New & the only detailed colour atlas of that gives comprehensive coverage of Powys. The mapping is based on Ordnance Survey data & gives the user complete coverage of all urban & rural areas. The mapping is at a scale of 134 inches to 1 mile (1 1/3 inches to 1 mile in the pocket edition) with larger scale mapping of 3 1/2 inches to 1 mile (2 2/3 inches to 1 mile in the pocket edition). The mapping is also complete with postcode boundaries. The atlas is ideally suited for both business & leisure use. There is a route-planning map at the front of the atlas. The main maps show every named road street & lane clearly with through-routes highlighted. School locations are marked & emergency services hospitals police stations car parks & rail & bus station locations are all featured. There is a comprehensive index in both English & Welsh of street names & postcodes including schools industrial estates hospitals sports centres etc. These are highlighted in red. Philip's have already mapped all of England this atlas is another step towards our intentions to map all of Wales in 2005. Main map scale: 1.75 inches to 1 mile & 3.5 inches to 1 mile ...

This fascinating book charts the relationship between Mark Rowlands a rootless philosopher & Brenin his extraordinarily well-travelled wolf. More than just an exotic pet Brenin exerted an immense influence on Rowlands as both a person & strangely enough as a philosopher leading him to re-evaluate his attitude to love happiness nature & death. By turns funny (what do you do when your wolf eats your air-conditioning unit?) & poignant this life-affirming book will make you reappraise what it means to be human. ...

This is a major wide-ranging history of analytic philosophy since 1900 told by one of the tradition's leading contemporary figures. The first volume takes the story from 1900 to mid-century. The second brings the history up to date. As Scott Soames tells it the story of analytic philosophy is one of great but uneven progress with leading thinkers making important advances toward solving the tradition's core problems. Though no broad philosophical position ever achieved lasting dominance Soames argues that two methodological developments have over time remade the philosophical landscape. These are: analytic philosophers' hard-won success in understanding & distinguishing the notions of logical truth a priori truth & necessary truth & gradual acceptance of the idea that philosophical speculation must be grounded in sound prephilosophical thought. Though Soames views this history in a positive light he also illustrates the difficulties false starts & disappointments endured along the way. As he engages with the work of his predecessors & contemporaries
- from Bertrand Russell & Ludwig Wittgenstein to Donald Davidson & Saul Kripke
- he seeks to highlight their accomplishments while also pinpointing their shortcomings especially where their perspectives were limited by an incomplete grasp of matters that have now become clear. Soames himself has been at the center of some of the tradition's most important debates & throughout writes with exceptional ease about its often complex ideas. His gift for clear exposition makes the history as accessible to advanced undergraduates as it will be important to scholars. Despite its centrality to philosophy in the English-speaking world the analytic tradition in philosophy has had very few synthetic histories. This will be the benchmark against which all future accounts will be measured.

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This is a major wide-ranging history of analytic philosophy since 1900 told by one of the tradition's leading contemporary figures. The first volume takes the story from 1900 to mid-century. The second brings the history up to date. As Scott Soames tells it the story of analytic philosophy is one of great but uneven progress with leading thinkers making important advances toward solving the tradition's core problems. Though no broad philosophical position ever achieved lasting dominance Soames argues that two methodological developments have over time remade the philosophical landscape. These are analytic philosophers' hard-won success in understanding & distinguishing the notions of logical truth a priori truth & necessary truth & gradual acceptance of the idea that philosophical speculation must be grounded in sound prephilosophical thought. Though Soames views this history in a positive light he also illustrates the difficulties false starts & disappointments endured along the way. As he engages with the work of his predecessors & contemporaries
- from Bertrand Russell & Ludwig Wittgenstein to Donald Davidson & Saul Kripke
- he seeks to highlight their accomplishments while also pinpointing their shortcomings especially where their perspectives were limited by an incomplete grasp of matters that have now become clear. Soames himself has been at the center of some of the tradition's most important debates & throughout writes with exceptional ease about its often complex ideas. His gift for clear exposition makes the history as accessible to advanced undergraduates as it will be important to scholars. Despite its centrality to philosophy in the English-speaking world the analytic tradition in philosophy has had very few synthetic histories. This will be the benchmark against which all future accounts will be measured.

