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Introducing Philosophy of Science
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2011
119 kr
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What do scientists actually do? Is science "value-free"? How has science evolved through history? Where is science leading us? "Introducing Philosophy of Science" is a clear and incisively illustrated map of the big questions underpinning science. It is essential reading for students, the general …
Queer: A Graphic History
Häftad, 2016, 15+ år
1,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
218 kr
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'Queer: A Graphic History Could Totally Change the Way You Think About Sex and Gender' ViceActivist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Jules Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.From identity politics and gender …
Introducing Game Theory
A Graphic Guide
Av Ivan Pastine, Tuvana Pastine
Häftad, 2017
119 kr
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When should you adopt an aggressive business strategy? How do we make decisions when we don't have all the information? What makes international environmental cooperation possible?Game theory is the study of how we make a decision when the outcome of our moves depends on the decisions of someone …
Introducing Artificial Intelligence
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2012
111 kr
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Artificial Intelligence is no longer the stuff of science fiction.Half a century of research has resulted in machines capable of beating the best human chess players, and humanoid robots which are able to walk and interact with us. But how similar is this 'intelligence' to our own? Can machines …
Introducing Sociology
A Graphic Guide
Av John Nagle
Häftad, 2016
117 kr
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Sociology is interested in the ways people shape the society they live in, and the ways society shapes them. Simply, it is the study of what modern society is and how it functions. In the series' inimitable style, Introducing Sociology traces the origins of sociology from industrialization, …
Introducing Existentialism
A Graphic Guide
Av Oscar Zarate, Richard Appignanesi
Häftad, 2013
110 kr
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Richard Appignanesi goes on a personal quest of Existentialism in its original state. He begins with Camus' question of suicide: 'Must life have a meaning to be lived?' Is absurdity at the heart of Existentialism? Or is Sartre right: is Existentialism 'the least scandalous, most technically …
Middle Ages
A Graphic History
Häftad, 2021
192 kr
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A unique, illustrated book that will change the way you see medieval historyThe Middle Ages: A Graphic History busts the myth of the 'Dark Ages', shedding light on the medieval period's present-day relevance in a unique illustrated style.This history takes us through the rise and fall of empires, …
Introducing Darwin
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
96 kr
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Progress in genetics today would not be possible without Darwin's revolution, but the mysterious man who laid the rational basis for undermining belief in God's creation was remarkable timid. He spent most of his life in seclusion; a semi-invalid, riddled with doubts, fearing the controversy his …
Introducing Anthropology
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
110 kr
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Anthropology originated as the study of 'primitive' cultures. But the notion of 'primitive' exposes presumptions of 'civilized' superiority and the right of the West to speak for 'less evolved' others. With the fall of Empire, anthropology became suspect and was torn by dissension from within. Did …
Introducing Evolution
A Graphic Guide
Av Dylan Evans
Häftad, 2010
108 kr
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In 1859, Charles Darwin shocked the world with a radical theory - evolution by natural selection. One hundred and fifty years later, his theory still challenges some of our most precious beliefs.Introducing Evolution provides a step-by-step guide to 'Darwin's dangerous idea' and takes a fresh look …
Introducing Hinduism
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
110 kr
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Why do Hindus revere the cow?Must Hindus be vegetarian? Hinduism is the world's oldest religion, yet the word 'Hindu' was never used before the 18th century by Hindus to describe themselves. it is defined as polytheistic, but Gandhi declared that a Hindu needn't believe in any god. it is a religion …
Introducing the Holocaust
A Graphic Guide
Av Haim Bresheeth, Litza Jansz m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
113 kr
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'Excellent ... an astounding amount of material.'Times Educational Supplement Popular culture often portrays the Holocaust as ahorrific drama played out between Nazi executioners and ghetto Jewish victims -in short, a single aberration of history. Introducingthe Holocaust is a powerful graphic …
Introducing Semiotics
A Graphic Guide
Av Paul Cobley
Häftad, 2010
108 kr
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"Introducing Semiotics" outlines the development of sign study from its classical precursors to contemporary post-structuralism. Through Paul Cobley's incisive text and Litza Jansz's brilliant illustrations, it identifies the key semioticians and their work and explains the simple concepts behind …
Introducing Mind and Brain
A Graphic Guide
Av Angus Gellatly, Oscar Zarate
Häftad, 2018
119 kr
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How do emotions affect your basic decision making? Why do certain smells prompt long-forgotten memories, and what makes us suddenly self-conscious?How does the biological organ, the brain, give rise to all of the thoughts in your head - enable you to think, to feel, to be conscious and aware - to …
Big Ideas Notebook
A Graphic Guide
Av Icon Books
Inbunden, 2015
95 kr
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The Big Ideas Notebook is a beautifully produced, hard-wearing notebook from the publishers of the Introducing Graphic Guide series - essential illustrated guides to key ideas of political thought, philosophical insight and scientific discovery.Every third page of The Big Ideas Notebook features an …
