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"previous owner's name stamped on fepbound 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 creasedoxfam shop shirley hardback without dust jacketfrom the foreword by maurice cornforthinternally clean and unmarkedi have made very extensive changes in what i had written before"
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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 ribbonssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 importance of the rep is not to be found just in the sheer size of the project but also in its breadth of subject matterthe entire set is in pristine, unread condition
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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 fourth section examines a variety of mental capacities, including memory, imagination, and emotionthe volume concludes with a section on self, personhood, and agencythe fifth section looks at epistemic issues, in particular regarding knowledge of one's own and other mindsthe third section focuses on the much-debated subjects of content and intentionalityan outstanding international team of contributors offer 45 specially written critical surveys of a wide range of topics relating to the mindsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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 consciousnessoxfam 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 neuroscience
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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 responsibilityoxfam bookshop preston sir anthony kenny is one of the most distinguished and prolific philosophers of our timea preface by the editors describes anthony kenny's philosophical career, and the volume also includes a complete bibliography of his writingssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit contains sixteen essays (four on each philosopher) written by leading specialists in the relevant area 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 wittgensteinin 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 inquirywhile 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 writings
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Title: the consolations of philosophytitle: the consolations of philosophyauthors: alain de bottonlist price (msrp): 9product category: bookscondition: goodbinding: paperback
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Ambitious and controversial, the immaterial self is the most powerful and effective defence of cartesian dualism since descartes' own john foster's new book exposes the inadequacies of the dominant materialist and reductionist accounts of the mindthis 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 worldoxfam bookshop preston dualism argues that the mind is more than just the brain
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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 throughoutoxfam bookshop preston a compact yet unabridged version of the original 8-volume encyclopedia of philosophy, presented in four hardcover volumes, bound in navy blue clothsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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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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defence of our skies gold first colour £5 sovereign only 299 made, with certificate of authenticity read more
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The defence of the realmthe authorised history of mi5 by christopher andrewthis is a really good interesting readgreat condition and nice and cleangreat for those winter evenings by the firethis is a thick hardback
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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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defence of our skies colour gold double sovereign another rare coin with certificate of authenticity read more
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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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Paperback copy of 'the consolation of philosophy' by alain de bottonvery good condition
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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 livesat 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"see 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 researched
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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 reviseundated, but there is a date of in inside coverthe new english versionthe new greek textoxfam books & music wells this copy is in very good conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredean burgon defends the traditional text of the new testamentthe inside pages are all good and clean, with a few pencil highlightsremains of previous owner's label in inside covera good, tidy copythree articles reprinted from the 'quarterly review': i
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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 stateoxfam 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 warsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Very 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 noour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website901cc unhinged with the exception of two stamps that are hingedsent by registered mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Any information can be inserted, but for size of text, the example pictures will show best fit for sizing230 gsm gloss photo paperice in case of emergency6 colour photographic printing on canon (inkjet) printerthe plastic is a durable 300mic (thick)materials used: plastic card size 54mm x 86mm (credit card size)anyone can be in need for assistance in case of an emergency situation, and if that happened you’d hope that the first person that came to your aid would quickly get a message to a person of your choicethe plastic card size is 54mm x 86mm, (the same size as credit cards)you may have contact details in your phone of someone, but that’s not a lot of good if your phone accidentally broke, or is locked out, or no battery chargepersonalised medical alert cardjust send your photos to my dedicated email addressthat’s cheaper than at the photo booths!to enable first responders, such as paramedics, and hospital personnel, to contact the next of kincan also supply 4 passport size photos printed on 230 gsm gloss photo paper at a cost of £3 (if ordered at the same time)
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It defines us as a specieswe 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 is good for our muscles and posture; it helps to protect and repair organs, and can slow or turn back the ageing of our brainswe must start walking again, whether it's up a mountain, down to the park, or simply to school and worksunday independent book of the week agreatread and argosybooks book of the month see oxfam website for delivery information read moreas our lives become increasingly sedentary, we risk all thisit enabled us to walk out of africa and to spread as far as alaska and australiain praise of walking celebrates this miraculous abilityand 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 systemincredibly, it is a skill that has its evolutionary origins millions of years ago, under the seawe, and our societies, will be better for itwalking together to achieve a shared purpose is also a social glue that has contributed to our survival as a speciesit freed our hands and freed our mindsoxfam 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 skillwith our minds in motion we think more creatively, our mood improves and stress levels fall
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Disc and box in excellent conditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe 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'oxfam bookshop newport historian michael wood presents this bbc series about the dark agesoriginally 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 empire
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteletter of credit in favour of nikolai petrovitch troubetzkoy prince of russia, with the amount of french francsthe document mentions some of the most important bankers in europe, such as nigra of turin, borri of florence, forlonia of rome and falconnet of naples, to which the missive is addressedletter written and signed by a person close to the troubetzkoy family who took care of the prince's financescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Our 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 deathare 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 augustplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitea brief bull for the full acquittal in favour of mrsthe original blue ribbon is also presenthe is remembered as the founder of the vatican museumsknown as "the warrior pope" or "the terrible pope", he is one of the most famous pontiffs of the renaissancegeneva, widow of angelo bianchi, a bolognese womancatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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