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Great Philosophers(2000) MAGEE, BRYAN (FELLOW IN PHILOSOPHY, YALE, USA, VISITING FELLOW AT ALL SOULS, OXFORD, VISITING PROFESSOR, FELLOW IN PHILOSOPHY, YALE, USA, VISITING FELLOW AT ALL SOULS, OXFORD, VISITING PROFESSOR, KING'S COLLEGE LONDON)Beginning with the death of Socrates in 399, and following the story through the centuries to more recent figures such as Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein, Bryan Magee and fifteen contemporary writers and philosophers provide an accessible and exciting iVezava: Mehka20,31 €
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Art and Agency(1998) GELL, ALFRED (LATE READER IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, LATE READER IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS)Completed just before Alfred Gell's death in January 1997, this book embodies the characteristics for which he was admired. The book aims to challenge the basis of the way art has been viewed in the human sciences. It presents a fundamental theory for anVezava: Mehka226,99 €
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Being No One(2004) METZINGER, THOMAS (PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITAT MAINZ)Vezava: Mehka77,35 €
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Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy: Curiouser and Curiouser(2010) WILLIAM IRWINVezava: Mehka28,43 €
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Sense and Nonsense(2011) LALAND, KEVIN N. (PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS, UK),BROWN, GILLIAN (LECTURER, SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS, UK)This book asks whether evolution can help us to understand human behaviour and explores diverse evolutionary methods and arguments. It provides a short, readable introduction to the science behind the works of Dawkins, Dennett, Wilson and Pinker. It is wiVezava: Mehka79,60 €
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True Law of Kingship(1996) BURNS, J. H. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS, HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)In the 16th century, commoners were told to fear God and honour the King. But what if the King ordered one thing and God's law said another? In this study, the author examines the dilemma by focusing on the Scottish response to monarchial government durinVezava: Trda471,70 €
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Origins of the Christian Mystical Tradition(2007) LOUTH, ANDREW (, PROFESSOR OF PATRISTIC AND BYZANTINE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM)Andrew Louth traces the Christian mystical tradition from Plato and Platonism, through figures such as Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, Denys the Areopagite, and Augustine, to St John of the Cross. In doing so he explores the diverse, and often conflicting influVezava: Mehka82,24 €
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Natural History of Ghosts(2013) CLARKE, ROGERWhat explains spectral sightings? Why do we fear the supernatural? What proof is there? This book takes us on a journey of belief with ghosts of every kind.Vezava: Mehka15,41 €
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Indian Philosophy(2001) HAMILTON, SUE (FORMERLY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, FORMERLY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON)India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought. This short introduction emphasizes the diversity of Indian thought, and is structured around six schools, which have achieved classic status. It introduces distinctively Indian concepVezava: Mehka14,01 €
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Beyond the Hoax(2010) SOKAL, ALAN (PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AT UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON)Alan Sokal, best-known for his role in the 'Sokal Hoax', here turns his attention to a new set of targets - pseudo-science, religion, and misinformation in public life. He argues that clear thinking, combined with a respect for evidence, are of the utmostVezava: Mehka24,52 €