In defence of philosophy
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Subtitled: in defence of philosophy against positivism and pragmatism" see oxfam website for delivery information read more"this book is a combination of two earlier books, "science versus idealism" and "in defence of philosophy"from the foreword by maurice cornforthprevious owner's name stamped on fepi have made very extensive changes in what i had written before"internally clean and unmarkedoxfam shop shirley hardback without dust jacketbound in faded black cloth boards with sun faded spine and some bumping and scratching to coveredges are grubby and some of the page corners are creased
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Oxfam bookshop preston the routledge encyclopedia of philosophy is the most ambitious international philosophy project in many yearsit covers: - the core of most anglo-american philosophy - the metaphysical, epistemological and logical questions - the usual menu of ethics, political philosophy and the history of philosophy - the philosophy of other cultures - from chinese, arabic and jewish philosophy to the philosophy of africa and latin america the most impressive range of authors have been gathered together on this unique project: william alston, roderick chisolm, fred dretske, joel feinberg, sandra harding, larry laudan, martha nussbaum, richard popkin, richard rorty, alan ryan, gyatri chakravorty spivak, stephen stich, patrick suppes and bernard williams, to name just a fewedited by edward craig and assisted by thirty specialist subject editors, the rep consists of ten volumes of the world's most eminent philosophers writing for the needs of students and teachers of philosophy internationally10 large volumes bound in blue cloth with red and silver stamping, with bookmark ribbonsthe rep is a project on an unparalleled scale: - over entries ranging from 500 to words in length - thematic, biographical and national - 10 volumes consisting of over 5 million words of text plus considerable bibliographic material - a chief editor and thirty specialist subject editors from across the world - over authors from all over the worldthe entire set is in pristine, unread conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe importance of the rep is not to be found just in the sheer size of the project but also in its breadth of subject matter
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Oxford university press now presents the most authoritative and comprehensive guide ever published to the philosophy of mindthe oxford handbook of philosophy of mind will be an invaluable resource for advanced students and scholars of philosophy, and also for researchers in neighbouring disciplines seeking a high-level survey of the state of the art in this flourishing fieldthe first two sections cover the place of the mind in the natural world: its ontological status, how it fits into the causal fabric of the universe, and the nature of consciousnessan outstanding international team of contributors offer 45 specially written critical surveys of a wide range of topics relating to the mindthe fifth section looks at epistemic issues, in particular regarding knowledge of one's own and other mindssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe fourth section examines a variety of mental capacities, including memory, imagination, and emotionoxfam bookshop preston the study of the mind has always been one of the main preoccupations of philosophers, and has been a booming area of research in recent decades, with remarkable advances in psychology and neurosciencethe volume concludes with a section on self, personhood, and agencythe third section focuses on the much-debated subjects of content and intentionality
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Strongly linked together by their focus on philosophy of mind, action and responsibility, the papers make a significant contribution to those areas of philosophy that kenny has made particularly his own, and constitute a timely celebration of his workin the wide range and historical breadth of his interests, he has influenced many parts of the philosophical landscape, especially in the philosophy of mind and the theory of human action and responsibilityit contains sixteen essays (four on each philosopher) written by leading specialists in the relevant areain contrast to many of his contemporaries, who have played down philosophy's debt to its past, kenny's work has always been rooted in the great tradition of western philosophical inquirysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston sir anthony kenny is one of the most distinguished and prolific philosophers of our timewhile keeping to the highest standards of scholarship and philosophical rigour, the volume aims to be engaging and comprehensible to a wide audience, thus mirroring the clarity and accessibility that are the hallmarks of kenny's own philosophical writingsa preface by the editors describes anthony kenny's philosophical career, and the volume also includes a complete bibliography of his writings mind, method and morality celebrates kenny's work by focusing on the four great philosophers to whom kenny has given special attention, namely aristotle, aquinas, descartes, and wittgenstein
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Title: the consolations of philosophytitle: the consolations of philosophyauthors: alain de bottonproduct category: bookscondition: goodlist price (msrp): 9binding: paperback
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Ambitious and controversial, the immaterial self is the most powerful and effective defence of cartesian dualism since descartes' ownthis book examines and defends the most famous dualist account of the mind, the cartesian, which attributes the immaterial contents of the mind to an immaterial selfsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit holds that there exists two very different realms, one mental and the other physicalin doing so he is in radical conflict with the current philosophical establishmentboth are fundamental and one cannot be reduced to the other - there are minds and there is a physical world john foster's new book exposes the inadequacies of the dominant materialist and reductionist accounts of the mindoxfam bookshop preston dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain
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See oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston a compact yet unabridged version of the original 8-volume encyclopedia of philosophy, presented in four hardcover volumes, bound in navy blue cloth please note that due to the weight of this item, an additional postage charge of £9the corners of the hard covers are bumped, but the books are otherwise in excellent condition, with clean, white pages throughout
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defence of our skies sovereign set comprising of a whole, half and quarter sovereign with certificate of authenticity read more
