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This book provides an overview of key features of (philosophical) materialism, in historical perspective. It is, thus, a study in the history and philosophy of materialism, with a particular focus on the early modern and Enlightenment periods, leading into the 19th and...
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Springer
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2016-01-06
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This book is divided into three main parts: an introduction to theories of culture, a section on Chinese culture, and one on cultural construction. The first part can be interpreted as an attempt to explore the meta-theoretical system of culture at the philosophical...
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Springer
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2015-12-21
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Religion, das Phänomen des Religiösen, Religiosität als
Verhaltensweise sowie die vielfältigen Formen religiöser Praxis stehen im
Zentrum wissenschaftlicher Debatten und alltäglicher sozialpolitischer
Diskussionen über die Grenzbestimmungen von Kulturen, Gesellschaften...
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Springer VS
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2015-12-14
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Interdisziplinäre Anthropologie
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Alle kulturellen Praktiken sind verkörpert: Ihnen ist die Spannungseinheit von leiblichem Erleben, physischem Tun und kulturellem Sinn eingeschrieben. Von den Kognitions- bis zu den Kulturwissenschaften ist Verkörperung daher mittlerweile ein zentrales Forschungsthema....
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Springer VS
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2015-11-10
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Studien zur Interdisziplinären Anthropologie
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Contemporary China, in an era of globalization and in the midst of transition, now faces both great opportunities and unprecedented challenges. People are more and more becoming “economic man,” “technological man” and “one-dimensional man,” and are increasingly losing...
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Springer
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2015-08-25
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The author defends nonconceptualism, the claim that perceptual experience is nonconceptual and has nonconceptual content. Continuing the heated and complex debate surrounding this topic over the past two decades, she offers a sustained defense of a novel version of the...
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Springer
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2015-07-06
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Through the works of key figures in ethics since modernity this book charts a shift from dominant fixated, objective moral systems and the dependence on moral authorities such as God, nature and state to universal, formal, fallible, individualistic and/or vulnerable...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-06-02
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This collection is devoted to Gilbert Ryle's philosophy of mind and language. It features essays from prominent scholars on the topics of category mistakes, hypotheticals, dispositions, emotion, thinking, perception, and the task–achievement distinction.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2015-01-04
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Philosophers in Depth
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This book examines the nexus between the corporeal, emotional, spiritual and intellectual aspects of human life as represented in the writing of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Authors from different fields examine not only the question of the body and soul (or...
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Springer
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2014-09-25
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Intelligence Unbound explores the prospects, promises, and potential dangers of machine intelligence and uploaded minds in a collection of state-of-the-art essays from internationally recognized philosophers, AI researchers, science fiction authors, and theorists. ...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-05-29
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A reply to contemporary skepticism about intuitions and a priori knowledge, and a defense of neo-rationalism from a contemporary Kantian standpoint, focusing on the theory of rational intuitions and on solving the two core problems of justifying and explaining them.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-10-06
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Epistemic Reasoning and the Mental integrates the epistemology of reasoning and philosophy of mind. By examining the fundamental competencies involved in reasoning, Gerken argues that reasoning depends on the external environment in ways that are both surprising and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-09-16
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Palgrave Innovations in Philosophy
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Learn in a week, remember for a lifetime!In just one week, this accessible book will give you knowledge to last forever. End of chapter summaries and multiple choice questions are all designed to help you test your knowledge and gain confidence. So whether you are a...
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Teach Yourself
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2013-08-30
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Belief is a fundamental concept within many branches of contemporary philosophy and an important subject in its own right. This volume comprises 11 original essays on belief written by a range of the best authors in the field.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2013-06-28
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This volume addresses the complex interplay between the conditions of an agent’s personal autonomy and the constitution of her self in light of two influential background assumptions: a libertarian thesis according to which it is essential for personal autonomy to be...
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Springer
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2012-11-28
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A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action. The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions) ...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-08-02
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Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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A Companion to the Philosophy of Action offers a comprehensive overview of the issues and problems central to the philosophy of action. The first volume to survey the entire field of philosophy of action (the central issues and processes relating to human actions) ...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-08-02
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Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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A volume devoted explicitly to the subtle and multidimensional phenomenon of background knowing that has to be recognized as an important element of the triad mind-body-world. The essays are inspired by seminal works on the topic by Searle and Dreyfus, but also make...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2012-02-14
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New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science
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This is an extended extract from The Self Illusion: Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head.Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a...
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Constable
Parution :
2011-12-26
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PHILOSOPHY of MIND “Philosophy of mind is an incredibly active field thanks in part to the recent explosion of work in the sciences of the mind. Jaworski’s book is a well-written, comprehensive, and sophisticated primer on all the live positions on the mind–body...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-02-16
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