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  • Autopoiesis and Cognition

    The Realization of the Living

    by H.R. Maturana, F.J. Varela ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This is a bold, brilliant, provocative and puzzling work. It demands a radical shift in standpoint, an almost paradoxical posture in which living systems are described in terms of what lies outside the domain of descriptions. Professor Humberto Maturana, with his colleague Francisco Varela, have undertaken the construction of a systematic theoretical biology which attempts to define living systems ... Read more

    $224.09 USD

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  • Shop Class as Soulcraft

    An Inquiry into the Value of Work

    by Matthew B. Crawford ...
    **A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands“This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” —Richard Sennett, author of The Craftsman**Called “the sleeper hit of the publishing season” by The Boston Globe, Shop Class as ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

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  • The Critique of Practical Reason

    by Immanuel Kant ...
    Series series World Classics
    In 'The Critique of Practical Reason,' Immanuel Kant embarks on a pioneering exploration of moral philosophy. Here, Kant lays down the cornerstones of ethical behavior, propelled by the famous 'categorical imperative' that guides actions by universal maxims. This work delves into the nature of free will, the concept of duty, and the moral law within, presenting a compelling argument for autonomy ... Read more

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  • The Oxford Companion to Philosophy

    Edited by Ted Honderich ...
    Series series Oxford Companions
    Oxford University Press presents a major new edition of the definitive philosophical reference work for readers at all levels. For ten years the original volume has served as a stimulating introduction for general readers and as an indispensable guide for students; its breadth and depth of coverage have ensured that it is also read with pleasure and interest by those working at a higher level in ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Godel's Proof

    by Ernest Nagel, James R. Newman ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    'Nagel and Newman accomplish the wondrous task of clarifying the argumentative outline of Kurt Godel's celebrated logic bomb.' – The GuardianIn 1931 the mathematical logician Kurt Godel published a revolutionary paper that challenged certain basic assumptions underpinning mathematics and logic. A colleague of physicist Albert Einstein, his theorem proved that mathematics was partly based on ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

  • The Golden Bough: A study of magic and religion (Annotated)

    by Sir James George Frazer ...
    The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (retitled The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion in its second edition) is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, created by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941). It was first published in two volumes in 1890; in three volumes in 1900; the third edition, published 1906–15, comprised twelve ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Legal Knowledge and Analogy

    Fragments of Legal Epistemology, Hermeneutics and Linguistics

    Edited by P.J. Nerhot ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    3 of law as an object that has always already been there, systematic and com plete. Quite the contrary. Some, indeed practically all of us, reject this sort of epistemology of law, and where the hypothesis of the coherence of the legal universe is put forward, this is in order to define it in very noticeably different terms from those traditionally used in legal scholarly accounts. If this ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Nietzsche: The Key Concepts

    by Peter R. Sedgwick ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    Nietzsche: The Key Concepts is a comprehensive guide to one of the most widely-studied and influential philosophers of the nineteenth century. This invaluable resource helps navigate the often challenging and controversial thought outlined in Nietzsche’s seminal texts.Fully cross-referenced throughout and in an accessible A-Z format with suggestions for further reading, this concise yet thorough ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • In the Scope of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science

    Volume Two of the 11th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, Cracow, August 1999

    Edited by Peter Gärdenfors, Jan Wolenski, K. Kijania-Placek ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This is the second of two volumes containing papers submitted by the invited speakers to the 11th international Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, held in Cracow in 1999, under the auspices of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science, Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science. The invited speakers are the leading researchers and accordingly ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Different Kinds of Specificity Across Languages

    Edited by Cornelia Ebert, Stefan Hinterwimmer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This anthology of papers analyzes a range of specificity markers found in natural languages. It reflects the fact that despite intensive research into these markers, the vast differences between the markers across languages and even within single languages have been less acknowledged. Commonly regarded specific indefinites are by no means a homogenous class, and so this volume fills a gap in our ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Philosophies of Nature: The Human Dimension

    In Celebration of Erazim Kohák

    Edited by Robert S. Cohen, A.I. Tauber ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)

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  • Aesthetics of Universal Knowledge

    Edited by Simon Schaffer, Pasquale Gagliardi, John Tresch ...
    Born out of a major international dialogue held at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice, Italy, this collection of essays presents innovative and provocative arguments about the claims of universal knowledge schemes and the different aesthetic and material forms in which such claims have been made and executed. Contributors take a close look at everything from religious pilgrimages, museums, and ... Read more

    $143.09 USD