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Minds, Brains, Computers: An Historical Introduction to the Foundations of Cognitive Science by Robert M. Harnish 9780631212607
RRP: $52.83$46.81Minds, Brains, Computers serves as both an historical and interdisciplinary introduction to the foundations of cognitive science.About the AuthorRobert M. Harnish is Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics, and Research Scientist in Cognitive Science at... -
Minds, Brains, Computers: An Historical Introduction to the Foundations of Cognitive Science by Robert M. Harnish 9780631212591
RRP: $166.35$143.99Minds, Brains, Computers serves as both an historical and interdisciplinary introduction to the foundations of cognitive science.Book InformationISBN 9780631212591Author Robert M. HarnishFormat HardbackPage Count 468Imprint Blackwell PublishersPublisher... -
Frederick Douglass: A Critical Reader by Bill Lawson 9780631205784
RRP: $55.41$48.98In this powerful volume, 15 leading American philosophers examine and critically reassess Douglass's significance for contemporary social and political thought. Philosophically, Douglass's work sought to establish better ways of thinking, especially in... -
Philosophy of Language: The Big Questions by Andrea Nye 9780631206019
RRP: $153.45$133.02This anthology brings together a diversity of readings in the philosophy of language from the ancient Greeks to contemporary analytic, feminist, and multicultural perspectives. The emphasis is on issues that have a direct bearing on concerns about... -
The Norbert Elias Reader by Johan Goudsblom 9780631193081
RRP: $90.29$78.38Norbert Elias (1897-1990) is now recognized as one of the most profound sociological thinkers of the twentieth century, but he gained international recognition only towards the end of his very long life. This volume, organized chronologically, shows how... -
Contemporary Philosophy of Thought: Truth, World, Content by Michael Luntley 9780631190776
RRP: $55.41$48.98This lucid and engaging volume provides an introduction to the essential issues and concepts of contemporary analytic philosophy.About the AuthorMichael Luntley is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Reason,... -
Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: A Contentiously Classical Approach by Georges Rey 9780631190691
RRP: $149.58$129.75This volume is an introduction to contemporary debates in the philosophy of mind. In particular, the author focuses on the controversial "eliminativist" and "instrumentalist" attacks - from philosophers such as of Quine, Dennett, and... -
Cognitive Practices by Rita Nolan 9780631189749
RRP: $39.93$35.41How does human language contribute to the cognitive edge humans have over other species? This question eludes most current theories of language and knowledge. Incorporating research results in psychology and cutting a path through a broad range of... -
A Heidegger Dictionary by Michael Inwood 9780631190943
RRP: $135.39$117.69A Heidegger Dictionary enables the student to read Heidegger's immensely rich and varied works with understanding, and assigns him to his rightful place in both contemporary philosophy and in the history of the subject.About the AuthorMichael Inwood has... -
Thought in a Hostile World: The Evolution of Human Cognition by Kim Sterelny 9780631188865
RRP: $136.68$118.25WINNER OF THE 2004 LAKATOS AWARD! Thought in a Hostile World is an exploration of the evolution of cognition, especially human cognition, by one of today's foremost philosophers of biology and of mind. Featuresan exploration of the evolution of human... -
Aspects of Mind by Gilbert Ryle 9780631184898
RRP: $143.13$123.74Aspects of Mind contains previously unpublished manuscript material by Gilbert Ryle along with notes taken by the editor, Rene Meyer, at lectures given by Ryle on the philosophy of mind in 1964. Gilbert Ryle, Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical... -
Race and Social Justice by Howard McGary 9780631207214
RRP: $52.83$46.30Written by one of America's leading philosophers, "Race and Social Justice" provides a powerful analysis of the enduring problems of race and social justice in American life. McGary examines African American alienation and exploitations, black... -
Thoughts and Utterances: The Pragmatics of Explicit Communication by Robyn Carston 9780631178910
RRP: $139.26$121.74Thoughts and Utterances is the first sustained investigation of two distinctions that are fundamental to all theories of utterance understanding: the semantics/pragmatics distinction and the distinction between what is explicitly and what is implicitly... -
A History and Philosophy of the Social Sciences by Peter T. Manicas 9780631165835
