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Physics & ontology
Hardcover. Brings together essays by leading theologians and philosophers on the fundamental importance of human reason and philosophy for Catholic theology and human cultures generally. This edited collection studies the contributions of reason, with its acquired wisdom, science, and scholarship, in five sections. Editor(s): Lamb, Fr. Matthew L. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPJ; HRCC7; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813228396
- ISBN
- 9780813228396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.82
€ 86.82
Hardcover. This volume presents new essays on art, mind, and narrative inspired by the work of the late Peter Goldie. Topics covered include the role of narrative thinking in our lives, the nature of our imaginative engagement with fiction, the emotions and their role in motivating action, and the nature of conceptual art. Editor(s): Dodd, Julian. Series: Mind Association Occasional Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPM; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769736
- ISBN
- 9780198769736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.68
€ 127.68
Paperback. A collection of original, state-of-the-art essays by some of the best young philosophers working on the myriad problems of action and agency. Each one has already made important contributions to the philosophy of action and cognate areas. The chapters reflect their research and make a significant contribution to some debate in the field. Editor(s): Aguilar, Jesus; Buckareff, Andrei; Frankish, Keith. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230230606
- ISBN
- 9780230230606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardback. A collection of original, state-of-the-art essays by some of the best young philosophers working on the myriad problems of action and agency. Each one has already made important contributions to the philosophy of action and cognate areas. The chapters reflect their research and make a significant contribution to some debate in the field. Editor(s): Aguilar, Jesus; Buckareff, Andrei; Frankish, Keith. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580602
- ISBN
- 9780230580602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
The Wave Function. Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics.
. Ed(S): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa
Paperback. This is a new volume of original essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. The essays address questions such as: What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? What is the ontological status of the wave function? What is the nature of the fundamental space (or space-time manifold) of quantum mechanics? Editor(s): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199790548
- ISBN
- 9780199790548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.41
€ 72.41
Hardback. This text presents: a reconstruction of Brentano's life and contributions to philosophy; separate studies of Brentano's most important students (von Ehrenfels, Husserl, Marty, Meinong, Stumpf, and Twardowski); separate studies of the main philosophical problems or areas of Brentano's writing. Editor(s): Albertazzi, Liliana; Libardi, M. (Centro Studi per la Filosofia Mitteleuropea Trento, Italy); Poli, Dr. Roberto. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 495 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 866.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337669
- ISBN
- 9780792337669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 347.55
€ 347.55
Paperback. Responding to growing interest in the Kantian tradition and in issues concerning space and time, this volume offers an insightful and original contribution to the literature by bringing together analytical and phenomenological approaches in a productive exchange on topical issues such as action, perception, the body, and cognition and its limits. Editor(s): Baiasu, R; Bird, G; Moore, A. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349329960
- ISBN
- 9781349329960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. Editor(s): Bilimoria, Professor Purushottama; Hemmingsen, Michael. Series: Sophia Studies in Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; HPD; HPJ; HPL; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319178721
- ISBN
- 9783319178721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.45
€ 71.45
Paperback. This Handbook consists of 21 new essays on the nature and value of death, the relevance of the metaphysics of time and personal identity for questions about death, the desirability of immortality, and the wrongness of killing. Editor(s): Bradley, Ben; Feldman, Fred; Johansson, Jens. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; HPS; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 860.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190271459
- ISBN
- 9780190271459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.77
€ 77.77
Metasemantics presents new work on the philosophical foundations of linguistic semantics. Experts in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the theory of content provide new perspectives on old problems about linguistic meaning, pose questions that suggest novel research projects, and sharpen our understanding of linguistic representation. Editor(s): Burgess, Alexis; Sherman, Brett. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669592
- ISBN
- 9780199669592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.31
€ 123.31
Paperback. The book collects previously published articles on fatalism and the relationship between divine foreknolwedge and human freedom and includes a substantial introductory essay and bibliography. Editor(s): Fischer, John Martin; Todd, Patrick. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 248 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199942411
- ISBN
- 9780199942411
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Condition: New
€ 70.16
€ 70.16
Hardback. Explores the key aspects of the transmission of learning and the transformation of thought from the late Middle Ages to the early modern period. Focusing on the topics in early modern metaphysics, philosophical theology, and modal theory, this work views developments in the early modern period against the backdrop of late-medieval scholasticism. Editor(s): Friedman, Russell L. (University of Copenhagen, Denmark); Nielsen, Lauge O. (University of Copenhagen, Denmark). Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 349 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HPJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402016318
- ISBN
- 9781402016318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.93
€ 200.93
Hardback. Provides an English translation of "Lectura" I 39, a key text of the medieval theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus, together with an introduction and a commentary. Scotus was the first scholar to develop a consistent analysis of the basic Christian notions of "contingency" and "freedom". Editor(s): Jaczn, Anthonie Vos; Veldhuis, Henri; Looman-Graaskamp, Aline H.; Dekker, E.; Bok, Nico W. den. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327073
- ISBN
- 9780792327073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.83
€ 131.83
Paperback. Being Shaken is a multifaceted meditation by leading philosophers from Europe and North America on ways in which events disrupt the complacency of the ontological paradigm at the personal, ethical, theological, aesthetic, and political levels. Editor(s): Marder, Michael; Zabala, Santiago. Series: Palgrave Studies in Postmetaphysical Thought. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPK; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462339
- ISBN
- 9781349462339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.81
€ 65.81
Hardback. Editor(s): McGrath, Sean; Carew, Joseph. Num Pages: 363 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HPJ; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 579.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 363
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137535139
- ISBN
- 9781137535139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.55
€ 139.55
Hardback. While earlier research considered Simone de Beauvoir in the perspectives of Existentialism or Feminism, this work emphasizes her reflective and descriptive approach and the full range of issues she addresses. It provides insight into collective as well as individual human life. Editor(s): O'Brien, Wendy; Embree, Lester. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792370642
- ISBN
- 9780792370642
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Condition: New
€ 133.10
€ 133.10
Hardback. This volume aims to illustrate that through the application of formal methods the ancient discipline of ontology may be put on a firm methodological basis. The essays illuminate the nature of ontology and its relation to other areas, in language, logic and everyday life. Editor(s): Poli, Dr. Roberto; Simons, Peter. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341048
- ISBN
- 9780792341048
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Condition: New
€ 200.03
€ 200.03
Hardback. Editor(s): Rodgers, Michael; Sweeney, Susan Elizabeth. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HPJ; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 219 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137596666
- ISBN
- 9781137596666
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Condition: New
€ 127.81
€ 127.81
Paperback. Papers by leading figures on metaphysical issues pertaining to epistemology. Topics treated include the metaphysics of perception and of experience, disjunctivism, content externalism, epistemic abilities, the lottery paradox, the epistemology of consciousness, the metaphysics of knowledge as a state, and the ontology of reasons. Editor(s): Sosa, Ernest; Villanueva, Enrique. Series: Philosophical Issues: A Supplement to Nous. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405182249
- ISBN
- 9781405182249
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Condition: New
€ 71.98
€ 71.98
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 84.58
€ 84.58