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Paperback. In analyses of digital death footage-from victims of police brutality to those who jump from the Golden Gate Bridge-Jennifer Malkowski considers the immense changes digital technologies have introduced in the ability to record and display actual deaths-one of documentary's most taboo and politically volatile subjects. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APFA; APFR; HPJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
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- New
- SKU
- V9780822363156
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- 9780822363156
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€ 31.99€ 28.56
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Paperback.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
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- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
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- New
- SKU
- V9780823244737
- ISBN
- 9780823244737
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€ 49.99€ 44.55
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Hardback. Features a dense and powerful essay on the notion of identity and national identity, and on how they play in our contemporary world. In contrast with the various attempts to cling to established identities, or to enclose identity within dubious agendas, the author shows that an identity is always open: to alterity and its transformations. Translator(s): Raffoul, Francois. Series: Commonalities (FUP). Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
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- 1st Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9780823256105
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- 9780823256105
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€ 73.26
€ 73.26
Paperback. An analysis of the history and social role of mobile phones today (with an enhancement of their primary writing function) is followed by a proposal of a philosophical theory of objects, which is meant to be complementary to Searle's 'collective intentionality', that places writing at the basis of social reality. Translator(s): De Sanctis, Sarah. Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
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- 1st Edition
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- New
- SKU
- V9780823256167
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- 9780823256167
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€ 32.99€ 29.59
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Paperback. Assembling the views of today s leading metaphysicians on primary issues concerning the structure of reality and its taxonomy, this collection gets straight to the heart of one of the most hotly contested debates between philosophers and scientists. Editor(s): Oderberg, David S. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 208.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118508350
- ISBN
- 9781118508350
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€ 25.82
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Paperback. Metaphysics and Epistemology: A Guided Anthology presents a comprehensive introductory overview of key themes, thinkers, and seminal texts in metaphysics and epistemology. The author offers a wide-ranging collection of painstakingly excerpted readings on metaphysics and epistemology. Editor(s): Hetherington, Stephen. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
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- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118542583
- ISBN
- 9781118542583
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€ 60.00
€ 60.00
Hardcover. Introducing a new and ambitious position in the field, Kit Fine's Semantic Relationism is a major contribution to the philosophy of language. Series: Blackwell/Brown Lectures in Philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages, 0. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
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- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108430
- ISBN
- 9781405108430
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€ 88.92
€ 88.92
Hardcover. In a series of thought-provoking and original essays, eighteen leading philosophers engage in head-to-head debates of nine of the most cutting edge topics in contemporary metaphysics. Editor(s): Sider, Theodore; Hawthorne, John; Zimmerman, Dean W. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 878.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112284
- ISBN
- 9781405112284
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€ 108.25
€ 108.25
Paperback. * A collection of original papers by philosophers whose work is at the forefront of debate about the relevance of substantial metaphysical theories to science. * Responds in particular to recent publications by Brian Ellis on scientific essentialism, especially on the topics of laws, natural kinds and realism. Editor(s): Drewery, Alice. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405145145
- ISBN
- 9781405145145
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€ 29.99€ 29.44
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Hardback. Includes revisions to existing encyclopedic entries Features more than 30 all-new "A to Z" entries Offers a section of in-depth, essays from renowned metaphysicians Provides the most complete and up-to-date reference guide for students and professionals alike. . Editor(s): Kim, Jaegwon; Sosa, Ernest; Rosenkrantz, Gary S. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 180 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1314.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405152983
- ISBN
- 9781405152983
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€ 50.41
€ 50.41
Paperback. Philosophical Perspectives Volume 20, Metaphysics, contains over 15 articles from leading philosophers of Metaphysics. * Brings together original essays by some of the foremost thinkers in the field, among them Theodore Sider, Peter Van Inwagen and J.R.G. Editor(s): Hawthorne, John. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 516 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 706.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 20
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405167925
- ISBN
- 9781405167925
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€ 47.28
€ 47.28
Hardback. In More Kinds of Being E.J. Lowe, one of the world's most distinguished contemporary metaphysicians, thoroughly reworks and expands upon the philosophical concepts first put forth in his acclaimed book Kinds of Being (1989). Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182560
- ISBN
- 9781405182560
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€ 114.71
€ 114.71
Hardback. Thoroughly updated, the second edition of this highly successful textbook continues to represent the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of canonical readings in metaphysics. In addition to updated material from the first edition, it presents entirely new sections on ontology and the metaphysics of material objects. Editor(s): Kim, Jaegwon; Korman, Daniel Z.; Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1330.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444331011
- ISBN
- 9781444331011
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€ 106.73
€ 106.73
Paperback. The God Debates presents a comprehensive, non-technical survey of the quest for knowledge of God, allowing readers to participate in a debate about the existence of God and gain understanding and appreciation of religion?s conceptual foundations. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444336429
- ISBN
- 9781444336429
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€ 33.32
€ 33.32
Hardcover. Frederick Dretske's views on the nature of seeing, the possibility of knowledge, the nature of content or non-natural meaning, the nature of behavior, and the role of content in teh causal explanation of behavior have been profoundly important. Editor(s): McLaughlin, Brian. Num Pages: 438 pages, 6 photographs, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557861986
- ISBN
- 9781557861986
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€ 50.25
€ 50.25
Hardcover. Aims to introduce the student to central metaphysical issues while at the same time pursuing a coherent metaphysical view. Exercises designed to stimulate further thinking and to indicate further dimensions of the topics are posed throughout to encourage a more advanced study of the discipline. Series: Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868589
- ISBN
- 9781557868589
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€ 133.65
€ 133.65
Paperback. aeo Discusses a diversity of metaphysical issues such as colour, modality, and fiction. aeo Includes exercises throughout to encourage further thought and study. Series: Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557868596
- ISBN
- 9781557868596
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€ 44.99€ 44.19
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Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 220.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Scranton Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 74th Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589661271
- ISBN
- 9781589661271
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€ 15.99€ 13.59
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Paperback. Using the combined tools of science, philosophy and the social sciences, this title explores various facets of what we understand reality to mean. It focuses on the human side, especially on the individual experience of reality as manifested through personality, cognitive power, self-consciousness, and rationalistic and communicative endowments. Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845194444
- ISBN
- 9781845194444
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€ 35.99€ 32.25
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Hardback. A new moral theory from an Israeli philosopher and activist emphasizing the existential and political nature of evil. Translator(s): Mazali, Rela; Carel, Havi. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1089.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Edition
- First Edition (1st printing),
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951511
- ISBN
- 9781890951511
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.25
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