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At the heart of this book, a question: what to make of the creeping competences of the EU and of the role the European Court of Justice plays in this respect? Taking the implied powers doctrine as its starting point, the hypothesis is that it shows what is ultimately at...
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Springer
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2011-04-14
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This original and innovative book is an exploration of one of the key mysteries of the mind, the question of consciousness. Conducted through a one month course of both practical and entertaining 'thought experiments', these stimulating mind-games are used as a vehicle...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-04-08
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This book locates Christine de Pizan's argument that women are virtuous members of the political community within the context of earlier discussions of the relative virtues of men and women. It is the first to explore how women were represented and addressed within...
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Springer
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2011-04-05
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The New Synthese Historical Library
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The newest entry in our popular “Bold-faced” series offers an innovative reading of Thomas Paines two most influential essays. Readers will find inspiration in this unique edition, which features the authoritative text of Paines works, highlighted important...
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Union Square & Co.
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2011-04-05
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Bold-Faced Wisdom
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Proof, Computation and Agency: Logic at the Crossroads provides an overview of modern logic and its relationship with other disciplines. As a highlight, several articles pursue an inspiring paradigm called 'social software', which studies patterns of social interaction...
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Springer
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2011-04-02
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Synthese Library
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This collection offers a critical assessment of transcendentalism, the understanding of consciousness, absolutized as a system of a priori laws of the mind, that was advanced by Kant and Husserl. As these studies show, transcendentalism critically informed 20th Century...
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Springer
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2011-04-02
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This volume offers a collection of articles by leading legal and political theorists. Originally intended as a celebration of MacCormick’s work on the occasion of the completion of the four-volume series on Law, State and Practical Reason, it has turned into a homage...
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Springer
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2011-03-29
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The first look at the philosophy behind the Green Lantern comics—timed for the release of the Green Lantern movie in June 2011 The most recent Green Lantern series—Blackest Night—propelled GL to be the top-selling comic series for more than a year, the latest twist in...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-03-25
Collection :
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
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The book "Foundational Theories of Classical and Constructive Mathematics" is a book on the classical topic of foundations of mathematics. Its originality resides mainly in its treating at the same time foundations of classical and foundations of constructive...
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Springer
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2011-03-24
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As science becomes more deeply embedded in a complex technological infrastructure, has this changed the relationship between the sciences and the various technologies that support them?As our technologies help shrink our world, can we restrict our ethical concerns or...
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Springer
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2011-03-24
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The volume includes twenty-five research papers presented as gifts to John L. Bell to celebrate his 60th birthday by colleagues, former students, friends and admirers. Like Bell’s own work, the contributions cross boundaries into several inter-related fields.The...
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Springer
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2011-03-23
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The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science
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This monograph first presents a method of diagramming argument macrostructure, synthesizing the standard circle and arrow approach with the Toulmin model. A theoretical justification of this method through a dialectical understanding of argument, a critical examination...
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Springer
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2011-03-23
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Argumentation Library
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A Companion to Relativism presents original contributions from leading scholars that address the latest thinking on the role of relativism in the philosophy of language, epistemology, ethics, philosophy of science, logic, and metaphysics. Features original...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-21
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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In The Formation of Reason, philosophy professor David Bakhurst utilizes ideas from philosopher John McDowell to develop and defend a socio-historical account of the human mind. Provides the first detailed examination of the relevance of John McDowell's work to the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-21
Collection :
Journal of Philosophy of Education
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A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice. An accessible introduction to the history of ideas about justice Shows...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-08
Collection :
Brief Histories of Philosophy
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FATHERHOOD PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONEFATHERHOOD PHILOSOPHY FOR EVERYONE It has been said that being a father is what finally gives a man his meaning in life. And a father’s role has never been so involved – or expectations so high. There’s a lot for dads to discover, and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-08
Collection :
Philosophy for Everyone
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Offering philosophical insights into the popular morning brew, Coffee -- Philosophy for Everyone kick starts the day with an entertaining but critical discussion of the ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, and culture of coffee. Matt Lounsbury of pioneering business...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-08
Collection :
Philosophy for Everyone
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This companion provides original, scholarly, and cutting-edge essays that cover the whole range of Hegel’s mature thought and his lasting influence. A comprehensive guide to one of the most important modern philosophers Essays are written in an accessible manner and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-08
Collection :
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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Translations are crucial to the flow of themes, images, forms and ideas across boundaries. They constitute a special case of cultural dynamics as, in a sense, they are existing texts revived in a new form. The introduction of textual works in a target culture involves a...
Editeur :
P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
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2011-03-07
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This volume is devoted to a critical discussion and re-appraisal of the work of Anglo-American Idealists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Idealism was the dominant philosophy in Britain and the entire English-speaking world during the last decades of the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-03-07
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