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Good Enough - The Tolerance for Mediocrity in Nature and Society(2019) DANIEL S. MILOVezava: Trda39,72 € -
Six Secrets of Intelligence(2021) ADAMS, CRAIGSix ideas that reveal how to see through lies, deceptions and empty rhetoric, and a warning that we currently misunderstand both intelligence and education.Vezava: Mehka16,81 € -
Unflattening(2015) SOUSANIS, NICKThe primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked in meaning-making? In this experiment in visual thinking, drawn in comics, Nick Sousanis defies conventional discourse to offer readers a stunnVezava: Mehka34,95 € -
Proof(2022) SCHAUER, FREDERICKHow do we know what we think we know? The answer is evidence, but evidence is no simple thing. What counts as evidence in a scientific context or private dispute may not stand up in court. Frederick Schauer combines perspectives from law, statistics, psycVezava: Trda42,91 € -
Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Engineering(2022)55 chapters cover the cutting edge in this dynamic field. Includes foundational perspectives, reasoning, ontology, design processes, methods, values, responsibilities, and reimagining of engineering. Essential for students and researchers studying the phiVezava: Mehka87,49 € -
When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People(2021) NADLER, STEVEN,SHAPIRO, LAWRENCEVezava: Trda32,31 € -
Hermeneutics(2015) ZIMMERMANN, JENS (, PROFESSOR, HUMANITIES, TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY, CANADA)This Very Short Introduction to hermeneutics demonstrates the central role of interpretation in our daily lives. By considering the historic developments in hermeneutic theory as well as its contemporary relevance, Zimmermann explains how humans continueVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Not Born Yesterday(2022) MERCIER, HUGOWhy people are not as gullible as we thinkNot Born Yesterday explains how we decide who we can trust and what we should believe-and argues that we're pretty good at making these decisions. In this lively and provocative book, Hugo Mercier demonstrates howVezava: Mehka27,45 € -
Causality(2014) ILLARI, PHYLLIS (LECTURER IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, LECTURER IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON),RUSSO, FEDERICA (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM)Scientific and philosophical literature on causality has become highly specialised. It is hard to find suitable access points for students, young researchers, or professionals outside this domain. This book provides a guide to the complex literature, explVezava: Trda91,00 € -
Representation and Scepticism from Aquinas to Descartes(2017) ADRIAENSSEN, HAN THOMASLooking at key figures and lesser-known names, this volume is the first to show how the theory of representation was seen as a source of scepticism by medieval and early modern philosophers alike. This book will be of interest to philosophers and historiaVezava: Trda160,51 € -
Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity(2016) MACINTYRE, ALASDAIR (UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, INDIANA)MacIntyre explores the central philosophical, political and moral claims of modernity and argues that a proper understanding of human goods requires a rejection of these claims. This significant book by a distinguished philosopher will interest a wide reaVezava: Trda77,00 € -
Perception: First Form of Mind(2022) BURGE, TYLER (FLINT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, FLINT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, UCLA)Tyler Burge offers an agenda-setting, scientifically rigorous account of the most primitive form of representational mind: perception. He explains how perception works and how it relates to other mental capacities--conation, attention, memory, anticipatioVezava: Trda177,53 € -
True Enough(2017) ELGIN, CATHERINE Z. (PROFESSOR OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION, HARVARD UNIVERSITY)Vezava: Trda53,32 € -
Skepticism(2017)In this outstanding collection, philosophers engage with skepticism in five clear sections. Essential reading for students and scholars in epistemology and the history of philosophy and will also be of interest to those in related disciplines such as reliVezava: Trda217,36 € -
Virtues, Democracy, and Online Media(2021)This book addresses current threats to citizenship and democratic values posed by the spread of post-truth communication. The contributors apply research on moral, civic, and epistemic virtues to issues involving post-truth culture.Vezava: Trda73,47 € -
Transformative Experience(2016) PAUL, L. A. (UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL)How should we make choices when we know so little about our futures? L. A. Paul argues that we must view life decisions as choices to make discoveries about the nature of experience. Her account of transformative experience holds that part of the value ofVezava: Mehka44,42 € -
Soul of the Marionette(2016) GRAY, JOHNWe flatter ourselves about the nature of free will and yet the most enormous forces - biological, physical, metaphysical - constrain our every action. This title draws together the religious, philosophic and fantastical traditions that question the very iVezava: Mehka15,41 €










