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"-michael ruse, biology and philosophy see oxfam website for delivery information read more"-natalie angier, new york times book review"by far the most professional and thorough case in favour of an evolutionary philosophy of science ever to have been madehe applies the rules of evolution in nature to the evolution of science, arguing that the same kinds of forces responsible for shaping the rise and demise of species also act on the development of scientific ideasbowler, archives of natural history "i have been doing philosophy of science now for twenty-five years, and whilst i would never have claimed that i knew everything, i felt that i had a really good handle on the nature of science, again and again, hull was able to show me just how incomplete my understanding wasthe claim that science is a process for selecting out the best new ideas is not a new one, but hull tells us exactly how scientists go about it, and he is prepared to accept that at least to some extent, the social activities of the scientists promoting a new idea can affect its chances of being acceptedit is one of a distinguished series of books, which hull himself editsmoreover, science as a process is one of the most compulsively readable books that i have ever encounteredi share his vision of a serious account of the social and intellectual dynamics of science that will avoid both the rosy blur of legend and the facile charms of relativismhull takes an unusual approach to his subject"-mark ridley, times literary supplement"hull is primarily interested in how social interactions within the scientific community can help or hinder the process by which new theories and techniques get acceptedit contains excellent short histories of evolutionary biology and of systematics (the science of classifying living things); an important and original account of modern systematic controversy; a counter-attack against the philosophical critics of evolutionary philosophy; social-psychological evidence, collected by hull himself, to show that science does have the character demanded by his philosophy; and a philosophical analysis of evolution which is general enough to apply to both biological and historical changeoxfam books & music crouch end "legend is overdue for replacement, and an adequate replacement must attend to the process of science as carefully as hull has done"-philip kitcher, nature "in science as a process, david hull argues that the tension between cooperation and competition is exactly what makes science so successfulbecause of hull's deep concern with the ways in which research is actually done, science as a process begins an important project in the study of science
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Finally there are essays that explore and assess wittgensteinian ideas, in some cases as developed by hacker, in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind, or in related areas such as the philosophy of action and the philosophy of neuroscienceothers deal with central topics from the history of analytic philosophysome deal with issues of wittgenstein scholarship and interpretation, including areas that have attracted an increasing amount of attention, such as ethics and religionthirteen leading philosophers and wittgenstein scholars offer specially written essays in honour of hackersee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop preston peter hacker is one of the most notable interpreters of wittgenstein's work, a powerful and sophisticated exponent of wittgensteinian ideas, and a distinguished historian of the analytic traditiontheir contributions deal with a variety of themes associated with wittgenstein
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Marinetti and the philosophy of henri bergsonearly futuristic manifest about futurism and philosophyotherwise three small tears on the right sidethis directly ties in with the activist ideas and action of fauguste joly: le futurisme et la philosophy / il futurismo e la filosofiathe manifest is in good conditionjoly pleads that a ‘mystical identity’ shouldn’t be sought by contemplation, though through action, such as wrestling or orgiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethese are part of the description13) bilingual: simultaneously in italian and frenchare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwill be shipped with registration(dalla rivista ‘la belgique artistique et littéraire’, luglio )please see the photos for a good impressiontaylor, : futurism, pour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe paper has always been somewhat browned and has vague foxingfirst edition, (july)32 (see last photo)tononi : i manifesti del futurismo italiano , p
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It is published alongside a volume of essays on williams's work, world, mind, and ethics: essays on the ethical philosophy of bernard williams, edited by jlike the two earlier volumes of williams's papers published by cambridge university press, problems of the self and moral luck, this volume will be welcomed by all readers with a serious interest in philosophythis new volume of philosophical papers by bernard williams is divided into three sections: the first action, freedom, responsibility, the second philosophy, evolution and the human sciences; in which appears the essay which gives the collection its title; and the third ethics, which contains essays closely related to his book ethics and the limits of philosophyaltham and ross harrison, which provides a reappraisal of his work by other distinguished thinkers in the fieldcorners of front cover very slightly worn and curled, otherwise like newsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal paperback
