An integrated account of pretence
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What has been missing is a detailed and integrated account of the mental components that underlie this remarkable capacityas a result, the authors begin with an explicit and systematic account of pretence and imagination which proposes that pretence representations are contained in a separate mental workspace, the 'possible world box', which is part of the basic architecture of the human mindnichols and stich develop and defend a new account of the psychological mechanisms underlying mindreadingthe mechanisms underlying pretence get recruited when people attempt to understand others and predict their behaviourthis account provides a valuable framework for future work on mindreading and has broad implications for philosophical debates that have surrounded the issue for the last quarter centuryin some cases, we use our own mental mechanisms to simulate the mental processes of another, as suggested by the 'simulation theory' of mindreadingin reading other minds, the imagination plays a central rolewhat we find, then, is an intricate web of mental components to explain our fascinating and multifarious knack of understanding mindshowever, mindreading also implicates very different kinds of mechanisms that rely on rich bodies of information, as suggested by information-based accounts of mindreadingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein the latter half of the 20th century mindreading became the object of sustained scientific and theoretical research, capturing the attention of a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, developmental psychology, behavioral ecology, anthropology, and cognitive psychopathologynone of these mechanisms, though, explain how we read our own minds, which, according to the authors, requires invoking an entirely independent set of mechanismsoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear to cover, otherwise very good condition the everyday capacity to understand the mind, fancifully dubbed 'mindreading', plays an enormous role in our livesin addition, the authors argue, reading other minds involves important processes that don't fit into either categorythey maintain that it is, as common sense would suggest, vital to distinguish between reading others' minds and reading one's own
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a new history of england: giving an authentick account of all the various revolutions, and other memorable transactions, that have happened in it from the invasion of julius caesar, to the present time5 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read moreleather binding, five raised bands and title to spineboards bumped and rubbed at extremities, marked in places, with some losses to top and bottom of spinepage numbers and inclusion of two index sections, suggest that this may be an amalgamation of two editions includes 3 fold-out illustrations (one split at fold) and one other illustrationpages are generally clean and tight - some a few more age-marked than othersname in faint ink on endpapercollected from the best writers, &c the second edition printed for r goadby, in sherborne, and sold by w owen, bookseller, at temple-bar, london pp, plus two index sections exact status of this edition is slightly unclear - four editions dated appear on estc, of which the "fourth edition" has the same number of pagesno pre-title pages - ffep appears to be missing, with slight tears to title page
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The authors reconcile a theory of the individual's construction of reality as a network of schemas 'in the head' with an account of the social construction of language, science, ideology and religion to provide an integrated schema-theoretic view of human knowledgeoxfam books & music totnes in this book, michael arbib, a researcher in artificial intelligence and brain theory, joins forces with mary hesse, a philosopher of science, to present an integrated account of how humans 'construct' reality through interaction with the social and physical world around themthe ffep has been torn outthe boards are of blue cloth with silver gilt titlingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors still find scope for lively debate, particularly in their discussion of free will and of the reality of godthe dustjacket is sunned on the spine and has signs of wear around the edgeson the lower end of the spine there is also has an orange sticker with the letters 'arb' written on it and sellotaped onthe book integrates an accessible exposition of background information with a cumulative marshalling of evidence to address fundamental questions concerning human action in the world and the nature of ultimate realityhardback book with dustjacketthe book is a major expansion of the gifford lectures delivered by the authors at the university of edinburgh in the autumn of
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Milton's book is neither a conventional biography nor simply a study of printed works, but instead constructs an integrated account of peter heylyn's career and writings in order to provide the key to understanding a profoundly polemical authorthroughout the book, heylyn's shifting views and fortunes prompt an important reassessment of the relative coherence and stability of royalism and laudianismsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop clitheroe this is the first full-length study of one of the most prolific and controversial polemical authors of the seventeenth centuryit provides for the first time a detailed analysis of the ways in which laudian and royalist polemical literature was created, tracing continuities and changes in a single corpus of writings from through toin the process, the author presents important new perspectives on the origins and development of laudianism and 'anglicanism' and on the tensions within royalist thoughthistorians of early modern english politics and religion and literary scholars will find this book essential reading
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames an unknown people in an unknown land - an account of the life and customs of the lengua indians of the paraguayan chaco, with adventures and experiences met with during twenty years' pioneering and exploration amongst them original blue cloth, gilt titles, gilt vignette to front, corners and edges rubbed and bumped, boards (especially front) marked, spine and edges browned, name on ffep, endpapers browned, some pages foxed, a few heavily but text everywhere clearsee oxfam website for delivery information read more330 rough cut pages, including indexblack and white plateswith fold-out map at rear
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Oxfam bookshop exeter an account of tibet: the travels of ippolito desideri of pistoia, sbumped at corners and spinesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the revised editionred cloth boards with gilt lettering to spinefoxing to fore edges, but inner pages bright and clean, and binding is goodin broadway travellers seriesdenison ross and eileen powerspine and top edge of boards faded
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An integrated approach exploring orthodox methodologies and alternative approaches to the treatment and maintenance of asthmasee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop new street a detailed view of the topic of asthma
