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  • Protecting the Mind

    Challenges in Law, Neuroprotection, and Neurorights

    Edited by Pablo López-Silva, Luca Valera ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book offers a comprehensive analysis of philosophical, social, ethical, and legal challenges arising as a consequences of current advances in neurosciences and neurotechnology. It starts by offering an overview of fundamental concepts such as mental privacy, personal autonomy, mental integrity, and responsibility, among others. In turn, it discusses the influence of possible misuses or ... Read more

    $140.89 CAD

  • Pantheism and Ecology

    Cosmological, Philosophical, and Theological Perspectives

    Edited by Luca Valera ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between pantheism and ecology, particularly considering different cultural approaches and diverse religious, theological, and philosophical traditions.Environmental ethics arises from the dangerousness and harmfulness of human beings with respect to nonhuman species and, more generally, with respect to the environment. A common ... Read more

    $230.59 CAD

  • Global Changes

    Ethics, Politics and Environment in the Contemporary Technological World

    Edited by Luca Valera, Juan Carlos Castilla ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book offers an authoritative analysis of the challenges that have arisen as a result of modern technologies. It covers several environmental problems, such as climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, loss of natural habitats, pollution and human population growth, and discusses practical scenarios for sustainable human dwelling of our planet. Adopting an interdisciplinary ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

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  • Recovery of People with Mental Illness

    Philosophical and Related Perspectives

    Edited by Abraham Rudnick ...
    Series series International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
    It is only in the past 20 years that the concept of 'recovery' from mental health has been more widely considered and researched. Before then, it was generally considered that 'stability' was the best that anyone suffering from a mental disorder could hope for. But now it is recognised that, throughout their mental illness, many patients develop new beliefs, feelings, values, attitudes, and ways ... Read more

    $71.19 CAD

  • The Philosophy Book for Beginners

    A Brief Introduction to Great Thinkers and Big Ideas

    by Sharon Kaye ...
    "A truly delightful and wonderfully compact introduction to philosophy's key questions and major thinkers from ancient times to the present day." —William Irwin, general editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture seriesWho are you? What is truly real? Is there such a thing as free will? If you have ever considered questions like these, that's philosophy. The Philosophy Book for Beginners ... Read more

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  • Being Brains

    Making the Cerebral Subject

    by Fernando Vidal, Francisco Ortega ...
    This "interesting, informative, and provocative book" explores the pervasive influence of neuroscience and "the view that we are essentially our brains" (History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences).Being Brains offers a critical exploration of neurocentrism, the belief that "we are our brains," which came to prominence in the 1990s. Encouraged by advances in neuroimaging, the humanities and ... Read more

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  • Philosophy 101

    From Plato and Socrates to Ethics and Metaphysics, an Essential Primer on the History of Thought

    by Paul Kleinman ...
    Series series Adams 101 Series
    Discover the world's greatest thinkers and their groundbreaking notions!Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy theories, principles, and figures of philosophy into tedious discourse that even Plato would reject. Philosophy 101 cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology, and instead, gives you a lesson in philosophy that keeps you engaged as you explore the fascinating ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Enhancing Human Capacities

    Edited by Julian Savulescu, Ruud ter Meulen, Guy Kahane ...
    Enhancing Human Capacities is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives.Presents a rich range of perspectives on enhancement from world leading ethicists and scientists from Europe and North AmericaThe most comprehensive volume yet ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

  • Philosophy

    by Kevin Perry ...
    Philosophy is to question everything. More than a lifestyle, larger than any single idea, broader than a conviction, philosophy is the love of exploration, of knowledge, of uncertainty, and of that cornerstone of free thinking: doubt. Kevin Perry's "Philosophy" takes the reader on a grand tour of life's biggest questions, examining all that the world's greatest philosophers have said about life ... Read more

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  • The Handbook of Salutogenesis

    Edited by Maurice B. Mittelmark, Shifra Sagy, Monica Eriksson, Georg F. Bauer, Jürgen M. Pelikan, Bengt Lindström, Geir Arild Espnes ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This in-depth survey of salutogenesis shows the breadth and strengths of this innovative perspective on health promotion, health care, and wellness. Background and historical chapters trace the development of the salutogenic model of health, and flesh out the central concepts, most notably generalized resistance resources and the sense of coherence, that differentiate it from pathogenesis. From ... Read more

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  • Agent-Based Computational Sociology

    by Flaminio Squazzoni ...
    Most of the intriguing social phenomena of our time, such as international terrorism, social inequality, and urban ethnic segregation, are consequences of complex forms of agent interaction that are difficult to observe methodically and experimentally. This book looks at a new research stream that makes use of advanced computer simulation modelling techniques to spotlight agent interaction that ... Read more

    $90.99 CAD

  • The Philosophy of Social Ecology

    Essays on Dialectical Naturalism

    by Murray Bookchin, Todd McGowan ...
    What is nature? What is humanity's place in nature? And what is the relationship of society to the natural world? In an era of ecological breakdown, answering these questions has become of momentous importance for our everyday lives and for the future that we and other life-forms face. In the essays of The Philosophy of Social Ecology, Murray Bookchin confronts these questions head on: invoking ... Read more

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