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112 produkter
Great Realignment
Why the New Right is Here to Stay
Inbunden, 2026
227 kr
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The re-election of Donald Trump has illustrated in spectacular fashion the extent to which politics all over the world is in a state of continual flux. Old political configurations and parties are under unprecedented strain, with new forces, particularly on the hard right, challenging the status …
Companion to Aesthetics
Av Stephen Davies, Stephen Davies m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
566 kr
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A COMPANION TO AESTHETICS This second edition of A Companion to Aesthetics examines questions that were among the earliest discussed by ancient philosophers, such as the nature of beauty and the relation between morality and art, while also addressing a host of new issues prompted by recent …
Hairy Flip-Flops and other Fulani Folk Tales
Band 15/Emerald
Häftad, 2015
149 kr
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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelFollow the trickery and antics of Hyena and Rabbit as they try to out-wit each other in this collection of hilarious traditional tales from West Africa. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including …
Artful Species
Aesthetics, Art, and Evolution
E-bok, 2012
404 kr
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The Artful Species explores the idea that our aesthetic responses and art behaviors are connected to our evolved human nature. Our humanoid forerunners displayed aesthetic sensibilities hundreds of thousands of years ago and the art standing of prehistoric cave paintings is virtually uncontested. …
Themes in the Philosophy of Music
E-bok, 2003
587 kr
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Representing Stephen Davies''s best shorter writings, these essays outline developments within the philosophy of music over the last two decades, and summarize the state of play at the beginning of a new century. Including two new and previously unpublished pieces, they address both perennial …
Musical Works and Performances
A Philosophical Exploration
E-bok, 2001
588 kr
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What are musical works? Are they discovered or created? Of what elements are they comprised? How are they specified by notations? What makes a performance of one piece and not another? Is it possible to perform old music authentically? Can ethnic music influenced by foreign sources and presented to …
Philosophical Perspectives on Art
E-bok, 2007
522 kr
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Philosophical Perspectives on Art presents a series of essays devoted to two of the most fundamental topics in the philosophy of art: the distinctive character of artworks and what is involved in understanding them as art. In Part I, Stephen Davies considers a wide range of questions about the …
Musical Understandings
and Other Essays on the Philosophy of Music
E-bok, 2011
1229 kr
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Musical Understandings presents an engaging collection of essays on the philosophy of music, written by Stephen Davies--one of the most distinguished philosophers in the field. He explores a range of topics in the philosophy of music, including how music expresses emotion and what is distinctive to …
Artful Species
Aesthetics, Art, and Evolution
E-bok, 2012
404 kr
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The Artful Species explores the idea that our aesthetic responses and art behaviors are connected to our evolved human nature. Our humanoid forerunners displayed aesthetic sensibilities hundreds of thousands of years ago and the art standing of prehistoric cave paintings is virtually uncontested. …
Industrial Organization in the European Union
Structure, Strategy, and the Competitive Mechanism
Av Stephen Davies, Bruce Lyons
Inbunden, 1996
638 kr
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This book fills an important gap in our knowledge of the organization of EU manufacturing industry. At the empirical level, it draws on a newly constructed micro-level database (the European market share matrix) to present the first ever comprehensive picture of the concentration, integration, …
Ratites and Tinamous
Tinamidae, Rheidae, Dromaiidae, Casuariidae, Apterygidae, Struthionidae
Av Stephen Davies, Michael. J Bamford m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
3727 kr
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The book covers the evolution, biology and natural history of the group of flightless birds that includes ostriches, emus, cassowaries and kiwis - the Ratites and their relatives, the Tinamous. It reviews the scientific studies that have been made of their ecology, behaviour, physiology, …
The Artful Species
Aesthetics, Art, and Evolution
Häftad, 2014
520 kr
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The Artful Species explores the idea that our aesthetic responses and art behaviors are connected to our evolved human nature. Our humanoid forerunners displayed aesthetic sensibilities hundreds of thousands of years ago and the art standing of prehistoric cave paintings is virtually uncontested. …
Philosophical Perspectives on Art
Inbunden, 2007
2077 kr
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Philosophical Perspectives on Art presents a series of essays devoted to two of the most fundamental topics in the philosophy of art: the distinctive character of artworks and what is involved in understanding them as art. In Part I, Stephen Davies considers a wide range of questions about the …
Philosophical Perspectives on Art
Häftad, 2010
708 kr
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Philosophical Perspectives on Art presents a series of essays devoted to two of the most fundamental topics in the philosophy of art: the distinctive character of artworks and what is involved in understanding them as art. In Part I, Stephen Davies considers a wide range of questions about the …
Themes in the Philosophy of Music
Inbunden, 2003
2810 kr
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Representing Stephen Davies's best shorter writings, these essays outline developments within the philosophy of music over the last two decades, and summarize the state of play at the beginning of a new century. Including two new and previously unpublished pieces, they address both perennial …
Musical Works and Performances
A Philosophical Exploration
Häftad, 2004
1054 kr