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate a personal account of the spring offensive of that culminated in the capture of saigon and the end of the vietnam wartranslated by john spragens jr, with an afterword by cora weiss and don lucein good condition, there are a number of small tears to the edge of the dust jacket, and some discolouration to the edges of the pagessee oxfam website for delivery information read morewritten by general van tien dung, chief of staff in the vietnam people's army and the officer in charge of the offensive, the narrative offers valuable insight into the vietnamese side of these historic events
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Human physiology: an integrated approach: international editionauthor:silverthorn, dee unglaub3 million books, saving over tonnes of books a year from going straight into landfill siteseach month we recycle over 2
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An unembroidered account of the narcotic effect of politics from one of the most fiercely intellectual governmental figures of the modern age, a different kind of weather is a beautifully weighted memoir of political success and failure, and the passing of an eraformative years spent at eton, oxford and harvard fortified his resolve to enter the political establishment, and by the early seventies he finally achieved his greatest ambitionas an fearless young conservative politician in the seventies and eighties, one who witnessed the fall of heath and the triumph and eventual decline of thatcher, waldegrave was firmly at the heart of one of the most exciting and tumultuous periods of modern british historya spectator book of the year - 'refreshingly and engagingly candid' (jane ridley) see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham 'why did you go into politics in the first place?'a question that former cabinet minister has found himself asked, and indeed asking himself, over the years, lord waldegrave's is a life lived through politicsthe youngest of seven children, and the son of an earl, waldegrave's quintessentially english upbringing would go on to shape the course of his life, instilling in him a sense of independence and self-discipline needed to steel one for a successful career in governmenthowever just as his star was in the ascent, waldegrave became embroiled in a scandal which tarnished his reputation, but could not dampen his voracious enthusiasm for the political game
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford in the dramatic narratives that comprise the republic of nature, mark fiege reframes the canonical account of american history based on the simple but radical premise that nothing in the nation's past can be considered apart from the natural circumstances in which it occurredcom/ see oxfam website for delivery information read morein topeka, kansas, transformations of land and life prompt a lawsuit that culminates in the momentous civil rights case of brown vin these pages, the nation's birth and development, pain and sorrow, ideals and enduring promise come to life as never before, making a once-familiar past seem newfor more information, visit the author's website: http://republicofnaturerevisiting historical icons so familiar that schoolchildren learn to take them for granted, he makes surprising connections that enable readers to see old stories in a new lightamong the historical moments revisited here, a revolutionary nation arises from its environment and struggles to reconcile the diversity of its people with the claim that nature is the source of libertyabraham lincoln, an unlettered citizen from the countryside, steers the union through a moment of extreme peril, guided by his clear-eyed vision of nature's capacity for improvementboard of educationthe republic of nature points to a startlingly different version of history that calls on readers to reconnect with fundamental forces that shaped the american experienceby focusing on materials and processes intrinsic to all things and by highlighting the nature of the united states, fiege recovers the forgotten and overlooked ground on which so much history has unfolded
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Being heumann: an unrepentant memoir of a disability rights activist, hardcover by heumann, judith; joiner, kristen, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk an influential disability-rights activist recounts her lifelong battles for education, employment and societal inclusion, in a personal account that includes coverage of her role in advising the carter administration to help create the americans with disabilities act(biography & autobiography)
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Case history of schreber, papers on technique and other works ()this collection of twenty-four volumes is the first full paperback publication of the standard edition of the complete psychological works of sigmund freud in englishincludes:psycho-analytic notes on an autobiographical account of a case of paranoia ()papers on technique ()dreams in folklore ()on psycho-analysis ()formulations on the two principles of mental functioning ()types of onset neurosis ()contributions to a discussion on masturbation ()a note on the unconscious in psycho-analysis ()an evidential dream ()the occurrence in dreams of material from fairy tales ()the theme of the three caskets ()two lies told by children ()the disposition to obsessional neurosis ()introuduction to pfister's the psycho-analytic method ()preface to bourke's scatalogical rites of all nations ()shorter writings () see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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This book, with stamps from edmond hall school, newport, was published inoxfam books & music lichfield an intricatly detailed exploration of the hundred of bradford (north), you'll find information about and black and white photography of adderley, to hodnet, to shawbury & whitchurchsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Taking us from birth to death and from a&e to the mortuary, the language of kindness is an astounding account of a profession defined by acts of care, compassion and kindnessand in these dark days of division and isolationism, she encourages us all to stretch out a hand'it made me cryin our most extreme moments, when life is lived most intensely, christie is with usit made me think1 sunday times bestselling memoir of nursing todaywe watch christie as she nurses a premature baby who has miraculously made it through the night, we stand by her side during her patient's agonising heart-lung transplant, and we hold our breath as she washes the hair of a child fatally injured in a fire, attempting to remove the toxic smell of smoke before the grieving family arrive'a powerful insight into the life of nurses' the times, books of the year'a remarkable book about life and death and so brilliantly written it makes you hold your breath' ruby wax see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit made me laugh' adam kay, author of this is going to hurt and twas the nightshift before christmas christie watson was a nurse for twenty yearsoxfam bookshop cheltenham read costa award-winning author christie watson's incredible noshe is a guide, mentor and friend
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The result is an enthralling account of life during the second world war and in the years of recovery and recrimination that followed the liberation of paris inhow would you have survived?
