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VSI Animal Rights - D. DeGraziaVSI Animal Rights - D. DeGrazia
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- D. DeGrazia
- Oxford University Press
- 144
- 2002
- Oxford University Press
Do animals have moral rights? If so, what does this mean? What sorts of mental lives do animals have, and how should we understand welfare? By presenting models for...
Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction - T. GowersMathematics: A Very Short Introduction - T. Gowers
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- Timothy Gowers
- Oxford University Press
- 160
- 2002
- Oxford University Press
The aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we learn at school....
Indian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction - S. HamiltonIndian Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction - S. Hamilton
- Hamilton, S.
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 168
- 2001
- Oxford University Press
India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought, spanning some two and a half millennia and encompassing several major religious traditions. This Very...
Chaos: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - L. SmithChaos: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - L. Smith
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- Leonard Smith
- Oxford University Press
- 208
- 2007
- Oxford University Press
Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behavior, and sometimes giving rise to...
Theology: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - D. FordTheology: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - D. Ford
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- Rôzni autori (editori)
- Oxford University Press
- 192
- 2000
- Oxford University Press
This Very Short Introduction provides both believers and non-believers with a balanced survey of the central questions of contemporary theology. David Ford´s interrogative...
Classics: A Very Short Introduction - J. Henderson, M. BeardClassics: A Very Short Introduction - J. Henderson, M. Beard
- Henderson, J., Beard, M.
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 160
- 2000
- Oxford University Press
This Very Short Introduction to Classics links a haunting temple on a lonely mountainside to the glory of ancient Greece and the grandeur of Rome, and to Classics within modern...
Politics: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - K. MinoguePolitics: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - K. Minogue
- K. Minogue
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 128
- 2000
- Oxford University Press
In this provocative but balanced essay, Kenneth Minogue discusses the development of politics from the ancient world to the twentieth century. He prompts us to consider why...
The Brain: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - M. O´SheaThe Brain: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - M. O´Shea
- M. O´Shea
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 144
- 2005
- Oxford University Press
How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a...
The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction - S. A. SmithThe Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction - S. A. Smith
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- S. A. Smith
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 192
- 2002
This Very Short Introduction provides an analytical narrative of the main events and developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1936. It examines the impact of the...
Nineteenth-century Britain: A Very Short Introduction - Ch. HarvieNineteenth-century Britain: A Very Short Introduction - Ch. Harvie
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- Harvie, Ch.
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 192
- 2000
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Christopher Harvie and Colin Matthew's Very Short Introduction to Nineteenth-Century...
Stuart Britain: A Very Short Introduction - J. MorrillStuart Britain: A Very Short Introduction - J. Morrill
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- J. Morrill
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 112
- 2000
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Morrill's Very Short Introduction to Stuart Britain sets the Revolution into its...
The Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions Illustrated - J. BlairThe Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions Illustrated - J. Blair
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- John Blair
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 112
- 2000
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the...
Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction - J. BarnesAristotle: A Very Short Introduction - J. Barnes
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- Jonathan Barnes
- životopisy
- Oxford University Press
- 176
- 2001
Kúp teraz. Stav tovaru: Nové. Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction, Barnes Jonathan, 2001. Nakupujete od overeného predajcu
Wittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction - A. C. GraylingWittgenstein: A Very Short Introduction - A. C. Grayling
- A. C. Grayling
- Oxford University Press
- 160
- 2001
- Oxford University Press
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original philospher, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking goes well beyond philosophy itself. In this book,...
Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction - M. TannerNietzsche: A Very Short Introduction - M. Tanner
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- Michael Tanner
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 128
- 2001
The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was almost wholly neglected during his sane life, which came to an abrupt end in 1889. Since then he has been appropriated as...
Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - P. ColesCosmology: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - P. Coles
- Coles, P.
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 152
- 2001
- Oxford University Press
This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the...
Molecules: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - P. BallMolecules: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - P. Ball
- P. Ball
- Oxford University Press
- 224
- 2003
- Oxford University Press
The processes in a single living cell are akin to that of a city teeming with molecular inhabitants that move, communicate, cooperate, and compete. In this Very Short...
Design: A Very Short Introduction - J. HeskettDesign: A Very Short Introduction - J. Heskett
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- John Heskett
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 148
- 2005
John Heskett wants to transform the way we think about design by showing how integral it is to our daily lives, from the spoon we use to eat our breakfast cereal, and the car...
Paul: A Very Short Introduction - E. P. SandersPaul: A Very Short Introduction - E. P. Sanders
- E. P. Sanders
- životopisy
- Oxford University Press
- 176
- 2001
- Oxford University Press
Paul is the most powerful human personality in the history of the Church. A missionary, theologian, and religious genius, in his epistles he laid the foundations on which later...
The Buddha: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - M. CarrithersThe Buddha: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - M. Carrithers
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- Michael Carrithers
- Oxford University Press
- 128
- 2001
- Oxford University Press
Michael Carrithers guides us through the complex and sometimes conflicting information that Buddhist texts give about the life and teaching of the Buddha. He discusses the...
Darwin: A Very Short Introduction - J. HowardDarwin: A Very Short Introduction - J. Howard
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- Jonathan Howard
- životopisy
- Oxford University Press
- 144
- 2001
Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when The Origin of Species was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about...
Freud: A Very Short Introduction - A. StorrFreud: A Very Short Introduction - A. Storr
- A. Storr
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 176
- 2001
- Oxford University Press
Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, developed a totally new way of looking at human nature. Only now, with the hindsight of the half-century since his death, can we...
Gandhi: A Very Short Introduction - B. ParekhGandhi: A Very Short Introduction - B. Parekh
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- B. Parekh
- životopisy
- Oxford University Press
- 160
- 2001
Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious, political, social, economic, and cultural fronts. During his time as a lawyer...
Jung: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - A. StevensJung: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions - A. Stevens
- A. Stevens
- naučné
- Oxford University Press
- 192
- 2001
- Oxford University Press
This is the most lucid and timely introduction to the thought of Carl Gustav Jung available to date. Though he was a prolific writer and an original thinker of vast erudition,...