American Politics
A Graphic History
Av Laura Locker
Häftad, 2018
146 kr
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Following in the footsteps of the highly successful Queer: A Graphic History, illustrator Jules Scheele teams up with Dr Laura Locker in this comic-book introduction to the political history of the Land of Opportunity.How dida political outsider like Trump win the 2016 presidential election? Why do …
Gender: A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2019
218 kr
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'An outstanding work' - CN Lester, author of Trans Like MeJoin the creators of Queer: A Graphic History ('Could totally change the way you think about sex and gender' VICE) on an illustrated journey of gender exploration. Is masculinity 'toxic'? Why are public toilets such a political issue? How …
Feminism: A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2019
192 kr
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What is feminism? Why are we still talking about it, and what can it tell us about ourselves, our societies and prejudices? In this unique, illustrated introduction, we'll explore the early history of conscious struggle against sexist oppression, through the modern "waves" of feminism, up to …
Capitalism: A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2019
160 kr
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Capitalism shapes every aspect of our world, beyond just our economic structures; it moulds our values and influences the way we write laws, wage wars and even conduct personal relationships. From its beginnings to the present day, Capitalism: A Graphic Guide tells the story of capitalism's …
Sexuality
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2021
199 kr
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'Sexuality delivers the goods, making the history and theory of sexuality downright sexy ... I learned more in one session with this book than I've figured out in a lifetime.' Christine Burns MBE, author of Trans BritainThey're back! Writer Meg-John Barker and artist Jules Scheele once again team …
Class
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2022
181 kr
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What do we mean by social class in the 21st century?University of Brighton sociologists Laura Harvey and Sarah Leaney and award-winning comics creator Danny Noble present an utterly unique, illustrated journey through the history, sociology and lived experience of class.What can class tell us about …
Introducing Shakespeare
A Graphic Guide
Av Nick Groom
Häftad, 2010
124 kr
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Shakespeare's absolute pre-eminence is simply unparalleled. His plays pack theatres and provide Hollywood with block-buster scripts; his works inspire mountains of scholarship and criticism every year. He has given us many of the very words we speak, and even some of the thoughts we think.Nick …
Introducing Modernism
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
122 kr
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Modernism is usually thought of as a shock wave of innovations hitting art, architecture, music, cinema and literature - the work of Picasso, Joyce, Schoenberg, movements like Futurism and Dada, the architecture of Le Corbusier, T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland and the avant-garde theatre of Bertolt …
Introducing Time
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
108 kr
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What is time? The 5th-century philosopher St Augustine famously said that he knew what time was, so long as no one asked him.Is time a fourth dimension similar to space or does it flow in some sense? And if it flows, does it make sense to say how fast? Does the future exist? Is time travel …
Introducing Feminism
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
110 kr
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The term 'feminism' came into English usage around the 1890s, but women's conscious struggle to resist discrimination and sexist oppression goes much further back. This completely new and updated edition of "Introducing Feminism" surveys the major developments that have affected women's lives from …
Introducing Aesthetics
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
110 kr
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What is beauty, and what is truth? These are some of the questions which aesthetics tries to answer. In our everyday life, we talk about the 'aesthetics' of an artwork or a piece of design. But aesthetics goes beyond the simple experience of art. It is also a branch of philosophy concerned with the …
Introducing Aristotle
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
110 kr
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"Introducing Aristotle" guides the reader through an explosion of theories, from the establishment of systematic logic to the earliest rules of science. Aristotle's authority extended beyond his own lifetime to influence fundamentally Islamic philosophy and medieval scholasticism. For fifteen …
Introducing Consciousness
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
104 kr
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'An excellent book' - Ted Honderich, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Mind and Logic at University College London (UCL) Introducing Consciousness provides a comprehensive guide to the current state of consciousness studies. It starts with the history of the philosophical relation between mind …
Introducing Descartes
A Graphic Guide
Häftad, 2010
110 kr
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René Descartes is famous as the philosopher who was prepared to doubt everything- even his own physical existence. Most people know that he said 'I think, therefore I am', even if they are not always sure what he really meant by it. Introducing Descartes explains what Descartes doubted, and why he …
Introducing Heidegger
A Graphic Guide
Av Jeff Collins
Häftad, 2010
110 kr
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Martin Heidegger - philosophy's 'hidden king', or leading exponent of a dangerously misguided secular mysticism. Heidegger has been acclaimed as the most powerfully original philosopher of the twentieth century. Profoundly influential on deconstruction, existentialism and phenomenology, he stands …
