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When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the
One of the world's greatest thinkers investigates the logic and psychology of common knowledge As a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinker's fascination is how we think about...
The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch
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How would you go about rebuilding a technological society from scratch? If our technological society collapsed tomorrow, perhaps from a viral pandemic or catastrophic asteroid impact, what would be the...
The Penny Cyclopaedia Of The Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge (14 vols.)
$300.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodCondition remarks: fragile and in poor-to-fair antiquarian condition. Spines: Cracked, rubbed and chipped, with splits and loss at the head and tail of several volumes. Lettering...
Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient
'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and...
The Social Life of Information
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Knowledge And Science
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. At the intersection of epistemology and the...
Artisan: Culture — Technology — Education; Seeing And Imagining
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of creativity and cognition, Artisan: Culture — Technology — Education presents a compelling intellectual inquiry...
Encyclopaedia Londinensis; Or, Universal Dictionary Of Arts, Sciences, And Literature.
$250.00 AUD
Author: John WilkesBinding: HardbackPublished: J. Adlard, 1810Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards are fully detached, the binding...
Communicating Ideas: The Crisis Of Publishing In A Post-Industrial Society
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good, no visible yellowing from the title page shown. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears tight and intact. A...
The Archaeology Of Knowledge & The Discourse On Language
$120.00 AUD
Edition: 1st US ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Binding remains tight. Clean and bright copy. This seminal work in...
All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the
'Witty and geekily eclectic' The Times An erudite and amusing exploration' Financial Times 'Full of jawdropping facts' Mail on Sunday 'Remarkable . . . engrossing' Sunday Times 'A pleasure' Spectator...
The Wisdom Of Science: Its Relevance To Culture & Religion
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Author: Hanbury BrownBinding: PaperbackPublished: -Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful non-fiction work presents a profound examination of the intricate...
The Freedom Of Necessity
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Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: FEP top cut off - otherwise fine. Foxing on block - does...
The Development Of Social Thought
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Edition: 4th ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - some tears. Page Condition: Yellowed, tanning and foxing. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. Rubbed edges. From the earliest philosophical musings of...
The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and
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A myth-shattering view of the medieval Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations, which preceded-and enabled-the European Renaissance. The Arabic legacy of science and philosophy has long been hidden from the West....
An Outline Of Modern Knowledge
$50.00 AUD
Author: William Rose (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1932Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover has some light wearBook involves the works of twenty-four of the world's...
Knowledge is Power (Icon Science): How Magic, the Government and an Apocalyptic Vision Helped Francis Bacon to Create Modern Science
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Naturalism And Social Science: A Post-Empiricist Philosophy Of Social Science
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of philosophy and social inquiry, Naturalism and Social Science presents a rigorous and thought-provoking post-empiricist...
All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by the bestselling author of JUST MY TYPE
Author: Simon Garfield Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults...
Science And Western Domination
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A compelling work of intellectual history, Science and Western Domination...
The Annals Of The Royal Society Of Arts: A History And A Guide
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Author: D.G.C. AllanBinding: HardbackPublished: Royal Society of Arts., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThe authoritative The Annals Of The Royal Society Of Arts: A...
A New Pattern For A Tired World
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work argues for a radical rethinking of global society. It presents a vision of decentralized communities and...
Theory and Credibility: Integrating Theoretical and Empirical Social Science
Author: Scott Ashworth Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 280 A clear and comprehensive framework for bridging the widening gap between theorists and empiricists in social science The credibility revolution, with...
In Search of Civilization: Remaking a Tarnished Idea
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Systems Behaviour
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat happens when you try to understand the world not as a collection of isolated parts, but as...
The Postmodern Condition: A Report On Knowledge
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to know something in a world where grand narratives have lost their...
The Universal Flame: Commemorating The Centenary Of The Theosophical Society
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThe Universal Flame presents a comprehensive historical account of the Theosophical Society, marking its one-hundredth anniversary. This insightful volume chronicles...
The Emergent American Society: Large-Scale Organizations, Volume 1
$70.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of sociology, political science, and institutional theory, The Emergent American Society: Large-Scale Organizations presents a...
Science In Chains: The Crisis Of Science And Scientists In The Soviet Union Today
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. At the height of the Cold War,...
Burning the Books: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK: A History of Knowledge Under Attack
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Inside Secret Societies: What they Don't Want you to Know
Secret Societies lifts the lid on some of the most notorious and clandestine organisations in the world. From frat boy handshakes to the 47th level of Freemasonry, this entertaining and...
The Ecology Of Human Intelligence
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it mean to be intelligent, and how does the world we inhabit shape the minds we...
The Funding Of Wisdom: Revelations Of A Library's Quarter Century
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBehind the quiet walls of a great library lies a world of politics, perseverance, and passion — and Karel Axel Lodewycks pulls...
Makers of Modern Social Science: Georg Simmel
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Some yellowing visible. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Binding appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. Part of the prestigious Makers...
Evolution And Its Implications: An Introductory Survey
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerBefore Darwin forever changed humanity's understanding of life on Earth, the question of how species came to be was answered...
A Measure for Measures: A Manifesto for Empirical Sociology
First Published in 2004. This challenging and pioneering work aims to provide a measure (a set of standards) for measures (empirical data) in sociological research. It argues that the critique...
New Media: An Introduction 2Nd Edition
$12.00 AUD
Author: Terry FlewBinding: PaperbackPublished: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTerry Flew's New Media: An Introduction 2nd Edition presents a comprehensive...
Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
An Amazon Best Book of the Year So Far 2024 A Waterstones Best Book of 2024 One of Prospect 's Top Thinkers 2024 ' Utterly engrossing . . . Ambitious,...
Community And Association
$70.00 AUD
Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOne of the foundational texts of modern sociology, Ferdinand Tönnies' Community and Association presents a landmark distinction that would reshape how...
Men Of Ideas: A Sociologist's View
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodWhat does it mean to live a life devoted entirely to the power of ideas? Lewis A. Coser's Men of...
Seriously Curious: 109 facts and figures to turn your world upside down
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Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution: Showing The Operations, Expenditures, And Condition Of The Institution For The Year Ending June 30, 1918
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. The Annual Report of the Board of Regents of...