we have come to understand our physical world. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 199 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415473774
ISBN
9780415473774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.17

Paperback. Presents an introduction to logical atomism and its application to ontology and epistemology. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPJ; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415474610
ISBN
9780415474610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.35

Paperback. How do we know what we 'know'? How did we - as individuals and as a society - come to accept certain knowledge as fact? This title questions the reliability of our assumptions on knowledge. It investigates the relationship between 'individual' and 'scientific' knowledge. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 34. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415474443
ISBN
9780415474443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.44

Paperback. A philosophical treatment of intentionality, this book argues for a view of intentional content which is at once Fregean and Kantian in its conception of the relation between the mind and the external world. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196778
ISBN
9780631196778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 240 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452932
ISBN
9780801452932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.31

Paperback. * Discusses the relationship between meaning and representation. * Illustrates the differences that exist on the question of how formal representations relate to semantic representations. * Includes contributions by Tim Crane, Jerry Fodor, Paul Horwich, John Hyman, Ernie Lepore, Gregory McCulloch and Mark Sainsbury. Editor(s): Borg, Emma. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFG; HPK; HPM; JMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235774
ISBN
9780631235774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.03

Paperback. * A collection of cutting edge articles by leading figures in the field of virtue theory including Guy Axtell, Julia Driver, Antony Duff and Miranda Fricker. * The first book to combine papers on both virtue ethics and virtue epistemology. * Deals with key topics in recent epistemological and ethical debate. . Editor(s): Brady, Michael; Pritchard, Duncan. Series: Metaphilosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405108782
ISBN
9781405108782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.32

Hardback. The Passive Eye is a revolutionary and historically rich account of Berkeley's theory of vision. In this formidable work, the author considers the theory of the embodied subject and its passions in light of a highly dynamic conception of infinity. Series: Atopia: Philosophy, Political Theory, Aesthetics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746427
ISBN
9780804746427
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.36

Paperback. The Passive Eye is a revolutionary and historically rich account of Berkeley's theory of vision. In this formidable work, the author considers the theory of the embodied subject and its passions in light of a highly dynamic conception of infinity. Series: Atopia: Philosophy, Political Theory, Aesthetics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804746434
ISBN
9780804746434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 193 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Georg Olms Verlag AG United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9783487147291
ISBN
9783487147291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 32.53

Paperback. In this capstone work of his career, Bruce W. Wilshire builds on William James's concept of the much-at-once to develop a holistic philosophy of the experiencing body, giving special attention to the importance of music, and engaging a rich array of thinkers and composers ranging from Jefferson and James to Beethoven and Mahler. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 32. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823268344
ISBN
9780823268344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.99

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