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  • Through the considerations of themes in the philosophy of language, ontology, and the philosophy of science, the book aims at offering an historically-informed introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, approached through the lenses of its most fundamental problemoxfam books & music totnes what is mathematics about? and if it is about some sort of mathematical reality, how can we have access to it? this is the problem raised by plato, which still today is the subject of lively philosophical disputesit discusses the answers given by aristotle, proclus and kant, through frege's and russell's versions of logicism, hilbert's formalism, gödel's platonism, up to the the current debate on benacerraf's dilemma and the indispensability argumentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book traces the history of the problem, from its origins to its contemporary treatmentno internal marks and good bindingpalgrave macmillan paperback with a protective plastic cover around it, is in excellent conditionthe title page and publishing information page have been torn out from the beginning of the book

    19 €

  • These are his reactions to the problems of the day, the pressing problem that beset malaysiahe believes this is necessary not only to encourage malays to know themselves, but also so that the non-malays can all better understand the malay's reactions to the problem of the dayscuffs, minor blemishes on the cover), but overall no significant flawsthis is certain to be a controversial book, and assuredly the author will be called upon to defend many of his statements and claims, indeed even perhaps the accuracy of his historical and biological datanot ex-library and no notes or highlightinghere, for the first time, a malays has produced a book-lenght argument told with stark franknessoxfam bookshop newport not all historians will agree with drsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremahathir's interpretation of events, historic and recent, in malaysia and singaporetun has examined and analysed the make-up of malay, his heredity, his way of life, his religionthis is not an objective bookthis is how a politically-inclined malay understands the past, explains the behaviour of his own people and the behaviour of "immigrants",and the foresees the futurein the past, it has often been difficult to know just what a malay thinksas tun has explained, malays tend to shield friends-enemies-from embarrassment, and as a result, often conceal their true thoughts  some signs of previous use (ehe has revealed allnevertheless it is published because this is what an educated, modern, progressive malay thinks and believes

    9 €

  • Discusses the nature of the problem, pre-war housing legislation and policy, the war period and post-war legislation, rent and mortgage restriction and voluntary associationsoxfam bookshop sevenoaks by sir francis fremantle msee oxfam website for delivery information read morea paperback pamphlet with rusted staples back cover foxed, wear to spine but otherwise in good condition for ageincludes a summary of the moyne committee report

    16 €

  • As it becomes clear that a mechanical fault has caused the problem and is sending the tardis hurtling towards destruction, the time machine itself is able to communicate with the crew and warn them of dangerthere, they become embroiled in a dangerous conflict between groups of cavemen who have lost the secret of making firewhen the doctor interferes, the daleks learn information vital to their survival and hatch a plan to wipe out the thalsoxfam music shop byres road the first three adventures for the doctor (william hartnell) from the classic bbc television sci-fi series, including all 13 episodesbut, with the doctor's help, the thals start an attack that wipes out the daleks completelysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe doctor finally accepts ian and barbara as proper members of his crewepisodes are: 'an unearthly child'; 'the cave of skulls'; 'the forest of fear'; 'the firemaker'; 'the dead planet'; 'the survivors'; 'the escape'; 'the ambush'; 'the expedition'; 'the ordeal'; 'the rescue'; 'the edge of destruction'; and 'the brink of disaster'in the 'an unearthly child' episodes, the doctor takes schoolteachers ian (william russell) and barbara (jacqueline hill) back to the dawn of human history after they discover his tardis time machinein 'the daleks' episodes, the team travel to the ravaged planet of skaro, where the meet the pacifist race of thals, and the evil mutant daleksin the 'edge of destruction' episodes, the tardis is hit by a massive explosion and at first the doctor suspects ian and barbara of sabotage

    (England)

    9 €

  • Contents include: the three lines of criticism - rise and conditions of the philosophical theory of the state - sociological compared with philosophical theory - the paradox of political obligation; self government - the problem of political obligation more radically treated - the conception of a "real" will - the conception of liberty as illustrated by the foregoing suggestions - psychological illustration of the idea of a real or general will - nature of the end of the state and consequent limit of state action - rousseau's theory as applied to the modern state: kant, fichte, hegel - the analysis of a modern state, hegel's "philosophy of right" - institutions considered as ethical ideas formerly owned by the university of dundee library it has the wrong cover on the book  this is the fourth edition, reprinted insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop ulverston originally published in

