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Emotion in Christian and Islamic Contemplative Texts, 1100–1250(2021) LAZIKANI, A. S.This book offers a comparative study of emotion in Arabic Islamic and English Christian contemplative texts, c. Across eight chapters, the book examines the dialogic encounters generated by comparative readings of Muhyddin Ibn ‘Arabi (1165-1240), ‘Umar IbVezava: Trda155,91 € -
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Assisted Suicide in Canada(2022) DUMSDAY, TRAVISAssisted Suicide in Canada provides an accessible, up-to-date introduction to this vitally important topic of ongoing public debate.Vezava: Mehka49,84 € -
Why It's OK to Love Bad Movies(2022) STROHL, MATTHEWCombining philosophy of art with film criticism, Strohl flips conventional notions of "good" and "bad" on their heads and makes the case that the ultimate value of a work of art lies in what it can add to our lives. By this measure, some of the worst moviVezava: Mehka40,41 € -
Scale, Space and Canon in Ancient Literary Culture(2020) NETZ, REVIEL (STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA)How many authors were there in antiquity? Where did they work? How was the 'canon' made? This book provides an account of ancient culture in terms of such quantifiable questions. The end result explains why the Greeks were unique in creating a culture basVezava: Trda93,27 € -
The People's Duty - Collective Agency and the Morality of Public Policy(2019) NILI, SHMUEL (NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, ILLINOIS)Nili develops a novel conception of 'the people', both as an agent with its own moral integrity, and as an owner of public property. Exploring problems central to present-day politics, this non-technical book will appeal to political theorists, but also tVezava: Trda141,75 € -
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Corporate Policing, Yellow Unionism, and Strikebreaking, 1890-1930(2022)This book provides a comparative and transnational examination of the complex and multifaceted experiences of anti-labour mobilization, from the bitter social conflicts of the pre-war period, through the epochal tremors of war and revolution, and the violVezava: Mehka72,92 € -
Existential Dogs(2021) BANDARA, PESALAFrom the depths of their existential angst, these profound pooches ask some of the most pertinent questions of their time.Vezava: Trda12,50 € -
Public Administration and Epistemology(2022) SEMENTELLI, ARTHUR J.This book argues that understanding concepts of power, agency, and experience can provide such tools to orient management theories and practices relative to one another. This monograph focuses on public administration in particular as a special case of crVezava: Mehka86,50 € -
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: Mehka79,71 € -
Aesop's Anthropology(2014) HARTIGAN JR., JOHNWhat can we learn about culture from other species?Vezava: Mehka15,50 € -
Indifference to Difference(2015) MENON, MADHAVIIndifference to Difference demonstrates that our desires are not ours to be owned; they areindifferent to our differences. This polemical book shows that if we turn to akind of universalism that recognizes we are all similar in our powerlessness tocontaiVezava: Mehka41,33 € -
Animal Ethics(2021) FISCHER, BOBMost animal ethics intros are literature overviews, but this is a practical introduction. Empirically informed, it combines philosophy with animal sci, conservation biology, economics, ethology, law. Covers classic topics and rarer (e.g. pest control). AnVezava: Mehka69,81 € -
Reconsidering Reparations(2022) TAIWO, OLUFEMI O. (ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY)Philosopher Olúfemi O. Táíwò presents a bold and original case for reparations, arguing that reparations should best be seen as constructive and future-oriented rather than as restitution for historical wrongs.Vezava: Trda51,44 € -
Multi-Religious Perspectives on a Global Ethic(2022)This volume tests and contests the claim that the Global Ethic’s ethical directives can be found in the world’s religious, spiritual, and cultural traditions.Vezava: Mehka72,92 € -
What Nazism Did to Psychoanalysis(2022) KAHN, LAURENCE (FRENCH PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION, FRANCE)What Nazism Did to Psychoanalysis explores the impact Nazism had on the evolution of psychoanalysis and tackles the enigma of the transformation of individual hate into mass psychosis and of the autocratic creation of a neo-reality.Vezava: Mehka60,62 € -
Embodied Cognition(2019) SHAPIRO, LAWRENCE (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON, USA)Updated and revised throughout and including helpful chapter summaries and annotated further reading at the end of each chapter, Embodied Cognition second edition is essential reading for all students of philosophy of mind, psychology, ethics and cognitivVezava: Mehka69,81 € -
Emotion(2019) EVANS, DYLANDrawing on the latest scientific research, from anthropology and psychology to neuroscience and artificial intelligence, Evans takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the human heart, discussing the evolution of emotions and their biological basis,Vezava: Mehka13,88 € -
Spying Through a Glass Darkly(2022) FABRE, CECILE (PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)Cécile Fabre draws back the curtain on the ethics of espionage and counterintelligence. In a book rich with historical examples she argues that spying is only justified to protect against ongoing violations of fundamental rights. Blackmail, bribery, massVezava: Trda63,37 €
