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  • Knowing by Perceiving

    by Alan Millar ...
    Epistemological discussions of perception usually focus on something other than knowledge. They consider how beliefs arising from perception can be justified. With the retreat from knowledge to justified belief there is also a retreat from perception to the sensory experiences implicated by perception. On the most widely held approach, perception drops out of the picture other than as the means by ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • The Nature and Value of Knowledge

    Three Investigations

    by Duncan Pritchard, Alan Millar, Adrian Haddock ...
    This volume comprises three distinct investigations into the relationship between the nature and the value of knowledge. Each is written by one of the authors in consultation with the other two. 'Knowledge and Understanding' (by Duncan Pritchard) critically examines virtue-theoretic responses to the problem of the value of knowledge, and argues that the finally valuable cognitive state is not ... Read more

    $42.39 CAD

  • Deckhand

    Life on Freighters of the Great Lakes

    by Nelson Haydamacker, Alan D. Millar ...
    Long before popular television shows such as Dirty Jobs and The Deadliest Catch, everyday men and women---the unsung heroes of the job world---toiled in important but mostly anonymous jobs. One of those jobs was deckhand on the ore boats.With numerous photographs and engaging stories, Deckhand offers an insider's view of both the mundane and the intriguing duties performed by deckhands on these ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Hermeneutics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Jens Zimmermann ...
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    Hermeneutics is the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, a behaviour that is intrinsic to our daily lives. As humans, we decipher the meaning of newspaper articles, books, legal matters, religious texts, political speeches, emails, and even dinner conversations every day . But how is knowledge mediated through these forms? What constitutes the process of interpretation? And how do ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Oak Island Mystery, Solved!

    by Joy A. Steele ...
    For more than two centuries, adventurers, thrill seekers and treasure hunters have tried to unlock the secret of Oak Island, investing millions of dollars, and costing at least six lives. And the obsession continues: a television series in the winter of 2014 and seasonal walking tours of the area that include locations highlighted by the series. Theories and intrigue abound – a clandestine ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception

    by Bence Nanay ...
    Aesthetics is about some special and unusual ways of experiencing the world. Not just artworks, but also nature and ordinary objects. But then if we apply the remarkably elaborate and sophisticated conceptual apparatus of philosophy of perception to questions in aesthetics, we can make real progress. The aim of this book is to bring the discussion of aesthetics and perception together. Bence Nanay ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks

    by Sir Joseph Banks ...
    The full text of the journals of Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS, during Captain Cook's famous first great voyage aboard the HM Bark Endeavour, 1768-1771. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Signals

    Evolution, Learning, and Information

    by Brian Skyrms ...
    Brian Skyrms presents a fascinating exploration of how fundamental signals are to our world. He uses a variety of tools -- theories of signaling games, information, evolution, and learning -- to investigate how meaning and communication develop. He shows how signaling games themselves evolve, and introduces a new model of learning with invention. The juxtaposition of atomic signals leads to ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Tense Bees and Shell-Shocked Crabs

    Are Animals Conscious?

    by Michael Tye ...
    A consideration of some of the most common questions about animal minds. Do birds have feelings? Can fish feel pain? Could a honeybee be anxious? For centuries, the question of whether or not animals are conscious like humans has prompted debates among philosophers and scientists. While most people gladly accept that complex mammals - such as dogs - share emotions and experiences with us, the ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Heat Wave

    A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago

    by Eric Klinenberg ...
    The "compelling" story behind the 1995 Chicago weather disaster that killed hundreds—and what it revealed about our broken society ( Boston Globe).On July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index—how the temperature actually feels on the body—would hit 126. When the heat wave broke a week later, city streets had buckled; ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kant's Transcendental Deduction

    An Analytical-Historical Commentary

    by Henry E. Allison ...
    Henry E. Allison presents an analytical and historical commentary on Kant`s transcendental deduction of the pure concepts of the understanding in the Critique of Pure Reason. He argues that, rather than providing a new solution to an old problem (refuting a global skepticism regarding the objectivity of experience), it addresses a new problem (the role of a priori concepts or categories stemming ... Read more

    $51.19 CAD

  • Southampton - Maritime City from Ocean Liners to Cruise Ships.

    by Mike Roussel ...
    This book charts the development of the ocean liner from the 19th century to the present day. It explores the golden years of transatlantic shipping and the competition from the jet passenger aircraft. The book looks at the history and development of the early ocean-going steamships, and the competition between shipping companies by the end of the 19th century to build liners that were extreme in ... Read more

    $16.58 CAD