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A Brief History of Thought - Unfinished: Essays and poems
John wrote, refined and combined the essays and poems in this collection over several years, crafting into them his thoughts on consciousness, life, history, the universe, everything. They reflect his...
Debating Religious Liberty and Discrimination
Virtually everyone supports religious liberty, and virtually everyone opposes discrimination. But how do we handle the hard questions that arise when exercises of religious liberty seem to discriminate unjustly? How...
The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory
'Remarkable for its comprehensiveness, mapping 'theory' across a wide range if disciplines and art forms. It is certainly a reference book I will want to have on my own shelves'...
Digimodernism: How New Technologies Dismantle the Postmodern and
A bold new challenge to postmodern theory The increasing irrelevance of postmodernism requires a new theory to underpin our current digital culture. Almost without anybody noticing, a new cultural paradigm...
Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing
Ubiquitous computing--almost imperceptible, but everywhere around us--is rapidly becoming a reality. How will it change us? how can we shape its emergence? Smart buildings, smart furniture, smart clothing... even smart...
Good Looking: Essays on the Virtue of Images
Building on the arguments of her previous books, the author challenges the reflexive identification of images with vice. Criticism condemns the immoralities of aesthetic illusion, cable television and hypermedia. Believing...
Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the
Hosftadter and his colleagues at The Fluid Analogies Research Group have developed computer models that help describe and explain human discovery, creation and analogical thought. The key issue of perception...
red helicopter-a parable for our times: lead change with kindness
A true story of triumph by award-winning business leader, impact investor, and educator James Rhee that will inspire and empower us to transform our lives and our businesses with the...
Notes to John
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Utterly fascinating' NEW YORK TIMES 'A profound, rich document' NEW STATESMAN 'An act of intimate storytelling' VOGUE A recently discovered journal from one of America's...
Logical Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt Goedel
This authoritative biography of Kurt Goedel relates the life of this most important logician of our time to the development of the field. Goedel's seminal achievements that changed the perception...
How to Build a Mind: Dreams and Diaries
Imagine a banana. What colour is it? Yellow, of course. Now try to form a picture of one that doesn't exist, that can't exist: a blue banana with red spots....
Logic and Philosophy: A Modern Introduction
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This text is designed for instructors who want a complete set of rules for first order predicate (Quantifier) logic, with identity, and a good range of other material. The authors...
What I Believe: Humanist ideas and philosophies to live by
Discover the rich diversity of non-religious thought today in this inspiring collection of interviews with over thirty different humanists in the public eye, including Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig and Alice...
Computer Ethics: Cautionary Tales and Ethical Dilemmas in Computing
For anyone interested in the issues arising from computer malfunctions and, more perniciously, from misuse, this new edition of "Computer Ethics" is right on the mark. Widely acclaimed for its...
The Philosophy of Artificial Life
The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be...
All In: How we build a country that works
'A persuasive manifesto for a better Britain.' Observer Book of the Day Britain needs a fresh start. This timely book by one of the stars of the new government shows...
The Infinite City: Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London
'Glorious' Guardian 'Vigorous, rigorous and eminently readable' SPECTATOR In his soaring new book, Niall Kishtainy draws us into the imaginative worlds of Thomas More, the Diggers, William Morris and Extinction...
The Ethics of What We Eat
Meet three different families with three different lifestyles. The Hillard-Nierstheimer family exemplifies the standard meat-and-potatoes diet: they shop at the local supermarket, occasionally eat fast food, and enjoy their meat,...
Introducing Levi-Strauss: A Graphic Guide
Introducing Levi-Strauss is a guide to the work of the great French anthropologist Claude Levi- Strauss (1908-2009). The book brilliantly traces the development and influence of Levis-Strauss' thought, from his...
Introducing Foucault
Michel Foucault's work was described at his death as the most important event of thought in our century. As a philosopher, historian, and political activist he certainly left behind an...
Shabbat And Electricity
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Author: Rabbi L.Y. HalperinBinding: HardbackPublished: INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND HALACHA, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic text, "Shabbat And Electricity" by Rabbi...
South Wind
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Author: Norman DouglasBinding: HardbackPublished: Martin Secker and Warburg Ltd, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNorman Douglas's "South Wind" is a classic satirical novel that transports readers to the...