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Some of them are concerned with issues and questions typical and distinctive of phenomenological philosophy, while others address questions familiar to analytic philosophers, but do so with arguments and ideas taken from phenomenologythe handbook will be a rich source of insight and stimulation for philosophers, students of philosophy, and for people working in other disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, who are interested in the state of phenomenology todayit includes discussions of such diverse topics as intentionality, embodiment, perception, naturalism, temporality, self-consciousness, language, knowledge, ethics, politics, art and religion, and will make it clear that phenomenology, far from being a tradition of the past, is alive and in a position to make valuable contributions to contemporary thoughtthe essays aim to articulate and develop original theoretical perspectivesoxfam bookshop preston the oxford handbook of contemporary phenomenology presents twenty-eight essays by some of the leading figures in the field, and gives an authoritative overview of the type of work and range of topics found and discussed in contemporary phenomenologysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit is the definitive guide to what is currently going on in phenomenologysome offer detailed analyses of concrete phenomena; others take a more comprehensive perspective and seek to outline and motivate the future direction of phenomenology
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The potential audience also includes practitioners, professional bodies, and educational institutions in the fields of architecture, housing, town planning, urban regeneration and environmental conservationoxfam bookshop raeburn place "this book is based on a substantial amount of original research and it will appeal to readers with a particular interest in the local history of edinburgh and the life and ideas of patrick geddes " condition as newsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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'aesthetic experience' - which occupies a prominent place in the philosophy of artoxfam books & music totnes the majority of aestheticians have focused their attention during the past three decades on the identity, or essential nature, of art: can 'art' be defined? what makes an object a work of art? under what conditions can we characterize in a classificatory sense an object as an art work? the debate, and at times controversy, over these questions proved to be constructive, intellectually stimulating, and in many cases suggestive of new ideasexperience, and evaluate iti hope this debate continues in its momentum and creative outcomewe do not only create art; we also enjoy, igood binding and no other marksowner's name on ffepa good book here in very good condition see oxfam website for delivery information read morehow can we theorize about the nature of art in general and the art work in particular, and about what makes an object a good work of art, if we do not experience it? nijhoff hardback with no djthe time is, however, ripe to direct our attention to another important, yet neglected, concept - viz
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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 internationallythe 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 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 worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read more10 large volumes bound in blue cloth with red and silver stamping, with bookmark ribbonsthe entire set is in pristine, unread condition
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Illustrated with over colour photographs the book includes recipes and inserted sections explaining the creative methods and food philosophy of ferran adriait’s an exclusive look behind the scenes at elbulli, the best restaurant in the world and into the mind of ferran adria, the most creative chef working today
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Nevertheless, the tractatus contains philosophical insights, achieved despite his early preconceptions, that form the foundation of his later philosophyoxfam bookshop hampstead elucidating the tractatus: wittgenstein's early philosophy of language and logic discussion of wittgenstein's tractatus is currently dominated by two opposing interpretations of the work: a metaphysical or realist reading and the 'resolute' reading of diamond and conantmcginn takes as a guiding principle the idea that we should see wittgenstein's early work as an attempt to eschew philosophical theory and to allow language itself to reveal how it functionshowever, the early wittgenstein undertakes this descriptive project in the grip of a set of preconceptions concerning the essence of language that determine both how he conceives the problem and the approach he takes to the task of clarificationin very good condition, though there is a faint erased pencil mark on the first endpaperby this account, the aim of the work is to elucidate what language itself makes clear, namely, what is essential to its capacity to express thoughts that are true or false see oxfam website for delivery information read moremarie mcginn's principal aim in this book is to develop an alternative interpretative line, which rejects the idea, central to the metaphysical reading, that wittgenstein sets out to ground the logic of our language in features of an independently constituted reality, but which allows that he aims to provide positive philosophical insights into how language functions
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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 responsibilitywhile 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 writingsit 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 timea 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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Vg condition apart from a small bit of glue on spine - in photooxfam shop macclesfield why should we not find the novel more philosophically advanced than the essay? reversing the usual order followed by literary critics, the author interprets the novel as an elucidation, and not as a simple transposition, of the essay see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe book is not only a general interpretation of proust's novel and its construction; it includes detailed discussions of such topics as literature and philosophy, the nature of the literary genres, the poetics of the novel, the definition of art, modernity and postmodernity, and the sociology of literature