    12 €

  • However, 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 clarificationnevertheless, the tractatus contains philosophical insights, achieved despite his early preconceptions, that form the foundation of his later philosophymcginn 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 functionsin very good condition, though there is a faint erased pencil mark on the first endpaperoxfam 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 conant  see oxfam website for delivery information read moreby 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 falsemarie 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

    30 €

  • Thousands of books, articles and theses were published, dissecting every possible aspect of the problem and making it the most researched civil conflict in historyoxfam bookshop ilkley the troubles in northern ireland rolled grimly on for almost 30 years from the late s until the onset of the current shaky peace processsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is an account of what happened in the northern ireland conflict, and why, told by award-winning ireland correspondent for the "independent", david mckittrick, and historian david mcveain that time, the conflict never strayed far off the news schedules of the world's mediabehind the wall of information and opinion there is a straightforward story

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  • Linking armenian-islamic history is one way of dealing with the problemsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecontradictory trends went into the making of armenian history, yet most narratives fail to reflect this rich texturedadoyan's concern is also to outline revolutionary elements in the making of armenian ideologies and politicsthe author has composed and arranged the larger subjects and their sub-themes in such a way as to create an open, dynamic continuity to armenian history that is intellectually intriguing, aesthetically appealing, and close to lived experiencesdadoyan studies the armenian experience in the medieval islamic world and takes the reader through hitherto undiscovered paradigmatic cases of interaction with other populations in the regionbeing an armenian, dadoyan argues, means having an ethnic ancestry laden with narratives drawn from the vast historic armenian habitatthis extensive work captures the multidimensional nature of the armenian experience in the medieval islamic worldoxfam bookshop aberystwyth in this first of a massive three-volume work, seta bthe author holds that every piece of literature, including historical writing, is an artifactit is a composition of many elements arranged in certain forms: order, sequence, proportion, detail, intensity, etc

    30 €

  • It's the people around him who are the problemnot even behind his backoxfam bookshop hertford winner of the baileys' women's prize for fiction winner of the desmond elliot prize we all do stupid things when we're kidsif he blows that, he's all alonesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe gangland boss using his dad as a 'cleaner'and nobody says ryan's stupidthe prostitute searching for the man she never knew she'd miss until he disappeared without trace one nightbut the truth is, you don't know your own strength till you need itthe neighbour who says she's trying to help but maybe wants something more than thatthe only one on ryan's side is his girlfriend karineryan cusack's grown up faster than most - being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for you

    2 €

  • 'bohr brainwashed a whole generation of physicists into believing that the problem had been solved', lamented the nobel prize-winning physicist murray gell-mannyet for 60 years most physicists believed that quantum theory denied the very existence of reality itselfquantum theory is weirdin this tour de force of science history, manjit kumar shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth centurytake it nice and easy and savour the experience of your mind being blown without recourse to hallucinogens' nicholas lezard, guardian for most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable sciencebut in "quantum", kumar brings einstein back to the centre of the quantum debateas niels bohr said, if you weren't shocked by quantum theory, you didn't really understand itoxfam shop worcester 'this is about gob-smacking science at the far end of reasonsee oxfam website for delivery information read more"quantum" is the essential read for anyone fascinated by this complex and thrilling story and by the band of brilliant men at its heartin , albert einstein suggested that light was a particle, not a wave, defying a century of experimentswerner heisenberg's uncertainty principle and erwin schrodinger's famous dead-and-alive cat are similarly strangeand yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselvesin this magisterial book, manjit kumar gives a dramatic and superbly-written history of this fundamental scientific revolution, and the divisive debate at its corewhile "quantum" sets the science in the context of the great upheavals of the modern age, kumar's centrepiece is the conflict between einstein and bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of sciencequantum theory looks at the very building blocks of our world, the particles and processes without which it could not exist

