This collection of translated essays by the German philosopher, Robert Spaemann, illustrates the breadth of Spaemann's thinking with essays on intellectual history, metaphysics, political theory, moral theology, and pedagogy. Zobraziť viac
This Handbook maps a central terrain of philosophy, and provides the definitive guide to it. An illustrious team of philosophers explore the concept of a reason to do or believe something, in order to determine what these reasons are and how they work... Zobraziť viac
A comprehensive survey of a new generation of independent fiscal institutions, established to promote transparency in public finances. The chapters, written by heads of the institutions, as well as distinguished policy analysts and academics, explore... Zobraziť viac
How can we be active agents when processes in the world are explicable by the laws of natural science? Erasmus Mayr explores this deep-running tension in our self-understanding and develops a new agent-causal solution to the conflict. Zobraziť viac
With a focus on how national identity impacts the decision-making of the European Court of Justice, Elke Cloots provides an innovative adjudication scheme that purports to assist the ECJ in its search for a proper balance between respect for national... Zobraziť viac
The idea of the 'nation-state' has failed, Glenn argues, and a major shift in our understanding of the state is needed. He provides an original approach by situating cosmopolitanism in its historical context and demonstrating that the state is... Zobraziť viac
This book provides a broad ranging critique of the continued dominance of men in the political process. Zobraziť viac
Kolektivní monografie v anglickém jazyce „Science, Occupation, War: 1939–1945“ obsahuje příspěvky věnované problematice nacistické vědecké politiky a jejím dopadům ve vybraných okupovaných zemích střední a... Zobraziť viac
The present monograph focuses on the distribution properties of a sequence. This distribution we shall identify with the set of all distribution functions of a such sequence. The importance of this set is resulting from the fact that most properties... Zobraziť viac
Horatiovo dílo <i>De arte poetica - O umění básnickém</i> je jedním z klasických klenotů světového písemnictví, bez nichž si nelze představit vývoj evropské literatury... Zobraziť viac
Hlístice čeledi Philometridae představují jednu z nejvýznamnějších skupin rybích parazitů. Tato kniha je dosud první monografií pojednávající o těchto parazitech, umožňující jejich druhovou identifikaci... Zobraziť viac
Martin Smith explores the question of what it takes for a belief to be justified or rational. He argues that in order to have justification for believing a proposition, one's evidence must normically support it¿roughly, one's evidence must make the... Zobraziť viac
Probability theory is a key tool of the physical, mathematical, and social sciences, and is playing an increasingly important role in many areas of philosophy. This Handbook furthers the influence of philosophy on probability, and of probability on... Zobraziť viac
Stephen Gaukroger presents an original account of the development of science and our understanding of ourselves during a period which saw a fundamental shift in how the role of science was seen. At the core of the shift lies the aim of understanding... Zobraziť viac