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Marx felt he must criticise the economic and philosophical views of proudhon, at the same time answering questions relating to the theory and tactics of the revolutionary proletarian movement as it was in plastic covering to book; english translation in by harry quelch see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop st albans this book is karl marx's response to the 'philosophy of poverty' written by mproudhon, 'an ideologist of the petty bourgeoisie'
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In applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorousgombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matteroxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read', art and illusion is a classic study of image-makingno inscriptionsblue boards with silver decorationdecorated endpapersit seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areassee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importance
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Clayton crockett develops a constructive radical theology from the philosophy of immanuel kant - a philosophy attacked by radical orthodoxy - to show kant's relevance to postmodern philosophy and contemporary theologyoxfam bookshop ipswich a theology of the sublime is the first major response to the influential and controversial radical orthodoxy movementsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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philosophy text book for a2 ethics and philosophy of mind by micheal lacewing in good condition, @ £ 250 and plus postage £200 or collect yourself for free postage
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His photographs are in the collections of major institutions such as the museum of modern art, new york, the metropolitan museum of art, new york, the museum of contemporary art, los angeles and the san francisco museum of modern artare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiphilip-lorca dicorcia, born , attended university at the school of the museum of fine arts, boston, and yale university, new havenplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesince , his work has been the subject of numerous one-person exhibitionscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Whether as the christian dove, or quetzalcoatl the aztec plumed serpent or in plato s vision of the human soul growing wings and feathers, religion and philosophy have looked to birds as representatives of our better selves that part of us not bound to the earthbirds have ever been the symbols of our highest aspirationswith the passion of a birdwatcher and hoarder of words, gibson has spent fifteen years collecting the literary and artistic forms our affinity for birds has taken over the centuriesbirds appear again and again in mythology and folk tales, and in literature by writers as diverse as ovid, thomas hardy, kafka, thoreau and tgorgeously illustrated, woven from centuries of human response to the delights of the feathered tribes, the bedside book of birds is for anyone who is aware of birds, and for everyone who is intrigued by the artistic forms that humanity has created to represent its soulas divine messengers, symbols of our yearning for the heavens, or avatars of glorious song and colour, they have stirred our imaginations from the moment we first looked into the skybirds figure charmingly and tellingly in the work of such nature writers as gilbert white, peter matthiessen, farley mowat and barry lopezfrom the book: "stevenson remembered the story of a monk who had been distracted from his copy-work by the song of a birdthe song of the bird had given him a taste of paradise, where an instant is as a hundred years of earthly timewas the same true of time in hell, stevenson asked himselfsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey've been omens, allegories, disguises and guides; they've been worshipped, eaten, feared and lovedoxfam bookshop knutsford in this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher graeme gibson has crafted an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birdsnor does gibson forget the fascination they hold for science, as the galapagos finches did for darwinhe went into the garden to listen more closely, and when he returned, after what he thought were only a few minutes, he discovered that a century had gone by, that his fellow monks were dead and his ink had turned to dust
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Oxfam bookshop newport scintillating ideas for shrews science teachers is a collective of imaginative yet tried and tested ideas for what to do whenall the ideas in this book can be photocopied for immediate classroom useyou need a scintillating idea - you need to leave work for your class to do in your absence - you are a supply teacher - you have to cover for another teacher at a moment's noticescuffs, minor blemishes on the cover)see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe worksheets are clean and not filled innot ex-library and no notes or highlightingsome signs of previous use (eoverall, no significant flaws
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Included are discourses on broad topics such as ethical issues, the impact of the digital information age on pain treatment, the key role of evidence-based methods in developing and appraising treatment approaches, pain in special populations, and the interaction of government and health-care entities in treating painoxfam shop dumfries this overview of selected pain topics addresses important developments in both basic research and clinical studiesother chapters review recent progress in the study of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions, central sensitization, the role of genetics in pain perception and treatment, and epidemiological aspects of pain studysee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The stamp shows the overprinted variety displaced to the right nothe stamp has yellowing points and is considered as hinged but remains a decidedly rare pieceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe photos are an integral part of the lot description, and they clearly show the condition of the items being offered; please carefully review them all in order to form your own opinion of the lot and the condition of the stampsshipping via poste italiane registered mail with tracking read moreitaly, italian social republic 30 cents brown with gnr overprint, brescia issue, with double variety475/ig and the variety r next to noplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Christoph turcke is professor of philosophy and religion at the academy of fine arts in leipzig, germany, and the author of what price religion?gillespie has translated works by theodor wadorno, paul celan, helga koenigsdorf, and hanns zischler, among others
