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A Black Swan is a highly improbable event with three principle characteristics: it is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear...
Heftet
362,-
For courses in Philosophy of Religion. This anthology addresses traditional and some neglected philosophical issues. It looks atdifferent religious reactions to those issues. Can be used alone or i...
231,-
From the author of the highly successful "Counting Sheep" comes a new book on the study of happiness. "Making Happy People" is quite simply a study of happiness. It looks at the origins of happines...
689,-
A collection of seminal essays with commentary that traces the development of conceptions of self and subjectivity in European and Anglo-American philosophical traditions, including feminist schola...
491,-
For undergraduate courses in Death and Dying in departments of Religious Studies, Philosophy, Sociology, and Psychology departments. Applying a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of death and...
388,-
The first part of this book is an exploration of the ways in which computationally assisted science is fundamentally reshaping science. The second part provides an account of empiricism suitable fo...
465,-
For courses in Introductory Western Philosophy and History of Philosophy. This reader in Western Philosophy focuses on the themes of love and desire. Complete and excerpted texts are preceded by s...
3277,-
John Locke"s (1632-1704) reputation as an English philosopher in the history of Western thought rests above all on his "An Essay concerning Humane Understanding". Thoemmes Press presents large-form...
224,-
A leading cognitive scientist reveals how insights from the study of babies explain the rise of such uniquely human traits as humor, disgust, religion, art, and morality. "If you really want to und...
202,-
For undergraduate courses in Philosophy of History and Historiography. Ideal supplemental text for American History or Western Civilization or similar survey courses. As a survey of historical thi...
401,-
For courses in Modern Philosophy (16th through 18th centuries). This anthology of readings in modern western philosophy (16th through 18th centuries) includes the key writings of the British Empir...
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Genetic studies reveal that about 100,000 years ago our ancestors were dying out fast. What precipated this crisis? Professor Nicholas Humphrey proposes a theory that shows how, on the brink of ext...
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An analysis of laughter from a philosophical perspective. Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Kant and others all puzzled over what makes us laugh. The author discusses how laughter changes the way we...
626,-
Running is not just a physical activity - it is also an endeavor. This volume brings together some of philosophers to address questions as: What is the relationship between success in running and s...