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Oxfam shop wolverhampton edna o'brien returns to the world of her debut novel, the country girls, in an inspired account of a dying mother and her daughterfrom her hospital bed in dublin, the elderly dilly awaits the visit of her daughter, eleanora, from londonsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreshe also retraces eleanora's precipitate marriage to a foreigner, and dilly's heart-rending letters sent over the years in a determination to reclaim her daughterunfortunately, eleanora's visit does not prove to be the glad reunion that it might have beenthe epochs of her life pass before her; emigrating to america in the s, a romantic liaison she had there, the destiny that brought her back to ireland, and her marriage into the stately rusheen
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Oxfam bookshop newport revealing the whole of the plant kingdom in this lavish selection of beautifully reproduced plates and offering an accessible account of the development of botany as a science, 'the art of botanical illustration' has its main theme as the intimate relationship between exploration and illustration in botany good conditiondust jacket shows some signs of wear and scuffing with tears to the top and bottom of spine and page edgesno highlighting or other notes see oxfam website for delivery information read more beautiful black and white and colour illustrations include those of living artists and the best from previous centuries (see image 2 for example)this publication will appeal to the amateur naturalist, botanical student, and plant loverinside the text block and images are clean and brightgreen boards have minor rubbing to edges
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They also give an outstanding account of how the arabs not only preserved greek mathematics, but extended it in the 800 year period fromoxfam original liverpool this is a novel, short, and eminently readable history of mathematicsdahan-delmmédico and pfeiffer succeed splendidly in tracing each branch from its beginnings forwardsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe large number of informative illustrations support the text and contribute to what is a great readmany histories provide a chronological history of the entire subject, which can sometimes make it difficult to follow the development of a particular branch over time
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Goodrich-freer's work with many illustrationssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop didsbury a reprint of a
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Oxfam shop west wickham these compelling memoirs, as absorbing and entertaining as any novel, comprise an unrivalled account of the many famous events in which jean baptiste antoine marcelin, baron de marbot participated during the period to , culminating in the first abdication of the emperor napoleon - years in which this distinguished office served as adc to five marshals and received thirteen woundssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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My hometown concentration camp a survivor's account of life in the krakow ghetto and plaszow concent by bernard offen (paperback, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 6 to 8 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Life in the far west a true account of travels across america's wilderness by george frederick ruxton (paperback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 12 to 14 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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Oxfam books & music fareham risk to gain: the dramatic account of team ef's whitbread victory told by anna drougge and magnus olssonsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepublished by max stromthe story of the winning team from the whitbread racelarge format hardback with dust jacket
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Young has assembled ten of his previously published essays on france in the s and s, in such a way as to offer an interpretive overview of the contentious third republichere, in one volume, historian robert jsee oxfam website for delivery information read morean uncertain idea of france provides a perspective which emerges from analysis of materials as disparate as french military doctrine and strategic planning, elite and popular mentalites, social biography and cultural propaganda, combined with the author's personal reminiscences about where and how his own past has intersected with the past of interwar franceoxfam shop colne road history is written over time, in the wake of research, by students doing their best to understand
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Battaglie navali26 large full-page illustrations that include many of the most important battles of the english civil warsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia large work, bound in full leather with six raised bands on the spinethomas wodehouse legh, 2nd baron newton (), politician (bookplate of lyme park books dated ; golden coat of arms at the foot of the spine)large heraldic bookplate lyme on the inner front panelepisodi storici a corteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storenaval battles and court eventscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableincluding: 'battle naseby', 'general fairfax with his forces before city oxford', 'kings declaration to his gentry & army september ', 'sea fight between admiral blake and the spaniards' etcestc calls for 16 unnumbered pages at the rear of burnet's work, whereas other records call for 12 only, as in the present copyan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , estc t (hooper), r (burnet), t (harris: 750 copies printed), r730 (welwood); wing b (burnet), w (welwood)18th-century rebackingan impartial history of the rebellion and civil wars in england, 1st edition, london: printed, and sold by all the booksellers in town and country, , ppa very good copyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecomplete with cover page and 26 large plates
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Condition: goodtitle: an illustrated history of oldham's railwaysbinding: paperbacklist price (msrp): 9authors: hooper, johntitle: an illustrated history of oldham's railwaysproduct category: books
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Condition: goodlist price (msrp): 9title: an illustrated encyclopaedia of traditional symbolstitle: an illustrated encyclopaedia of traditional symbolsproduct category: books
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford an extraordinary collection of animal photographs by alfons alt, the winner of the european publishers award for photography for the yearsee oxfam website for delivery information read morealfons alt has exhibited widely throughout europe and the photographs from this book will begin a european tour in october colour platesthe work incorporates one of the oldest printing techniques (resino-pigmentype) which allows the photographer to manipulate the colouration of the images and whilst the work is remiscent of a medieval bestiary it is inescapably contemporary both in visual approach and content
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