A Sense Of The Future
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Author: J. BronowskiBinding: PaperbackPublished: The MIT Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn this profound work of non-fiction, J. Bronowski, a renowned...
Equality, Resemblance, And Order
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Author: Ju. A. SchneiderBinding: HardbackPublished: VDM Publishers, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this academic text, "Equality, Resemblance, and Order," Ju. A. Schneider presents a rigorous examination of fundamental mathematical...
The Autobiography Of Bertrand Russell; Volume One: 1872-1914
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Author: Bertrand RussellBinding: PaperbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, London, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis biographical work chronicles the early life and...
Sanctorum Communio
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Author: Dietrich BonhoefferBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerIn this foundational work of theological scholarship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer presents a profound exploration of Christian community...
The Autobiography Of Bertrand Russell: Volume Iii, 1944-1967
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Author: Bertrand RussellBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1969Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Price clipped dj otherwise in excellent conditionThis volume presents the concluding segment of...
James Fitzjames Stephen: Portrait Of A Victorian Rationalist
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Author: K. J. M. SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 2002Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a biographical account of James Fitzjames Stephen. It examines his intellectual contributions and...
The Poetry Of Search And The Poetry Of Statement: And Other Posthumous Essays On Literature, Religion And Language
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Author: Dorothy L. SayersBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Torn dj.This collection presents posthumous essays by Dorothy L. Sayers. The essays delve into...
Strong Meat
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Author: Dorothy L. SayersBinding: SoftbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection of essays presents a robust exploration of Christian doctrine. The author challenges...
Theology And Church: Shorter Writings 1920-1928
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Author: Karl BarthBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press Ltd, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a compilation of Karl Barth's concise theological essays and articles. These writings offer...
The Genius Figure In Antiquity And The Middle Ages
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Author: Jane Chance NitzscheBinding: HardbackPublished: Columbia University Press, 1975Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic work examines the concept of the genius figure across two pivotal historical...
Change And Habit: The Challenge Of Our Time
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Author: Arnold J. ToynbeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1966Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Book is in excellent condition. Price clipped and some insect damage to the...
Peirce And Pragmatism
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Author: W. B. GallieBinding: SoftbackPublished: Pelican Books, 1952Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book presents the theories of a significant American philosopher. This individual invented the term Pragmatism....
History And Hermeneutic
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Author: Wolfhart Pannenberg Et AlBinding: SoftbackPublished: Harper Torchbooks, 1967Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a scholarly examination of the relationship between historical inquiry and hermeneutics....
Thomas Traherne: A Critical Biography
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Author: Gladys I. WadeBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press; Oxford University Press (Humphrey Milford), 1944Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Brown cloth in good condition. Worn and yellowed...
Theism And Empiricism
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Author: A. Boyce GibsonBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis volume presents a rigorous examination of the relationship between theistic beliefs and empirical knowledge. It...
Dear Bertrand Russell...: A Selection Of His Correspondence With The General Public 1950-1968
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Author: Barry Feinberg And Ronald KasrilsBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume compiles a selection of letters written by Bertrand Russell to the...
Sociology In Its Psychological Aspects
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Author: Charles A. Ellwood, Ph.D.Binding: HardbackPublished: D. Appleton and Company, 1912Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn and rubbed brown cloth. Bumping on spine and corners. Light...
Greek Culture: The Adventure Of The Human Spirit
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Author: Alice Von HildebrandBinding: HardbackPublished: George Braziller, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Board in good condition. Minor surface wear on DJ. Clean text. This volume presents...
Men And Tendencies
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Author: E. I. WatkinBinding: HardbackPublished: Sheed & Ward, 1937Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a series of insightful analyses concerning influential figures and their intellectual movements....
Jewish Identity In An Age Of Ideologies: An Inquiry Into The Jewish Self-Image
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Author: Jacob B. AgusBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., New York, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work delves into the multifaceted concept of Jewish identity. It...
Jacob Klein: Lectures And Essays
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Author: Jacob Klein: Robert B. Williamson and Elliot Zuckerman (eds.)Binding: HardbackPublished: St. John's College Press, 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a compilation of scholarly...