Philosophy: metaScience & Technology
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Philosophy: metaScience & Technology
paperback. This text examines what the concept of truth has come to mean in the philosophical tradition, what is wrong with many of the ways of conceiving truth and why philosophers refuse to confront squarely the question of the value of truth. Coverage spans from the pre-Socratics to the 1990s. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674910911
- ISBN
- 9780674910911
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.00
€ 40.99
€ 34.00
Paperback. First published more than half a century ago, this book contains Simon's answers to the questions - what is the nature of knowledge? what kind of activity is it to know? and what is involved in the development of human knowledge? Translator(s): Kuic, Vukan. Num Pages: 180 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823212637
- ISBN
- 9780823212637
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.79
€ 45.99
€ 40.79
hardcover. Not all scientific explanations work by describing causal connections between events or the world's overall causal structure. In addition, mathematicians regard some proofs as explaining why the theorems being proved do in fact hold. This book proposes new philosophical accounts of many kinds of non-causal explanations in science and mathematics. Series: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 512 pages, 56. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 182 x 39. Weight in Grams: 826.
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- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780190269487
- ISBN
- 9780190269487
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Condition: New
€ 130.34
€ 130.34
Paperback. Brings together in a systematic way Anthony Kenny's work in the philosopy of mind. It is intended as a sustained attack on a false view of the mind, the Cartesian view, and a demonstration that clarity is impossible without good metaphysics. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 194.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192830708
- ISBN
- 9780192830708
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Condition: New
€ 44.31
€ 44.31
An Essay on Metaphysics. Revised Edition with Introduction and Additio...
Collingwood, R. G.. Ed(S): Martin, Rex
Paperback. First published in 1940, this is a broad-ranging work in which Collingwood considers the nature of philosophy, especially of metaphysics. He puts forward his well-known doctrine of absolute pre-suppositions, expounds a logic of question and answer, and gives an account of causation. Editor(s): Martin, Rex. Num Pages: 548 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 34. Weight in Grams: 720.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199241415
- ISBN
- 9780199241415
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Condition: New
€ 84.71
€ 84.71
hardcover. Jaap Mansfeld and Frans de Haas bring together in this volume a distinguished international team of ancient philosophers, presenting a systematic, chapter-by-chapter study of one of the key texts in Aristotle's science and metaphysics: the first book of On Generation and Corruption. Editor(s): Haas, Frans de; Mansfeld, Jaap. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 687.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780199242924
- ISBN
- 9780199242924
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Condition: New
€ 222.04
€ 222.04
The Principles of History. And Other Writings in Philosophy of History...
Collingwood, R. G.. Ed(S): Dussen, W. J. Van ...
Paperback. This work on the philosophy of history, by the Oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943) also includes two conclusions written by Collingwood for lectures which were eventually revised and published as "The Idea of Nature". Editor(s): Dussen, W. J. van der. Num Pages: 382 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBA; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199243150
- ISBN
- 9780199243150
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Condition: New
€ 81.95
€ 81.95
Paperback. James Connelly and Giuseppina D'Oro present a new edition of R. G. Collingwood's classic work of 1933, supplementing the original text with important related writings from Collingwood's manuscripts which appear here for the first time. The editors also contribute a substantial new introduction. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPL; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 27. Weight in Grams: 622.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199544936
- ISBN
- 9780199544936
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Condition: New
€ 75.04
€ 75.04
Hardcover. Hud Hudson shows that apparently irreconcilable conflicts between science and religion often turn out to be misdescribed battles about negotiable philosophical assumptions. He defends an original Hypertime Hypothesis which reconciles the Christian doctrines of The Fall and Original Sin with reigning scientific orthodoxy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB; HRAM3; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198712695
- ISBN
- 9780198712695
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.49
€ 95.49
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
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Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 22.52
€ 22.99
€ 22.52
Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 188 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148306
- ISBN
- 9780231148306
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Condition: New
€ 76.84
€ 76.84
Hardcover. Externalism, Naturalism, Mathematics, Ontology, Personal Identity, Time and Tense, The Metaphysics of Reference, The Metaphysics of Properties, Conceivability, The Physical, and Theoretical Identity, and Actualism- these are some of the central issues addressed in the essays of this fifteenth volume devoted to metaphysics. Editor(s): Tomberlin, James E. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Volume 15
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631230281
- ISBN
- 9780631230281
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Condition: New
€ 155.79
€ 155.79
Paperback. A leading Polish philosopher of the 20th century, Roman Ingarden is principally renowned in Western culture for his work in aesthetics and the theory of literature. This work demonstrates how Ingarden's thought constitutes a major contribution to the fundamental fields of ontology and metaphysics. Series: Philosophica. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780776604251
- ISBN
- 9780776604251
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Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
It not only celebrates Cavendish as a true figure of the scientific age but contributes to a broader understanding of the contested nature of the scientific revolution. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894435
- ISBN
- 9780801894435
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Condition: New
€ 91.93
€ 91.93
Paperback. Examines the writings of Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II), from his early dramas to his later theological works. Wojtyla's primary philosophical interest lies in the field of ethics, but, Schmitz suggests, his interests also lie in an understanding of the nature and destiny of human beings. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; HRAB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Catholic University of America Press
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813207803
- ISBN
- 9780813207803
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Condition: New
€ 26.88
€ 26.88
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813209654
- ISBN
- 9780813209654
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Condition: New
€ 50.37
€ 50.37
Hardcover. A collection of papers in honor of John F. Wippel. Editor(s): Doolan, Gregory T. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813218861
- ISBN
- 9780813218861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.82
€ 86.82
Hardcover. Series: Studies in Philosophy & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 705.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813219608
- ISBN
- 9780813219608
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Condition: New
€ 85.05
€ 85.05
Hardcover. Addressing contemporary interest in the relationship between metaphysics Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 28. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813219653
- ISBN
- 9780813219653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.72
€ 83.72
Paperback. A provocative interpretation of James and an open-ended claim for a religious view that does not fly in the face of what we know about ourselves and our world. Recommended.-Choice Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 297 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823220717
- ISBN
- 9780823220717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.45
€ 45.45