Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
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Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge
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
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€ 39.40
€ 39.40
Hardcover.
This is a new book from two of the world?s leading social thinkers
The book is a wide-ranging analysis of the way in which social practices shape our sense of selfhood in the modern world The authors argue that the world in which we live today is one of uncertainty where nothing can be taken for granted. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745690162
- ISBN
- 9780745690162
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€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback. Brings together case studies and theoretical reflections on the history and epistemology of the life sciences by Hans-Jorg Rheinberger, one of the foremost philosophers of science. Series: Experimental Futures. Num Pages: 352 pages, 43 illustrations, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822345756
- ISBN
- 9780822345756
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Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Paperback. Any sound practical philosophy must be clear on practical concepts - concepts, in particular, of life, action, and practice. This work considers life, action, and practice successively, attempting to exhibit these interrelated concepts as pure categories of thought, and to show how a proper exposition of them must be Aristotelian in character. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPK; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674063983
- ISBN
- 9780674063983
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.82
€ 34.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803977945
- ISBN
- 9780803977945
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Condition: New
€ 65.65
€ 65.65
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107181625
- ISBN
- 9781107181625
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Condition: New
€ 113.53
€ 113.53
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169118
- ISBN
- 9780691169118
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Condition: New
€ 29.48
€ 29.48
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141985022
- ISBN
- 9780141985022
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.26
€ 14.99
€ 11.26
Paperback. This book explores the epistemic side of racial and sexual oppression. It elucidates how social insensitivities and imposed silences prevent members of different groups from listening to each other. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; HPS; JFFK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199929047
- ISBN
- 9780199929047
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Condition: New
€ 83.22
€ 83.22
Paperback. This text proposes a theory of evolving ways of knowing that allows a view of adult development similar to that of child development: an open-ended process, born of the dynamic interaction of cultural demands and emerging mental capabilities. Num Pages: 416 pages, 12 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HPK; JMA; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674445888
- ISBN
- 9780674445888
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.22
€ 44.99
€ 38.22
Paperback. Drawing on esoteric, spritual and philosophical thought, this book considers the all-important question -- why are we here? -- and offers a counter-argument to the current nihilsm prevalent in our world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782500025
- ISBN
- 9781782500025
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.87
€ 26.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. At the heart of all human experience lies our obsession with death. This title raises questions about the 'truths' science can offer, the technology we are still exploiting for immortality - and exactly what it means to be human. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HRQM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141041889
- ISBN
- 9780141041889
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.61
€ 14.99
€ 11.61
Paperback. Epistemology as it has traditionally been pursued has been impoverished by the lack of any theoretical framework conducive to revealing the ethical and political aspects of our epistemic conduct. Miranda Fricker shows that virtue epistemology provides a general epistemological idiom in which these issues can be fruitfully and forcefully discussed. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPQ; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199570522
- ISBN
- 9780199570522
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.72
€ 52.72
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
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.67
€ 23.99
€ 23.67
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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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.23
€ 29.99
€ 28.23
Paperback. Epistemology, or 'the theory of knowledge', is concerned with how we know what we know, what justifies us in believing what we believe, and what standards of evidence we should use in seeking truths about the world and human experience. This title explains the concepts and theories central to understanding knowledge. Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415879231
- ISBN
- 9780415879231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781316508206
- ISBN
- 9781316508206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.44
€ 30.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. Much of what we know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a bike when we can't explain how we do it? These abilities, which we are unable to articulate, were labeled "tacit knowledge" by chemist and philosopher Michael Polanyi. This book analyzes the term, and the behavior, in detail. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 halftones, 7 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288. 200 pages, 3 halftones, 7 line drawings, 6 tables. Much of what we know we cannot say. And much of what we do we cannot describe. For example, how do we know how to ride a bike when we can't explain how we do it? These abilities, which we are unable to articulate, were labeled "tacit knowledge" by chemist and philosopher Michael Polanyi. This book analyzes the term, and the behavior, in detail. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPK. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 12. Weight: 284.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226004211
- ISBN
- 9780226004211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.37
€ 31.37
Hardback. There is an important division in the human mind between perception and reasoning. We reason from information that we have already, but perception is a means of taking in new information. Susanna Siegel argues that these two aspects of the mind become deeply intertwined when beliefs, fears, desires, or prejudice influence what we perceive. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; HPM; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198797081
- ISBN
- 9780198797081
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.58
€ 113.58
Paperback. "A Treatise of Human Nature" (1739-40), David Hume's comprehensive attempt to base philosophy on a new, observationally grounded study of human nature, is one of the most important texts in Western philosophy. This volume offers the Treatise, Hume's abstract, annotation and explanation. Editor(s): Norton, David Fate; Norton, Mary J. Series: Oxford Philosophical Texts. Num Pages: 744 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1162.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198751724
- ISBN
- 9780198751724
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.81
€ 86.81