Burkert Michael (49 results)

Hard. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published NY: Harper & Row, 1977, first printing. 4to., 9 1/4" x 11 1/2", unpaginated, illustrated with full color plates. Fine in very good dust jacket with light soiling.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 209 pp., xviii. Following List of Chairmen, Speakers and Invited Discussants; Foreword by Editor; and Addresses of Welcome by Lord May, Viscount Runciman, and Ambassador Bruno Bottai, Contents divided into "Topics" and subsequent "General Discussions"; Topic 1: THE LIMITS OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE [1] Keith Thomas, Introduction; [2] Martin Rees, "Our Changing Cosmic Perspective and the Scope and Limits of Physical Law"; [3] Jean Starobinski, "Scientific Language and Poetic Language"; [4] Roger Highfield, "Where Fears Lurk:The Boundary between Science, Science Fiction, and Magic"; GENERAL DISCUSSION: Keith Thomas; [i] John Elliott, "Historical Knowledge and its Limitations" (Discussants: Tom Meade, Martin Rees, Brian Ridley, Thomas); (ii) Michael Mayor, "The Search for Evidence of Life on Other Planets" (Discussants: Martin Rees, Keith Thomas); (iii) Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, "Are there Limits to Knowledge?' (Discussants: Thomas, Williams, Rees, Anne McLaren, Laszlo Solymar, Fiona Fox, Highfield, Elliott Leader, Starobinski, Runciman, Maddox, Nowotny, Gilland, Claire Fox, Cavalli-Sforza); Topic 2: THE IMPACT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ON HUMANITY John Krebs, Introduction; [2] Thomas W. Meade, "Ethical and Social Issues arising from the Science of Medicine"; [3] Walter Burkert, "Impacts, Evasions, and Lines of Defense: Some Remarks on Science and the Humanities"; [4] Lord Jenkin, "Science and Society: ' The Public Understanding of Science ' is NO Longer Enough"; GENERAL DISCUSSION: John Krebs; [i] Stanley J. Tambiah, "The Stem Cell Research Discussion in the USA" (Discussants: John Krebs, John Maddux, Lord Jenkin, Jan Lloyd, Tom Meade, Claire Fox, Helga Nowotny, Tambiah); [ii] Phillip V. Tobias, "Evolutionary Studies and Society" (Discussants: John Krebs,Tony Gilland, Lord Jenkin); (iii) Wolfgang Berger, "Humankind as a Major Geological Factor" (Discussants: John Krebs, R.J.P. Williams, Ian Lloyd, Giorgio Salvini, Lord Jenkin, Eugen Seibold, Tom Meade, Tambiah, Berger) ; Topic 3: WHY SHOULD THE PURSUIT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE BY ENCOURAGED? [1] Sergio Romano, Introduction; [2] Lord May, "The Use of Scientific Advice in Making Public Policy"; [3] Michael Stolleis, "The Role of the Humanities in Western Industrialized Societies"; [4] Lord Sainsbury, "Why we need Both Cultures"; GENERAL DISCUSSION (i) Claude Lorius, "Antarctica: Climate Research, Public Policy, and Society"; (ii) Frederick J. Vine, "Policy-making in the Environmental Sciences" (Discussants: Sergio Romano, Ian Lloyd, Lord Sainsbury, Lord May, Sidney Shipton, Bruno Bottai); (iii) Shmuel N. Eisenstadt, "The Ambivalence toward Science" (Discussants: Romano, Krebs, May, Sainsbury, Gilland, Stolleis, Lorius, Giorgio Salvini, Eisenstadt); (iv) Vittorio Mathieu, "Final Remarks" (Discussant: Romano); APPENDIX (i) "The International Balzan Foundation"; (ii) "The Balzan Prize and its Prize Winners"; (iii) "Members of the Board and General Prize Committee . . . of the Foundation"; (iv) "Members of the Board of the International E. Balzan Prize Foundation".// Blue cloth with brilliant gilt lettering on spine and front cover; shiny glassine dustwrapper; "wallpaper"- patterned, two-tone taupe endpapers. NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks. Appears UNUSED. 1" superficial scratch to the glassine on lower right front cover (NO impact on cloth board itself) and 2 1/4" thin line, really superficial, scratch and a few other very fine linear marks (even less discernible, on rear glassine cover, with NO impact on book itself): chiefly FLAWLESS book and glassine (NO tears or cracks). Arguably, Gift-Giving Condition, or you may need new friends. LAID IN: Complimentary Copy publicity letter sent by Bruno Bottai to unnamed recipient.…

Condition: gut. XVIII, 225 S., Abb., 21 cm, Bibliotheksexemplar. Sprache: Deutsch.

Condition: gut. XII, 460 S., Abb., 23 cm, ohne Schutzumschlag, Ecke leicht geknickt. Sprache: Englisch.

Clothbound. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First U.S. Edition. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated with the artist's work, most in color.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Quarto. Unpaginated. First U.S. edition. With many colored plates. INSCRIBED BY NANCY EKHOLM BURKERT. A fine copy in beige cloth boards. Illustrated jacket near fine, with light soil and two quarter-inch tears to edge. Nancy Ekholm Burkert (illustrator). Inscribed by Illustrator(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. Good Minus Jacket. First US Edition. Unpaginated. Signed and dated by Nancy Burkert on half title page. Former owner gift inscription on half title page. Boards have spotting. Rear board has a bend. Tips and spine ends are bumped and rubbed. Spine panel and lower edge of front and rear panel of jacket have damp staining. Spine and flap folds are sunned with correlating toning to the inside of the jacket. Edges of jacket have chipping, small tears, creases and missing small pieces. Fore edge of front panel is sunned. Text is unmarked. Burkert, Nancy (illustrator). Signed by Artist.…

XII, 460 S., 7 Tafeln. *-*-*-*-*-*- SHIPPING COSTS to other EU-COUNTRIES occasionally may be different than indicated (according to the weight). To OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD they may be different (sometimes less or rarely more, according to the weight). - ! ! ! ! NO SHIPPING TO USA ! ! ! ! -*-*-*-*-*-* Sprache: Englisch OLn., mit montiertem Porträtfrontispiz; Einband insbesondere an den Kanten leicht berieben; unteres Kapital ganz leicht gestaucht; sonst in gutem Zustand. …

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: new.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - No detailed description available for 'Arktouros'.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. xii 460 4 leaves of lates Illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 460 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. xii 460 4 leaves of lates.

Hardback. Condition: New. Reprint 2011. No detailed description available for "Arktouros".

Condition: New. 1980. Hardcover. . . . . .

Hardback. Condition: New. Reprint 2011. No detailed description available for "Arktouros".

Condition: New. 1980. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: New. 2. aktual. u. erw. Aufl.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. German language. 9.33x6.69x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. SEHR GUT, EVENT UNGELSEN-nur-xl-682 Language: DEU.

225 S., 8°, Obrosch, 1. Auflg., Eigentümereintrag auf Vs., mit einem Geleitwort von Prof. Dr. Utz Schäffer, guter Zustand.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut. Z . 240 Seiten/pages - Candida Höfer begreift Projekte" als mehrteilige Arbeiten, die einen geplanten, zusätzlichen Ablauf besitzen oder mit Erreichen eines definitiven Zustands abgeschlossen sind. Projects Done bezieht sich auf vierzehn abgeschlossene Projekte aus den Jahren 1968 bis 2008. Das fünfzehnte ist die Präsentation selbst, die die Künstlerin mit den Architekten Kuehn Malvezzi entwickelt hat.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.