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  • In 'winnie the pooh and tigger too' pooh and his friends try to get rid of tigger's annoying bounce, but when rabbit discovers a cure, it turns out to be worse than the problemin 'winnie the pooh and the blustery day' a heavy storm hits the hundred acre wood and timid piglet performs a noble deedin 'winnie the pooh and the honey tree' pooh tries to get to the top of a tree in order to steal some honey from the bees, but gets himself stuck insteadsee oxfam website for delivery information read morehis chums manage to release him with the aid of a balloon, but pooh then proceeds to get stuck (again!) in the door to rabbit's houseoxfam shop kendal case good video very good  three animated stories featuring the lovable bear with a penchant for 'hunny'

    3 €

  • It's easy to see what summer means and also refreshing to hear how his own solution to the problem is in many ways as innovative as monk's original thinkinggreen chimneys 2rather than settling for cloning the originals and then just slapping a guitar part on top, summers has expertly deconstructed a cluster of monk favourites and then reassembled them with guitar parts elegantly integrated into the structure of each pieceboo boo's birthday 9brilliant corners 4a commendable projectruby my dear see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop lymington when this album was released, bournemouth's favourite ex-policeman expressed the view that most albums of the music of thelonious monk made by anyone other than monk himself tended to end up as solo-theme-solo blowing sessions which detracted from monk's skill as a composer'round midnight 6think of one 12what's less easy to anticipate is the constant innovation of summers' interpretationslight blue/rhythm-a-ning 13predictably, the selection includes "brilliant corners", "'round midnight" and so on, while the presence of sting as guest vocalist on the latter and summers' ability to rustle up some powerful jazz company for this recording (including peter erskine and hank roberts) is also par for the course

    9 €

  • It's the people around him who are the problemnot even behind his backif he blows that, he's all alonesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop evesham winner of the baileys' women's prize for fiction winner of the desmond elliot prize we all do stupid things when we're kidsthe gangland boss using his dad as a 'cleaner'and nobody says ryan's stupidthe prostitute searching for the man she never knew she'd miss until he disappeared without trace one nightbut the truth is, you don't know your own strength till you need itthe neighbour who says she's trying to help but maybe wants something more than thatthe only one on ryan's side is his girlfriend karineryan cusack's grown up faster than most - being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for you

    4 €

  • The problem of poor organisation is serious and costs trillions in waste, inefficiency and lowered productivitywe have all had experiences with bureaucratic red tape, impersonal government agencies or careless commercial enterpriseschaos and confusion are not natural conditions of lifethey only exist when natural laws are not understood and followedon a more individual level, organisation is a key – and often missing – factor in personal successron hubbard recognised that man was lacking in his understanding of how to organise, and a sizeable portion of his research was devoted to clarify the subject of organisation, a task he fully accomplishedhere are some of the natural laws of organisation and organisingorder your copy today from church of scientology, 134a high street, poole, bh15 1dnattainment of one’s goals, no matter how small or how large, requires a knowledge of organisationanybody recognizes that if things were better organised people would be better offthis booklet contains only some of the most basic principles of the organising technology he developed, but these fundamentals are, by themselves, enough to greatly enhance the activity of any endeavour, whether that of a group or an individualit is also a necessity for a flourishing familyhow do you most efficiently and productively manage your time, your activities and your resources? how do you minimise distractions? and how do you align your strengths in order to accomplish your purposes? l

    4 €

  • The problem is not just the surface battles but the underlying attitudes, wrong concepts and offensesbrothers and sisters are among the most important people in life! yet often they are also the most trouble

    20 €

  • A classic account of the belief, worship and life of the orthodox church which raises the basic issues of theology: god as hidden yet revealed, the problem of salvation, the meaning of faith, prayer, death and what lies beyondronald walls, fireacres chronicle: 'i have never, in reviewing a book, felt such a powerful desire to have the wealth to present each reader with a copy

    46 €

  • Sony headphones (blue)however, if the buyer is familiar with the product and is able to discover the root of the problem, whether it be old parts that need replacing etcthis item is functional but is partially broken as you can only hear sound on the right ear pad of the headphones, reason could be due to hardware issuethe item can still provide a service