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His work is featured in the permanent collections of major institutions such as the museum of modern art, new york; george eastman house; fine arts museum of san francisco; museum folkwang, essen; the stedelijk museum, amsterdam; national gallery of australia, canberra; and the victoria and albert museum, london
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In almost new conditionoxfam shop hull the most comprehensive treatment in english of schopenhauer's philosophy, this book presents a brief biography of schopenhauer, a systematic exposition of his thought, and a critical discussion of the problems to which it gives rise and its influence on a wide range of philosophers and artists, particularly wagner and wittgensteinsee oxfam website for delivery information read morededication to original owner inscribed in biro on first page
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Searle begins by criticizing the classical theories of perception and identifies a single fallacy, what he calls the bad argument, as the source of nearly all of the confusions in the history of the philosophy of perceptionhe also discusses how the account relates to certain traditional puzzles about spectrum inversion, color and size constancy and the brain-in-the-vat thought experimentsoxfam bookshop preston this book provides a comprehensive account of the intentionality of perceptual experiencein the central theoretical chapters, he shows how it is possible that the raw phenomenology must necessarily determine certain form of intentionalitynothing in the subjective field is perceived nor can be perceived precisely because the events in the subjective field consist of the perceivings, whether veridical or not, of the events in the objective fieldin the final chapters he explains and refutes disjunctivist theories of perception, explains the role of unconscious perception, and concludes by discussing traditional problems of perception such as skepticismeverything in the objective field is either perceived or can be perceivedsearle introduces, in detail, the distinction between different levels of perception from the basic level to the higher levels and shows the internal relation between the features of the experience and the states of affairs presented by the experiencewith special emphasis on vision searle explains how the raw phenomenology of perception sets the content and the conditions of satisfaction of experiencehe next justifies the claim that perceptual experiences have presentational intentionality and shows how this justifies the direct realism of his accountsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe account applies not just to language possessing human beings but to infants and conscious animalsthe central question concerns the relation between the subjective conscious perceptual field and the objective perceptual field
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She defines both the historical and artistic significance of a man whose work and ideas influenced the development of one of the most notable art forms of the twentieth centuryin her extensive text, nancy newhall has written a classic of photography literatureemerson was one of the first to express photography's unique powers as an independent and potentially great art formthe breezy, mist-enshrouded landscapes of the norfolk broads, with the marshes and flowers and flocks of geese, possessed a special attraction for emersonnewhall has once again displayed her unique talent for combining scholarship and intuitionhe set out to reproduce this grace and beauty in photographs and at the same time to escape from the pitfalls of sentiment, to call truth to naturewith his photographs and writings speaking eloquently for him, emerson causes a major upheaval of prevailing artistic attitudeshis views on photography let loose a bombshell that opened the way for photographic crusaders to followsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas in her previous works on ansel adams and edward weston, and in her collaborative effort with paul strand, mrsoxfam shop magdelen street as scientist, naturalist, physician and artist, p
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The top drawer slightly overhangs the lower three drawers, which are flanked by pilasters with beautiful carvings to the front (a small section of carving missing from top of right pilaster){offers considered}dovetail drawer construction with keyhole escutcheons, brass mortise locks, with 1x original keythe chest has bun feet to the frontdimensions: 94½cm (37¼”) wide, 81cm (109½”) high, and 52cm (20½") deepthe top drawer height 10cm (4”), other drawers height 135mm (5+3/8”) vgca rare and beautiful high-quality original antique chest of drawers, made of solid pine, with wonderful colourgerman made in
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Oxfam bookshop hexham why is it that all interpretations are possible, and none is true? that some interpretations are just, but some are false? lecercle draws on the resources of pragmatics, literary theory and the philosophy of language to propose a new theory of literary, but also of face-to-face, dialogue that charts the interaction between the five participants in the fields of dialogue and/or interpretation: author, reader, text, language and encyclopaediainterpretation is taken through its four stages, from glossing and enigma solving to translation and interventionsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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