Hume's Scepticism: Pyrrhonian and Academic (Fosl Peter S.)(Paperback)

Hume's Scepticism: Pyrrhonian and Academic (Fosl Peter S.)(Paperback)

Making a sharp break with dominant contemporary readings of David Hume's scepticism Peter S. Fosl offers an original and radical interpretation of Hume as a thoroughgoing sceptic on epistemological, metaphysical and doxastic grounds. He does this by first situating Hume's thought historically in

On Academic Scepticism (Cicero)(Paperback / softback)

Scepticism: A Very Short Introduction (Pritchard Duncan)(Paperback)

Throughout history scepticism and the urge to question accepted truths has been a powerful force for change and growth. Today, as we are bombarded by adverts, scientific studies praising the latest superfoods, and political rhetoric, a healthy amount of scepticism is widely encouraged. But when is

David Hume on Morals, Politics, and Society (Hume David)(Paperback)

A compact and accessible edition of Hume's political and moral writings with essays by a distinguished set of contributors A key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, David Hume was a major influence on thinkers ranging from Kant and Schopenhauer to Einstein and Popper, and his writings continue to

Academic Writing Skills 3 Student's Book (Chin Peter)(Paperback)

A three-volume essay writing course for students in American English. Academic Writing Skills 3 looks at the specific components of academic writing, such as avoiding logical fallacies, and synthesizing and improving the clarity of sentences. It is appropriate for advanced writing students needing

Academic Writing Skills 2 Student's Book (Chin Peter)(Paperback)

A three-volume essay writing course for students in American English. Academic Writing Skills 2 takes students through a step-by-step process of writing expository, argumentative, and compare and contrast essays. It is appropriate for students wishing to focus on specific essay types that require

Academic Writing Skills 1 Student's Book (Chin Peter)(Paperback)

A three-volume essay writing course for students in American English. Academic Writing Skills 1 takes students through a step-by-step process from writing a paragraph to essays. It is appropriate for students new to academic writing who need general training in essay writing

Inside Track to Successful Academic Writing (Gillett Andy)(Paperback / softback)

Successful Academic Writing guides students through the whole process of academic writing, developing their ability to communicate ideas and research fluently and successfully. From understanding the task and planning essays or assignments, right through to utilising feedback, it will ensure

Polish Your Academic Writing (Coleman Helen)(Paperback)

Struggling to find your academic voice? Polish Your Academic Writing gives you the advice and skills you need to write appropriately and impactfully and get the best grades in your assignments. Effectively make your point and answer the assigned question Build a solid and logical writing structure

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Hume David)(Paperback)

This 1748 treatise by David Hume offers an accessible account of his unprecedented and challenging notions about the limitations of the human mind. It expounds the most influential theory of causality in modern times -- one that prompted Kant to create an entirely new school of thought. Highly

Selected Essays (Hume David)(Paperback)

In his writings, David Hume set out to bridge the gap between the learned world of the academy and the marketplace of polite society. This collection, drawing largely on his Essays Mortal, Political, and Literary (1776 edition), comprehensively shows how far he succeeded. As seen in these

Destroy and Liberate: Political Action on the Basis of Hume (Feltham Oliver)(Paperback)

In David Hume's science of human nature each and every self is located by passions that bind it to groups, repel it from other groups, and rank it on a hierarchy: we call this discovery a 'topology of passions'. These ranked selves and groups provide the matter of what he called 'government', a

Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding - with Hume's Abstract of A Treatise of Human Nature and A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh (Hume David)(Paperback / softback)

How to Fix Your Academic Writing Trouble (Kitwood)(Paperback)

Are you confused by the feedback you get from your academic teachers and mentors?This clear and accessible guide to decoding academic feedback will help you interpret what your lecturer or research supervisor is really trying to tell you about your writing--and show you how to fix it. It will help

Detecting the Social: Order and Disorder in Post-1970s Detective Fiction (Evans Mary)(Paperback)

- Multidisciplinary topic: academic and potentially some non-academic readers- Avoids the 'pick-and-choose' sociological interpretations of literature, instead providing a fully-loaded, alternative intervention in the field, and a new pedagogical model- Written by internationally renowned

Dialogues and Natural History of Religion (Hume David)(Paperback)

David Hume is one of the most provocative philosophers to have written in English. His Dialogues ask if a belief in God can be inferred from what is known of the universe, or whether such a belief is even consistent with such knowledge. The Natural History of Religion investigates the origins of

The Compleat Academic: A Career Guide (Darley John M.)(Paperback)

This new and expanded volume of The Compleat Academic is filled with practical and valuable advice to help new academics set the best course for a lasting and vibrant career. A new career in academia can be a challenge. While academia's formal rules are published in faculty handbooks, its implicit

Academic Discourse and Global Publishing: Disciplinary Persuasion in Changing Times (Hyland Ken)(Paperback)

Academic Discourse and Global Publishing offers a coherent argument for changes in published academic writing over the past 50 years. Demonstrating how published writing represents academics' decisions about how best to present their work, their readers and themselves in the global context of a

Academic Writing and Referencing for Your Education Degree (Bottomley Jane)(Paperback)

Gives you with a sound knowledge and understanding of what constitutes good academic writing in education through a range of strategies for writing successful essays and reports. Emphasises the importance of clarity and coherence in your writing about education and advises how to improve your

British Birds: A Pocket Guide (Hume Rob)(Paperback)

A carefully designed and lavishly illustrated photographic guideThis innovative and carefully designed photographic guide provides a concise introduction to the identification of the 246 birds most likely to be seen in Great Britain and Ireland. It is the perfect book for anyone wanting to put a

Academic Writing for International Students of Business and Economics (Bailey Stephen)(Paperback)

The third edition of Academic Writing for International Students of Business and Economics is written to help international students succeed in writing essays, reports and other papers for their English-language academic courses. Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect issues such as diversity

Academic Lib Value (Oakleaf Megan)(Paperback)

It's up to you to measure the value of your academic library and how it delivers on your institution's goals. The question is how to do it efficiently and effectively. This resource from Megan Oakleaf, who wrote a benchmark 2010 ACRL report on library value, will help you apply value and impact

Preaching - Communicating Faith in an Age of Scepticism (Keller Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

Lessons on preaching biblically, attractively and powerfully from New York pastor Timothy

Civilizing Money: Hume, His Monetary Project, and the Scottish Enlightenment (Caffentzis George)(Paperback)

Taking the Scottish Enlightenment philosopher David Hume as its subject, this book breaks new ground in focusing its lens on a little-studied aspect of Hume's thinking: his understanding of money.George Caffentzis makes both an intervention in the field of monetary philosophy and into Marxian