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The Methodology of Experimental Economics
The experimental approach in economics is a driving force behind some of the most exciting developments in the field. The ‘experimental... Les mer
Archytas of Tarentum
Archytas of Tarentum is one of the three most important philosophers in the Pythagorean tradition, a prominent mathematician, who gave the first... Les mer
Women, Nationalism, and the Romantic Stage
In the 1780s and 90s, theatre critics described the stage as a state in political tumult, while politicians invoked theatre as a model for politics... Les mer
Arguments about Arguments
Following an approach that is empirical but not psychological, and dialectical but not dialogical, Maurice Finocchiaro defines concepts such as... Les mer
The Talking Greeks
When considering the question of what makes us human, the ancient Greeks provided numerous suggestions. This book argues that the defining criterion... Les mer
Authorship, Commerce, and Gender in Early Eighteenth-Century England
Speculative investment and the popular novel can be seen as analogous in the early eighteenth century in offering new forms of ‘paper credit’;... Les mer
Making Sense of Heritability
In this book, Neven Sesardic defends the view that it is both possible and useful to measure the separate contributions of heredity and environment... Les mer
Medicine and Philosophy in Classical Antiquity
This work brings together Philip van der Eijk’s previously-published essays on the close connections that existed between medicine and philosophy... Les mer
Women’s Reading in Britain, 1750–1835
The growth of female reading audiences from the mid-eighteenth century to the early Victorian era represents both a vital episode in women’s... Les mer
Paul Churchland
For over three decades, Paul Churchland has been a provocative and controversial philosopher of mind and of science. He is most famous as an advocate... Les mer
Arguments about Arguments
Following an approach that is empirical but not psychological, and dialectical but not dialogical, Maurice Finocchiaro defines concepts such as... Les mer
Posidonius: Volume 1, The Fragments
To coincide with the publication of Professor Kidd’s long-awaited Commentary on Posidonius, the text of the Fragments, first published in 1972, is... Les mer
Literary Culture and the Pacific
This book examines a range of nineteenth-century European accounts from the Pacific, depicting Polynesian responses to imported metropolitan culture,... Les mer
Paul Churchland
For over three decades, Paul Churchland has been a provocative and controversial philosopher of mind and of science. He is most famous as an advocate... Les mer
Grounded Consequence for Defeasible Logic
This is a title on the foundations of defeasible logic, which explores the formal properties of everyday reasoning patterns whereby people jump to... Les mer
Philosophical Chaucer
Mark Miller’s innovative study argues that Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales represent an extended meditation on agency, autonomy, and practical reason.... Les mer
Imagination under Pressure, 1789–1832
This ambitious study offers a radical reassessment of one of the most important concepts of the Romantic period - the imagination. In contrast to... Les mer
Kant on the Human Standpoint
In this collection of essays Béatrice Longuenesse considers the three aspects of Kant’s philosophy, his epistemology and metaphysics of nature,... Les mer
The Changing Role of the Embryo in Evolutionary Thought
In this book Ron Amundson examines two hundred years of scientific views on the evolution-development relationship from the perspective of... Les mer
Romanticism, Aesthetics, and Nationalism
This ambitious study argues that our modern conception of the aesthetic sphere emerged during the era of British and German Romanticism from... Les mer
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Child Development is an authoritative, accessible and up-to-date account of all aspects of child development. Written... Les mer
The Cambridge Companion to Foucault
For Michel Foucault, philosophy was a way of questioning the allegedly necessary truths that underpin the practices and institutions of modern... Les mer
Symmetry and its Discontents
This volume brings together a collection of essays on the history and philosophy of probability and statistics by one of the eminent scholars in... Les mer
Romanticism and Colonialism
The relationships between literary discourse and colonial politics have been the subject of much critical investigation since the publication of... Les mer