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The book combines a historical and philosophical study of Russell's theory of descriptions. It defends, develops and extends the theory as a contribution to natural language semantics while also arguing for a reassessment of the important of linguistic...

Law and Transcendence examines and develops the philosophy of British Philosopher Gillian Rose. By putting Rose's thought into critical dialogue with contemporary philosophers and religious thinkers, the author demonstrates the continuing importance of...

This best-selling dictionary is written by one of the most famous philosophers of our time, and it is widely recognized as the best dictionary of its kind. Comprehensive and authoritative, it covers every aspect of philosophy from Aristotle to Zen. With...

A reflection on the current thinking about our social, cultural, and natural environment and a significant advance towards a philosophy of the concrete.Book InformationISBN 9780773528574Author Kenneth L. SchmitzFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint...

This best-selling dictionary is written by one of the most famous philosophers of our time, and widely recognised as the best dictionary of its kind. Wide-ranging and authoritative, it covers every aspect of philosophy from Aristotle to Zen. Clear,...

From Aristotle to Zen, this is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date dictionary of philosophy available. Ideal for students or a general readership, it provides lively and accessible coverage of not only the Western philosophical...

For over 2000 years, philosophy has been our best guide to the experience of being human, and the true nature of reality. From Aristotle, Plato, Epicurus, Confucius, Cicero and Heraclitus in ancient times to 17th century rationalists Descartes, Leibniz...

The book illustrates how the human ability to adapt to the environment and interact with it can explain our linguistic representation of the world as constrained by our bodies and sensory perception. The different chapters discuss philosophical,...

This volume contains a selection of authoritative essays exploring the central questions raised by the conjectured technological singularity. In informed yet jargon-free contributions written by active research scientists, philosophers and sociologists,...

The exploration of ways to conceptualize the shaping of the present by socio-technical futures is the aim of this volume. Therefore it brings together contributions from Science and Technology Studies and Technology Assessment, which focus all on the...

This book makes the case that several urban technologies contribute to wicked problems such as climate change and vast social and economic inequalities. Such situations often create unfavorable conditions for mental life in cities. These conditions force...

Genome Editing Techniques are seen to be at the frontier of current research in the field of emerging biotechnologies. The latest revolutionary development, the so-called CRISPR technology, represents a paradigmatic example of the ambiguity of such...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9791029909245Author SenecaFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Fv EditionsPublisher Fv EditionsWeight(grams) 290g

An undergraduate introduction to the Philosophy of Science intended for non-philosophers. The five chapters concern the formation, development, nature, use, and limitations of scientific ideas in an attempt to bridge the gap of misunderstanding between...

In this creative exploration of climate change and the big questions confronting our high-energy civilization, Adam Briggle connects the history of philosophy with current events to shed light on the Anthropocene (the age of humanity). Briggle...

Images of living well of happiness, satisfaction, fulfillment, personal well-being) are the heart of this book. Drawn from classical and contemporary authors of both Eastern and Western traditions, they are organized around prominent motifs of the good...

The issues may change with the passing of the years, but the categories of concern change very little: sexuality and the sexes; medical decision-making; justice for the poor, the powerless, the underclass; reproductive decision-making; moral...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9791029909252Author SenecaFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Fv EditionsPublisher Fv EditionsWeight(grams) 268g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783868382686Author Celestine M BittleFormat HardbackPage Count 412Imprint Verlag Editiones ScholasticaePublisher Verlag Editiones ScholasticaeWeight(grams)...

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Contemporary epistemology has been moving away from classical foundationalism-the thesis that our empirical knowledge is grounded in perceptual beliefs we know with certainty. McGrew reexamines classical foundationalism and offers a compelling...

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The decline of institutionalized religion in the increasingly secularized West has been offset by the contemporary spiritual development understood in the form of emerging New Age movements. This Dictionary presents the potpourri of spiritual and...

A materialist approach to the fictions of Charles Dickens based on a reading-in of the historical background, creative application of Walter Benjamin's methodology, as well as a re-reading the philological core of the minor works.Book InformationISBN...

To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.Book InformationISBN 9780819149671Author Tibor R. MachanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint University Press of AmericaPublisher University Press of...

John Stuart Mill's The Subjection of Women is a landmark work both in the long history of women's struggles for political, legal, economic, and personal equality, and in the shorter history of rigorous intellectual analyses of women's subordination. One...

Through an interdisciplinary approach, this book explores premodern, modern, and postmodern moral perspectives to identify the problems and challenges facing moral thinking in the 1990's and beyond. This book introduces and clarifies these various moral...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783962032838Author Elijah Ojochonu OkpanachiFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Galda VerlagPublisher Galda VerlagWeight(grams) 136g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952464201Author Alan VinceletteFormat PaperbackPage Count 468Imprint En Route Books & MediaPublisher En Route Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

This book shows that the connections between philosophy and religion, especially Christianity, are illegitimate ones. The history of religious thinking has been created by philosophical reasoning. Breaking the grip of this thinking on religious life has...

One of the principal characteristics of contemporary inquiry is the rediscovery of human consciousness. This book attempts to develop that experience and continue the insight of the legendary Hermes Trismegistos that 'thought is God the Father.' The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952464355Author Alan VinceletteFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint En Route Books & MediaPublisher En Route Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

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The Great East Japan Earthquake, which occurred on March 11, 2011, reminded us that we were just one species within the great cycle of life on earth, that we were allowed to survive only because of nature, and that the idea that we were somehow able to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783962032753Author Anderson Chiemeka AhuazaFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Galda VerlagPublisher Galda VerlagWeight(grams) 268g