Philosophy: metaScience & Technology
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Philosophy: metaScience & Technology
Hardback. Rudolf Carnap's deflationary approach to ontology is once again attracting considerable interest and support. Eleven original essays by leading voices in metametaphysics deepen our understanding of Carnap's contributions to metaontology, and explore how his legacy can be mined for insights into the contemporary debate. Editor(s): Blatti, Stephan; Lapointe, Sandra. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199661985
- ISBN
- 9780199661985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.03
€ 115.03
Paperback. Editor(s): Valentina, Tamma; Cranefield, Stephen; Finin, Timothy W.; Willmott, Steven. Series: Whitestein Series in Software Agent Technologies and Autonomic Computing. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764372378
- ISBN
- 9783764372378
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€ 82.28
€ 82.28
Paperback. What sort of interaction is there between, for example, slow-moving objects like climate and comparatively fast-moving objects like governments? Using real-world examples, the author shows how a networked concept of space and time is at the heart of our central political concerns. Series: Speculative Realism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 b&w line art illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748679973
- ISBN
- 9780748679973
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.08
€ 38.99
€ 33.08
Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: CFF; HPJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626854
- ISBN
- 9780816626854
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
Hardback. This work is a defence of modal realism, that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that we are only one of many races. Lewis argues that the philosophical utility of modal realism is a good reason for believing that it is true. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631224969
- ISBN
- 9780631224969
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Condition: New
€ 134.92
€ 134.92
Paperback. This book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631224266
- ISBN
- 9780631224266
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.91
€ 40.99
€ 40.91
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADL; CFG; HBJD; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000302
- ISBN
- 9780801495113
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Presents a case for 'egocentric presentism', a view about the nature of first-person experience, about what happens when we see things from our own particular point of view. This book maintains that people's experiences give them grounds for believing that they have a special, distinguished place in the world. Num Pages: 136 pages, 24 line illus. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135311
- ISBN
- 9780691135311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.62
€ 54.99
€ 39.62
Paperback. Adam Morton argues that any account of evil must help us understand three things: why evil occurs; why it often arises out of banal or everyday situations; and what we mean by evil. Using a wide variety of examples, he argues that evil occurs when internal, mental barriers against it break down. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415305198
- ISBN
- 9780415305198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.50
€ 31.99
€ 30.50
Hardback. First published in 1935, On Escape represents Emmanuel Levinas's first attempt to break with the ontological obsession of the Western tradition. In it, Levinas not only affirms the necessity of an escape from being, but also gives a meaning and a direction to it. Editor(s): Rolland, Jacques. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5106 x 3150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804741392
- ISBN
- 9780804741392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Paperback. First published in 1935, On Escape represents Emmanuel Levinas's first attempt to break with the ontological obsession of the Western tradition. In it, Levinas not only affirms the necessity of an escape from being, but also gives a meaning and a direction to it. Editor(s): Rolland, Jacques. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5106 x 3150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741408
- ISBN
- 9780804741408
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.03
€ 23.99
€ 22.03
Paperback. Thought-provoking and with an astonishing range of references, On Being Authentic is a gripping journey into the self. Beginning with Socrates and Augustine, Charles Guignon argues that being authentic is to have a sincere story to tell. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415261234
- ISBN
- 9780415261234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
Book. Raymond Tallis goes in search of the nature and meaning of time and argues with characteristic fearlessness that our temporal lives are ill-served by the mathematized account of time presented by physics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Agenda Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911116219
- ISBN
- 9781911116219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.69
€ 97.69
Hardback. Translator(s): Valgenti, Robert T. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFP; HPCF7; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231166966
- ISBN
- 9780231166966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
hardcover. This is an exploration and reassessment of the philosophical notion of relation. In contrast to the scholastic, ontological conception of relation as a thing of diminished being, this book views relation as the minimal and elemental theme and structure of philosophy. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DD; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 33. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736763
- ISBN
- 9780804736763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.54
€ 161.54
Paperback. Bradford Skow presents an original defense of the 'block universe' theory of time, often said to be a theory according to which time does not pass. He provides in-depth discussions of alternative theories, reconciles objective becoming with relativistic physics, and re-evaluates our 'experience' of the passage of time in relation to the argument. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198776697
- ISBN
- 9780198776697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.22
€ 52.22
Paperback. Editor(s): Behar, Katherine. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781517901097
- ISBN
- 9781517901097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Hardback. Issues surrounding the status and nature of "nonexistent objects" constitue one of philosophy's oldest and densest thickets. In this book, Perszyk takes readers through this thicket, informed both historically and at the level of contemporary discussion of relevant themes. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324614
- ISBN
- 9780792324614
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.54
€ 193.54
Paperback. Argues that 'nobility of spirit' is the quintessence of a civilized world. This book identifies nobility of spirit in the life and work of Spinoza and of Thomas Mann; explores the quest for the good society in our own times; and addresses the pursuit of truth and freedom that engaged figures as disparate as Socrates and Leone Ginzburg. Translator(s): De Jager, Marjolijn. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158533
- ISBN
- 9780300158533
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.75
€ 15.99
€ 12.75
Hardcover. Peter Wilkin looks in particular at the philosophical basis of Noam Chomsky's social and political thought, especially his ideal about power, knowledge and human nature. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 433.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 212
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333669167
- ISBN
- 9780333669167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.94€ 95.28
€ 153.94
€ 95.28