    2 €

  • Gombrich 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 matterblue boards with silver decorationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredecorated endpapersin applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorousoxfam 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-makingit 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 areasfirst published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importanceno inscriptions

    25 €

  • This collection of essays examines the principal issues as they relate to the main phases of formal education, from primary to post-compulsorysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop raeburn place with its inevitable dependency on the essential, and often contested, nature of art, the subject of assessment or evaluation in art and design education remains a matter of continuing controversytogether, the papers provide an historical and philosophical analysis of the present state of assessment in art and design in our schools and colleges, and significantly, they map out some possible directions for reform

    (England)

    14 €

  • Oxfam bookshop bloomsbury street this work traces the development of british answers to the problem of childhood cancersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe establishment of the nhs and better training for paediatricians, meant children were given access to experimental chemotherapy, sending cure rates soaringchildren with cancer were thrust into the spotlight as individuals' stories of hope hit the headlinesvery good condition, no annotations

    30 €

  • But where?  when the problem is so vast and we are all so busy, how do you even begin to tackle the clutter mountain? professional organiser vicky silverthorn has the simple answer: start with your sock drawerwith vicky's help, you can banish clutter and turn your home into a sanctuaryit all starts at homeperfect for fans of the netflix series tidying up with marie kondo and followers of mrs hinchboxes full of obsolete chargers and neglected children's toysusing tried-and-tested methods, vicky will guide you through practical, bite-sized tasks that will help you achieve a friendly level of organisation throughout your home and a life-changing clarity of mindbeing organised at home doesn't just mean always knowing where you left the remote; it means being able to face the world with a clear mind and increased energysound familiar? many of us feel increasingly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff packed into our homesoxfam shop dumfries spring clean your life with this practical, achievable guide to decluttering from the british marie kondo wardrobes bursting with unworn clothesreaders love start with your sock drawer: 'full of useful tips' 'great advice in this concise book, which will get you on your way to better organisation and leading an uncluttered life' 'as a professional declutterer, this is the only book i regularly recommended to my clients''informative and practical' 'excellent, sensible advice' see oxfam website for delivery information read morea dresser jammed full of mismatched socks

    3 €

  • Because these sites have become a focus for so much controversy, the problem of presenting them to the public assumes a critical importancehow can archaeologists present an effective interpetation, with the consciousness that both their own subjectivity, and the variety of conflicting views will determine their approacharchaeological evidence suggests that neolithic sites had many different, frequently contradictory functions, and there may have been other uses for which no evidence survivessee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe authors do not seek to provide a comprehensive review of the archaeology of all these causewayed sites in britain; rather they use them as case studies in the development of an archaeological interpetationoxfam bookshop leeds 173ppin as new condition

    12 €

  • The book examines one central philosophical problem- how can we know anything about the world around us?  the author holds that scepticism- the view that we can have no such knowledge at all- is the only answer to the problem as traditionally posed   see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop smithdown road nice, clean copy - no inscriptions, old price sticker on the back

    16 €

  • See oxfam website for delivery information read morea good, tidy copyin this work, neal gillespie explores the fascinating relationship between charles darwin's theory of evolution and his ideas about science and godoxfam books & music wells this paperback copy is in very good conditionthe spine is faded, but otherwise the outer cover is good and cleanthe inside pages are all good and clean with no marks

    11 €

  • Amy orr-ewing offers a heartfelt yet academically rigorous examination of how different belief systems deal with the problem of painshe also gives us hope in the reality of the suffering of which the answer is found in christ

    4 €

  • We will help solve the problemthe world of mickey drawn by stephen fishwickintroducing the stained art jigsaw puzzle! [country of manufacture]

    73 €

  • Solve the problem by attaching the k&m drinks holder to your microphone standprice excellenteasy to use attaches to your microphone stand with easebrilliant quality drinks holder at a brilliant price

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  • We will work with you to resolve the problemitem type village lighted buildingchristmas in the cityproduct information

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  • They may be able to solve the problem straightaway, and if not will advise you furthercomprehensive product lineit speeds things up if you can write your rma number clearly on the outside of your parcelwhat do i do if i have not received my order when expected?

    25 €

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