RRP: $51.54$46.30This ambitious critical history of the variety of disciplines we group together as the social sciences argues that the defining characteristic of social science, both historically and in the present, is ideology. Based originally on a flawed ideal of... -
Donald Davidson: Philosophy of Language by Bjorn Ramberg 9780631164586
RRP: $47.67$41.94This book is an introduction to and interpretation of the philosophy of language devised by Donald Davidson over the past 25 years. The guiding intuition is that Davidson's work is best understood as an ongoing attempt to purge semantics of theoretical... -
A Kant Dictionary by Howard Caygill 9780631175346
RRP: $152.16$131.93In this new lexical survey of Kanta s works, Howard Caygill presents Kantian concepts and terminology in terms that will introduce and clarify his ideas for students and general readers alike.Book InformationISBN 9780631175346Author Howard CaygillFormat... -
Exploring Humanity: Intercultural Perspectives on Humanism by Mihai I. Spariosu 9783847100164
RRP: $79.97$64.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847100164Author Mihai I. SpariosuFormat HardbackPage Count 295Imprint V&R unipress GmbHPublisher V&R unipress GmbHWeight(grams) 642g -
Lectures on a Philosophy Less Ordinary: Language and Morality in J.L. Austin’s Philosophy by Niklas Forsberg 9781032112466
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book offers a comprehensive reinterpretation of J.L. Austin’s philosophy. It opens new ways of thinking about ethics and other contemporary issues in the wake of Austin’s philosophical work.Austin is primarily viewed as a philosopher of language... -
Correspondence 1930-1940 by Gretel Adorno 9780745690087
RRP: $19.34$18.03'We must see to it that we put the best of ourselves in our letters; for there is nothing to suggest that we shall see each other again soon.' So wrote Walter Benjamin to Gretel Adorno in spring 1940 from the south of France, shortly before he took his... -
Aristocratic Liberalism: The Social and Political Thought of Jacob Burckhardt, John Stuart Mill, and Alexis De Tocqueville by Alan Kahan 9781138518919
RRP: $174.15$151.29"Liberalism" is widely used to describe a variety of social and political ideas, but has been an especially difficult concept for historians and political scientists to define. Burckhardt, Mill, and Tocqueville define one type of liberal... -
The Idea of Freedom: New Essays on the Kantian Theory of Freedom by Dai Heide 9780198860563
RRP: $92.88$84.53Kant describes the concept of freedom as "the keystone of the whole structure of a system of pure reason, even of speculative reason." Kant's theory of freedom thus plays a foundational and unifying role in all aspects of his philosophy and is thus of... -
The Catholic Reception of Continental Philosophy in North America by Gregory P. Floyd 9781487506490
RRP: $78.69$68.50This volume by leading philosophers and theologians explores the reception of continental philosophy in North America and its ongoing relation to Catholic institutions. What has prompted so many North American Catholics to support this particular school... -
Doing Justice – Three Essays on Walter Benjamin by P Oyarzún 9781509541973
RRP: $64.50$56.13Pablo Oyarzun is one of the foremost Benjamin scholars in Latin America. His writings have shaped the reception of Benjamin's work in Latin America and have been central to the effort to identify the tasks and responsibilities of the kind of critical... -
What is to be done? by Althusser 9781509538607
RRP: $51.60$45.24What is to be done? This was the question asked by Lenin in 1901 when he was having doubts about the revolutionary capabilities of the Russian working class. 77 years later, Louis Althusser asked the same question. Faced with the tidal wave of May '68... -
Spheres of Insurrection: Notes on Decolonizing the Unconscious by Suely Rolnik 9781509552856
RRP: $64.50$61.53As the globalized regime of neoliberal capitalism consolidates its grip on the world, it refines the micropolitics proper to the capitalist system and makes it more perverse. This micropolitics involves the appropriation – what Suely Rolnik calls the... -
Charles Peirce on Ethics, Esthetics and the Normative Sciences by James Jakób Liszka 9780367750862
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book presents a comprehensive and systematic picture of Charles Peirce's ethics and aesthetics, arguing that Peirce established a normative framework for the study of right conduct and good ends. It also connects Peirce's normative thought to... -
A Brief History of Analytic Philosophy – From Russell to Rawls by S Schwartz 9780470672075
RRP: $127.65$111.11A Brief History of Analytic Philosophy: From Russell to Rawls presents a comprehensive overview of the historical development of all major aspects of analytic philosophy, the dominant Anglo-American philosophical tradition in the twentieth century. *... -