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What are musical works? Are they discovered or created? Of what elements are they comprised? How are they specified by notations? What makes a performance of one piece and not another? Is it possible to perform old music authentically? Can ethnic music influenced by foreign sources and presented to …
Themes in the Philosophy of Music
Häftad, 2005
950 kr
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Representing Stephen Davies's best shorter writings, these essays outline developments within the philosophy of music over the last two decades, and summarize the state of play at the beginning of a new century. Including two new and previously unpublished pieces, they address both perennial …
Musical Understandings
and Other Essays on the Philosophy of Music
Inbunden, 2011
1940 kr
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Musical Understandings presents an engaging collection of essays on the philosophy of music, written by Stephen Davies--one of the most distinguished philosophers in the field. He explores a range of topics in the philosophy of music, including how music expresses emotion and what is distinctive to …
The Artful Species
Aesthetics, Art, and Evolution
Inbunden, 2012
760 kr
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The Artful Species explores the idea that our aesthetic responses and art behaviors are connected to our evolved human nature. Our humanoid forerunners displayed aesthetic sensibilities hundreds of thousands of years ago and the art standing of prehistoric cave paintings is virtually uncontested. …
Flaws and Ceilings
Price Controls and the Damage They Cause
Av W. Stanley Siebert, Steven Schwartz m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
56 kr
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Price controls across many sectors are currently being hotly debated. New controls in the housing market, more onerous minimum wages, minimum prices for alcohol, and freezes on energy prices are very high up the agenda of most politicians at the moment. Even without any further controls, wages, …
Flaws and Ceilings
Price Controls and the Damage They Cause
Av Richard Wellings, Christopher Snowdon m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
56 kr
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Price controls across many sectors are currently being hotly debated. New controls in the housing market, more onerous minimum wages, minimum prices for alcohol, and freezes on energy prices are very high up the agenda of most politicians at the moment. Even without any further controls, wages, …
In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC
The Case for Privatising the BBC
Av Cento Veljanovski, Stephen Davies m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
56 kr
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The BBC holds a special place in the world of broadcasting. It derives its funding from a compulsory levy on people who may not even use the service. The protection it receives is justified on the grounds that it contributes to national welfare because of its role in ‘public service broadcasting’. …
In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC
The Case for Privatising the BBC
Av Cento Veljanovski, Stephen Davies m. fl.
E-bok, 2016
56 kr
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The BBC holds a special place in the world of broadcasting. It derives its funding from a compulsory levy on people who may not even use the service. The protection it receives is justified on the grounds that it contributes to national welfare because of its role in ‘public service broadcasting’. …
How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change the World?
Av Matt Ridley, Stephen Davies
Häftad, 2019
196 kr
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Almost every schoolchild learns that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But did he? And if he hadn’t invented it, would we be still living in the dark? Acclaimed author Matt Ridley (The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything) explains that at least 20 other people can lay claim to this …
How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change the World?
Av Stephen Davies, Matt Ridley
E-bok, 2019
107 kr
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Almost every schoolchild learns that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But did he? And if he hadn't invented it, would we be still living in the dark? Acclaimed author Matt Ridley (The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything) explains that at least 20 other people can lay claim to this …
How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change the World?
Av Stephen Davies, Matt Ridley
E-bok, 2019
107 kr
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Almost every schoolchild learns that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But did he? And if he hadn't invented it, would we be still living in the dark? Acclaimed author Matt Ridley (The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything) explains that at least 20 other people can lay claim to this …
Having Your Say: Threats to Free Speech in the 21st Century
Threats to Free Speech in the 21st Century
Av Jacob Mchangama, Leo Kearse m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
99 kr
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Today should be a Golden Age for free speech - with technology providing more ways of communicating ideas and opinions than ever before. Yet we're actually witnessing a growing wave of restrictions on freedom of thought and expression. In Having Your Say a variety of authors - academics, …
Having Your Say: Threats to Free Speech in the 21st Century
Threats to Free Speech in the 21st Century
Av Jacob Mchangama, Leo Kearse m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
99 kr
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Today should be a Golden Age for free speech - with technology providing more ways of communicating ideas and opinions than ever before. Yet we're actually witnessing a growing wave of restrictions on freedom of thought and expression. In Having Your Say a variety of authors - academics, …
Apocalypse Next
The Economics of Global Catastrophic Risks
Inbunden, 2024
332 kr
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The Covid-19 pandemic was, and remains, a global disaster - claiming countless lives and wreaking economic havoc that still reverberates today. But it could have been worse. Much worse. Author Stephen Davies contends the planet 'dodged a bullet' this time around. But he warns this was no black swan …