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For most of us having a baby is the most profound intense & fascinating experience of our lives. Now scientists & philosophers are starting to appreciate babies too. The last decade has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of infants & young children. Scientists used to believe that babies were irrational & that their thinking & experience were limited. Recently they have discovered that babies learn more create more care more & experience more than we could ever have imagined. & there is good reason to believe that babies are actually cleverer more thoughtful & even more conscious than adults. This new science holds answers to some of the deepest & oldest questions about what it means to be human. A new babys captivated gaze at her mothers face lays the foundations for love & morality. A toddlers unstoppable explorations of his playpen hold the key to scientific discovery. A three-year-olds wild make-believe explains how we can imagine the future write novels & invent new technologies. Alison Gopnik
- a leading psychologist & philosopher as well as a mother
- explains the groundbreaking new psychological neuroscientific & philosophical developments in our understanding of very young children transforming our understanding of how babies see the world & in turn promoting a deeper appreciation for the role of parents.

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First published in 1910 Philosophical Essays" is one of Bertrand Russell's earliest works & marks an important period in the evolution of thought of one of the world's most influential thinkers. This selection of seven essays displays Russell's incisiveness & brilliance of exposition in the examination of ethical subjects & the nature of truth. Insightful & highly accessible the relevance of these essays are as illuminating today as they were on first publication." ...

One of the best-selling authors of his generation Nigel Warburton has written extensively in the field of philosophy to great acclaim. As such A Level students as well as anyone with an interest in philosophy would be well advised to obtain a copy of his Philosophy: The Classics" now in its third edition. In his exemplary clear style Warburton introduces & assesses twenty-seven philosophical classics from Platos " Republic" to Rawls "A Theory of Justice". The new text design & revised further reading make this the ideal book for all students while three new chapters on Nietzsches " Beyond Good & Evil" Russells " The Problems of Philosophy" & Sartres " Existentialism & Humanism" mean that all the A Level set texts are covered. This brisk & invigorating tour through the great books of western philosophy explores the works of Plato Aristotle Boethius Machiavelli Descartes Hobbes Spinoza Locke Hume Rousseau Kant Schopenhauer Mill Kierkegaard Marx & Engels Nietzsche Russell Ayer Sartre Wittgenstein & Rawls. Offering twenty-five guidebooks for the price of one its the most comprehensive introduction to philosophers & their texts currently available." ...

This is the first volume of a two-volume introduction to & guide through philosophy. It is intended to orientate assist & stimulate the reader at every stage in the study of the subject. Eleven extended essays have been specially commissioned from leading philosophers; each surveys a major area of the subject & offers an accessible but sophisticated account of the main debates. An extended introduction maps out the philosophical terrain & explains how the different subjects relate to each other. The first part of the book deals with the foundations of philosophical enquiry: epistemology; philosophical logic; methodology; metaphysics; & the philosophy of mind. The second part offers four historical chapters two on ancient & two on modern philosophy introducing great thinkers from the past explaining & discussing their ideas & showing the value of studying them today. The third part comprises two chapters devoted to questions of value in ethics & aesthetics. Full annotated bibliographies are provided at the ends of chapters to serve as guides to further reading. This is real philosophy not simplified philosophy; it will be accessible for the beginner but equally valuable for the third-year student. Deep & challenging questions are not shirked; the reader will be given a sense of involvement in the practice of philosophy today. ...

Philosophy the love of wisdom" is the product of our endless fascination & curiosity about the world. Through it we seek to answer the most fundamental questions of all: How do we know what we know? Does God exist? How should we live our lives? In this exhilarating tour through the subject's big ideas Peter Cave not only presents the thinkers who have shaped our intellectual world but also explores the enduring importance of philosophy of today. Using witty examples from Reg the "regular" human who just happens to carry his brain in a rucksack to Casanova Casper & his conflicting desires this is a welcome antidote to the dry philosophy textbook & a perfect introduction for aspiring sages everywhere." ...

This is an innovative & accessible guide to more than 2 000 years of thought. To the complete novice learning about philosophy can be daunting
- The Philosophy Book" changes all that. With the use of powerful & easy-to-follow images succinct"ations & explanations that are easily understandable this book cuts through any misunderstandings to demystify the subject. Each chapter is organised chronologically & covers not only the big ideas but the philosophers who first voiced them as well as cross-referencing with earlier & later ideas & thinkers. " The Philosophy Book" untangles knotty theories & sheds light on abstract concepts & is perfect for anyone with a general interest in how our social political & ethical ideas are formed as well as students of philosophy & politics. It covers major & niche topics from moral ethics to philosophies of religion."
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