Postfoundationalist Themes In The Philosophy of Education by Smeyers 9781405145367
RRP: $28.06$24.70This collection of essays focuses on the work of James D. Marshall, who has been active in the philosophy of education for three decades. * Deals with Marshall's long-standing criticism of the public education system in New Zealand * Discusses his work... -
Examining Philosophy Itself by Y Shan 9781394160716
RRP: $25.79$22.82One of the most distinctive features of philosophy is self-reflection and by exploring novel philosophical methods, this book examines some of the most important metaphilosophical issues. Shows that philosophers are not only concerned with metaphysical,... -
Wittgenstein’s Philosophy in 1929 by Florian Franken Figueiredo 9781032288536
RRP: $161.25$139.14The book explores the impact of manuscript remarks during the year 1929 on the development of Wittgenstein’s thought. Although its intention is to put the focus specifically on the manuscripts, the book is not purely exegetical. The contributors generate... -
Analytic Ambition – an Introduction to Philosophy by W Charlton 9780631169352
RRP: $47.67$41.94This book explains in down-to-earth language what analytical philosophy is, and presupposes no previous knowledge of the subject. Analytical philosophers aim at obtaining insight into the traditional topics of philosophy by logical, conceptual and... -
The Matter of the Mind – Philosophical Essays on Psychology, Neuroscience and Reduction by M Schouten 9781444350869
RRP: $33.48$29.15The Matter of the Mind addresses and illuminates the relationship between psychology and neuroscience by focusing on the topic of reduction. * Written by leading philosophers in the field * Discusses recent theorizing in the mind-brain sciences and... -
The Dark Side: Philosophical Reflections on the "Negative Emotions" by Paola Giacomoni 9783030551254
RRP: $141.89$127.36This book takes the reader on a philosophical quest to understand the dark side of emotions. The chapters are devoted to the analysis of negative emotions and are organized in a historical manner, spanning the period from ancient Greece to the present... -
Virtue's End: God in the Moral Philosophy of Aristotle and Aquinas by Fulvio Di Blasi 9781587319013
RRP: $20.64$20.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587319013Author Fulvio Di BlasiFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint St Augustine's PressPublisher St Augustine's PressWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm)... -
Descartes's Ballet: His Doctrine of the Will and His Political Philosophy by Richard A. Watson 9781587311758
RRP: $28.38$23.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587311758Author Richard A. WatsonFormat HardbackPage Count 133Imprint St Augustine's PressPublisher St Augustine's Press -
Briefly Considered: From the Manstream: Notes and Observations on the Sources of Western Culture by Jude P Dougherty 9781587310812
RRP: $20.64$20.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781587310812Author Jude P DoughertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint St. Augustine's PressPublisher St. Augustine's PressWeight(grams) 295g -
A Hope for Philosophy I: The European Path and Chinese Opportunity by Ye Xiushan 9781032248042
RRP: $161.25$130.63As the final work by Ye Xiushan, one of the most famous philosophers and philosophy scholars in China, this two-volume title scrutinizes the historical development of both Chinese and Western philosophies, aiming to explore the convergence between the... -
A Companion to Latin American Philosophy by Susana Nuccetelli 9781118592618
RRP: $47.67$42.45This comprehensive collection of original essays written by an international group of scholars addresses the central themes in Latin American philosophy. * Represents the most comprehensive survey of historical and contemporary Latin American philosophy... -
Reading Philosophy of Language: Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary by Jennifer Hornsby 9781405124843
RRP: $107.01$93.55Designed for readers new to the subject, "Reading Philosophy of Language" presents key texts in the philosophy of language together with helpful editorial guidance. This is a concise collection of key texts in the philosophy of language. It is... -
German Idealism and the Jew: The Inner Anti-semitism of Philosophy and German Jewish Responses by Michael Mack 9780226500942
RRP: $103.20$98.83In "German Idealism and the Jew", Michael Mack uncovers the deep roots of anti-Semitism in the German philosophical tradition. While many have read German anti-Semitism as a reaction against Enlightenment philosophy, Mack instead contends that the...