
Cognitive Neuroscience - Passingham, Richard (Emeritus Professor, Department of…
This Very Short Introduction describes the new field of cognitive neuroscience - the study of what happens in the brain when…
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This Very Short Introduction describes the new field of cognitive neuroscience - the study of what happens in the brain when…
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Utilitarianism is one of the most important and influential secular philosophies of modern times, and has drawn considerable…
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This book provides a fascinating introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research. It describes the…
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German writers, be it Goethe, Nietzsche, Marx, Brecht or Mann, have had a profound influence on the modern world. This Very…
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Human beings naturally desire knowledge. But what is knowledge? Is it the same as having an opinion? Highlighting the major…
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Do we love someone for their virtue, their beauty, or their moral or other qualities? Are love's characteristic desires…
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Our extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes…
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Del is brilliant at football in Okay, Spanner, You Win. But being a boy star is not easy and he is sick of the pressure from…
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Happiness is an everyday term in our lives, and most of us strive to be happy. But defining happiness can be difficult. In…
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William Hazlitt (1778-1830) developed a variety of identities as a writer: essayist, philosopher, critic of literature,…
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious,…
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Ideology is one of the most controversial terms in the political vocabulary, inciting both revulsion and inspiration. This…
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Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This…
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Produkt American Politics - Valelly, Richard M. (Claude C. Smith '14 Professor of Political Science, Claude C. Smith '14…
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This book provides a clear and readable overview of the works of today's most influential German philosopher. It analyses…
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This stimulating Very Short Introduction throws open the doors on a remarkably diverse musical genre, with a world-wide…
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In this Very Short Introduction, David Ford provides a balanced survey, for both believers and non-believers, to the central…
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In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the…
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This Very Short Introduction explores the history of the 18th-century Enlightenment movement. Considering its intellectual…
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What is humanism? Can there be morality without God? Without religion, are our lives left without meaning? Stephen Law…
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There are many debates about utopia - What constitutes a utopia? Are utopias benign or dangerous? The idea of utopia has…
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Never has contemporary fiction been more widely discussed and passionately analysed; recent years have seen a huge growth in…
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Horace exposes the vices and follies of his Roman contemporaries in his Satires, and the Epistles include the famous Art of…
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David Seed examines how science fiction has emerged as a popular genre of literature in the 20th century, and discusses it…
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Produkt Danton's Death, Leonce and Lena, Woyzeck - Buchner, Georg zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Oxford University…
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Martyrdom is a controversial topic, with a long history of provoking fierce debate. In this Very Short Introduction Jolyon…
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In this Very Short Introduction, Christopher Hall shows how material science combines physics, chemistry, and biology with…
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This Very Short Introduction deals with the social life of language, presenting a succinct account of the most important…
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Produkt Aztecs - Carrasco, David (Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of Latin America, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of Latin…
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John C. Maher explains why societies everywhere have become more multilingual, despite the disappearance of hundreds of the…
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Produkt Discourse on Political Economy and The Social Contract - Rousseau, Jean-Jacques zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od…
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Without cause and effect, there would be no science or technology, no moral responsibility, and no system of law. Causation…
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Since the end of the Cold war, the international security agenda has become increasingly important. This Very Short…
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Fundamentalism is seen as the major threat to world peace today, a conclusion impossible to ignore since the events in New…
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Can we ever truly influence, predict, and direct our own futures? Are there multiple futures or only one awaiting us?…
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Philosophy Bites is a selection of the best interviews from the hugely successful podcast of the same name. Leading…
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Graffigny's bold and original novel tells the story of Zilia, an Inca Virgin, rescued from the Spanish and brought to…
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Interest in citizenship has never been higher. But what does it mean to be a citizen in a modern, complex community? Richard…
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By his writings, the surviving bulk of which exceeds that of any other ancient author, Augustine came to influence not only…
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Lively and original introduction to Plato, which brings out the philosophical excitement of Plato`s writings Reflects recent…
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Produkt Alchemist and Other Plays - Jonson, Ben zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Oxford University Press.…
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In this new edition of the Very Short Introduction to Journalism, Ian Hargreaves considers the role and place of journalism…
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In this Very Short Introduction Simon Yarrow explores sainthood, sanctity, and the lives of saints themselves. Explaining…
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This Very Short Introduction corrects the prevalent view of Epicureanism that often conjures up ideas of tasty delights and…
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The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this…
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Making good decisions under conditions of uncertainty requires an appreciation of the way random chance works. In this Very…
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Genius is highly individual and unique yet it shares a compelling quality. In this intriguing introduction Andrew Robinson…
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John Maynard Keynes was one of the most influential economists of the twentieth century. His ideas have had a central…
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