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Philosophy: metaScience & Technology
Paperback. Intended to clarify the meaning of the philosophical doctrines propounded by W. V. Quine in "Word and Objects," the essays included herein are intimately related and concern themselves with three philosophical preoccupations: the nature of meaning, the meaning of existence and the nature of natural knowledge. Series: John Dewey Essays in Philosophy. Num Pages: 165 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 192. Series: John Dewey Essays in Philosophy. 165 pages, Ill. Intended to clarify the meaning of the philosophical doctrines propounded by W. V. Quine in "Word and Objects," the essays included herein are intimately related and concern themselves with three philosophical preoccupations: the nature of meaning, the meaning of existence and the nature of natural knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 12. Weight: 234.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 165
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231083577
- ISBN
- 9780231083577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.30
€ 48.30
Paperback. In this radical reinterpretation of Aristotle's Metaphysics, Walter E. Wehrle demonstrates that developmental theories of Aristotle are based on a faulty assumption: that the fifth chapter of Categories ('substance') is an early theory of metaphysics that Aristotle later abandoned. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847681617
- ISBN
- 9780847681617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.46
€ 65.46
Combines historical research and philosophical analysis to cast light on why and how Cartesianism failed as a complete metaphysical system. This title argues that Descartes' ontology is incoherent and vacuous, his epistemology deceptive, and his theology unorthodox - indeed, that 'Descartes knows nothing'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204072
- ISBN
- 9780872204072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.54
€ 50.99
€ 36.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 67 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1954
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 67
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401186902
- ISBN
- 9789401186902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Hardcover. Metaphysics and Music in Adorno and Heidegger explains how two notoriously opposed German philosophers share a rethinking of the possibility of metaphysics via notions of music and waiting. This is connected to the historical materialist project of social change by way of the radical Italian composer Luigi Nono. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AVA; HPCF; HPJ; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137487247
- ISBN
- 9781137487247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 238 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137592873
- ISBN
- 9781137592873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.03
€ 64.03
paperback. The cult sci-fi movie, "The Matrix", presented a fake world made of nothing but perceptions. This text contains 20 essays on philosophical problems raised by the film, which focus on the issue, "Can we be sure the world is really there, and if not, what should we do about it?". Editor(s): Irwin, William. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780812695021
- ISBN
- 9780812695021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.25
€ 31.99
€ 27.25
Hardback. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 520 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPN; HPS; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 252 x 35. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178761
- ISBN
- 9780231178761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.24€ 55.91
€ 72.24
€ 55.91
Paperback. An examination, interpretation and critical engagement with Hegel's philosophy of religion, and with his concept of God in particular. William Desmond explores the distinctive stresses of Hegel's approach to God, the influence it has exerted, and the fundamental problems that his approach exhibits. Series Editor(s): Antognazza, Dr Maria Rosa; Steel, Professor Carlos; Cross, Revd Richard; Desmond, Professor William. Series: Ashgate Studies in the History of Philosophical Theology. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754605652
- ISBN
- 9780754605652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.21
€ 53.21
hardcover. Analyzes the main deflationary accounts of existence, including those of Brentano, Frege, Russell, and Quine. This book defends the thesis that the two questions admit of a unified answer, and that this answer takes the form of what the author calls a paradigm theory of existence. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9781402008870
- ISBN
- 9781402008870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.76
€ 191.76
Paperback. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048161287
- ISBN
- 9789048161287
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.98
€ 185.98
Hardback. This text presents a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition. "Worlds" themselves are understood as structured sets of properties. The book also takes up the question of lexical meaning in the context of possible-world semantics. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330066
- ISBN
- 9780792330066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.15
€ 193.15
Paperback. With Part I presenting a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition, and Part II taking up the question of lexical meaning in the context of possible-world semantics, this book is of interest to metaphysicians, possible-world semanticists, philosophers of language, and linguists concerned with lexical semantics. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330073
- ISBN
- 9780792330073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.67
€ 190.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 538 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRCM; PBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319553832
- ISBN
- 9783319553832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.43
€ 200.43
Paperback. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048156023
- ISBN
- 9789048156023
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 217.59
€ 217.59
Hardback. This single volume guides provides everything you need to know about Heidegger's Being and Time. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages, none. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627332
- ISBN
- 9780748627332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.35€ 116.90
€ 122.35
€ 116.90
paperback. This single volume guides provides everything you need to know about Heidegger's Being and Time. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Edinburgh Univ. Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780748627349
- ISBN
- 9780748627349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 22.52
€ 22.99
€ 22.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450. 296 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18. Weight: 458.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484100
- ISBN
- 9780801484100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.09
€ 45.99
€ 41.09
Hardcover. Num Pages: 354 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; JMR; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560725169
- ISBN
- 9781560725169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 90.47
€ 118.84
€ 90.47
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319444178
- ISBN
- 9783319444178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.29
€ 99.29