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The defence of the realmgreat condition and nice and cleanthis is a thick hardbackgreat for those winter evenings by the firethe authorised history of mi5 by christopher andrewthis is a really good interesting read
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For more than years, the consolation of philosophy was the most popular book in europe next to the bible – a work of learning and beauty that bridged the classical and renaissance worldsthis beautifully illustrated folio edition in near mint condition comes complete with slip case
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Title: dad's army: the defence of a front line english villagecondition: goodauthor(s): paul ableman, jimmy perry, david croft
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defence of our skies colour double sovereign 22 carrot gold 16 grams limited to just 399 coins diameter 320mm boxed with coa read more
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Very good conditionpaperback copy of 'the consolation of philosophy' by alain de botton
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Redemption in poetry and philosophy wordsworth, kant, and the making of the post-christian imaginati by simon haines (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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He demolishes the wilder claims of postmodern historians who deny the possibility of any realistic grasp of history, and explains the political dangers of losing a historical perspective on the way people live their livessee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop dumfries this volume combines argument about the nature of history with case studies of how good history is written and researchedat a time of deep scepticism about people's ability to learn anything from the past, even to recapture any serious sense of past cultures and ways of life, richard evans shows readers why history is both possible and necessaryrichard evans is the author of "death in hamburg" (winner of the wolfson literary award for history) and "rituals of retribution"
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Westcott and hort's new textual theory; to which is added a reply to bishop ellicott's pamphlet in defence of the reviseremains of previous owner's label in inside covera good, tidy copydean burgon defends the traditional text of the new testamentthe inside pages are all good and clean, with a few pencil highlightssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe new english versionundated, but there is a date of in inside coverthree articles reprinted from the 'quarterly review': ithe new greek textoxfam books & music wells this copy is in very good condition
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Im their place, he developed a pragmatic and realist approach to the ethics of force which eschews absolute rules and instead evaluates consequentially the use of force in defence of the liberal-democratic statesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop aberystwyth reinhold niebuhr was vociferously opposed to nazism and to isolationism as an american response to that threat, he rejected pacifism and the legalism of the just war traditionthis work assesses niebuhr's ethical approach to war
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesent by registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevery rare 4 pesetas colour mistake in block of 9 with numeration from the 19th centenary of the coming of the virgin of pilar to zaragoza from year edifil no901cc unhinged with the exception of two stamps that are hinged
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecomplete sets in blocks of four, mnh -- technique and landscapes - noplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiassembly of the postal administrations - nocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablenational exhibition in zurich - nowooden sculptures - noopening of the national exhibition - no660c–60f read more289a–‘97a -- palace of the league of nations and bit - 2 sets - no
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As our lives become increasingly sedentary, we risk all thisand the latest research is only now revealing how the brain and nervous system performs the mechanical magic of balancing, navigating a crowded city, or running our inner gps systemwalking is good for our muscles and posture; it helps to protect and repair organs, and can slow or turn back the ageing of our brainssunday independent book of the week agreatread and argosybooks book of the month see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith our minds in motion we think more creatively, our mood improves and stress levels fallit defines us as a speciesin praise of walking celebrates this miraculous abilityoxfam shop billericay 'informative and persuasive enough to rouse the most ardent couch potato' (new scientist)irish times top ten bestsellerwalking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skillit enabled us to walk out of africa and to spread as far as alaska and australiaincredibly, it is a skill that has its evolutionary origins millions of years ago, under the seait freed our hands and freed our mindswe, and our societies, will be better for itwe put one foot in front of the other without thinking - yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? in this hymn to walking, neuroscientist shane o'mara invites us to marvel at the benefits it confers on our bodies and mindswalking together to achieve a shared purpose is also a social glue that has contributed to our survival as a specieswe must start walking again, whether it's up a mountain, down to the park, or simply to school and work
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Originally aired in , the series gives the audience an insight into the period known as the dark ages with wood going on a journey of discovery to find out what really happened in europe following the decline of the roman empiresee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport historian michael wood presents this bbc series about the dark agesdisc and box in excellent conditionthe episodes are: 'in search of offa', 'in search of boadicea', 'in search of arthur', 'in search of alfred the great', 'in search of athelstan', 'in search of eric bloodaxe' and 'in search of ethelred the unready'
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He is remembered as the founder of the vatican museumsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storejulius ii, born giuliano della rovere (albisola, 5 december – rome, 21 february ), was the 216th pope of the catholic church from to his deathplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikirare papal bull by pope julius ii written on fine parchment vellum and dated rome, 13 augustcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableknown as "the warrior pope" or "the terrible pope", he is one of the most famous pontiffs of the renaissancethe original blue ribbon is also presentgeneva, widow of angelo bianchi, a bolognese womana brief bull for the full acquittal in favour of mrs
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