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Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World(2018) SUMLER, ALANCannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World explores the use of cannabis and hemp in medicine, religion, and recreation in the classical period. This work surveys the plant in Greek and Roman literature and provides a compendium of primary sources discuVezava: Trda109,44 € -
Marcel Proust in the Light of William James(2017) SACHS, MARILYN M.Although William James was a significant presence in Paris in the early 20th century, the role he played in the creation of Marcel Proust’s ground-breaking novel À la recherche du temps perdu has been neglected by scholars. Much of what made Proust’s noveVezava: Mehka73,83 € -
Geontologies(2016) POVINELLI, ELIZABETH A.Finding biopolitics unable to adequately reveal the mechanisms of power that govern contemporary life, Elizabeth A. Povinelli offers "geontopower" as a new theory of power that operates through the regulation of clear distinctions between life and nonlifeVezava: Mehka34,92 € -
Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology(2021) CUNNINGHAM, PH.D., PAUL F.Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology provides an accessible and engaging introduction to this complex and evolving field. Adopting a modular approach, the book systematically relates key themes of transpersonal psychology to three major areas within pVezava: Mehka101,49 € -
Illness(2018) CAREL, HAVIWhat is illness? How do the physical, social and emotional worlds of a person change when they become ill? Can there be well-being within illness? Carel explores these questions by weaving together the personal story of her own illness with reflections drVezava: Mehka64,61 € -
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Ethics and Animals(2021) GRUEN, LORI (WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, CONNECTICUT)In this comprehensive updated introduction to animal ethics, Lori Gruen weaves together poignant and provocative case studies with discussions of ethical theory, urging readers to engage critically and reflect empathetically on our relationships with otheVezava: Mehka53,22 € -
Systemic Corruption(2022) VERGARA, CAMILAA bold new approach to combatting the inherent corruption of representative democracyThis provocative book reveals how the majority of modern liberal democracies have become increasingly oligarchic, suffering from a form of structural political decay firsVezava: Mehka35,55 € -
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 € -
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Horace Kallen Confronts America(2019) KAUFMAN, MATTHEW J.During his more than fifty-year writing career, American Jewish philosopher Horace Kallen incorporated a deep focus on science into his pragmatic philosophy of life. In this intellectual biography, Kaufman explores Kallen's life and illumines how AmericanVezava: Mehka51,31 € -
Reasons First(2021) SCHROEDER, MARK (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)Reasons First explores the hypothesis that reasons have a basic explanatory role in ethics and epistemology. While widely accepted concerning moral worth, Schroeder argues that this idea also illuminates some long-standing puzzles to do with knowledge.Vezava: Trda68,42 € -
Objective Imperatives(2022) WALKER, RALPH C. S. (EMERITUS FELLOW, EMERITUS FELLOW, MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD)Objective Imperatives defends the validity of Kant's Categorical Imperative as an account of objective moral imperatives. Ralph C. S. Walker argues that most of the common objections can be shown to be due to misunderstandings.Vezava: Trda139,43 € -
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Minority Body(2018) BARNES, ELIZABETH (UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA)Elizabeth Barnes argues compellingly that disability is primarily a social phenomenon--a way of being a minority, a way of facing social oppression, but not a way of being inherently or intrinsically worse off. To be physically disabled is not to have a dVezava: Mehka26,60 €
