Physics & ontology
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Physics & ontology
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- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137560865
- ISBN
- 9781137560865
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€ 138.06
€ 138.06
Paperback. In Process and Reality and other works, Alfred North Whitehead struggled to come to terms with the impact the new science of quantum mechanics would have on metaphysics.This ambitious book is the first extended analysis of the intricate relationships between relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and Whitehead's cosmology. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 278 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823250127
- ISBN
- 9780823250127
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€ 34.99€ 31.78
€ 34.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. In Truth and the Past, Dummett, best known as a proponent of antirealism, clarifies his current positions on the metaphysical issue of realism and the philosophy of language. His three John Dewey Lectures were delivered at Columbia University in the spring of 2002. Revised and expanded, the lectures are presented here along with two new essays. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy S. 136 pages. In Truth and the Past, Dummett, best known as a proponent of antirealism, clarifies his current positions on the metaphysical issue of realism and the philosophy of language. His three John Dewey Lectures were delivered at Columbia University in the spring of 2002. Revised and expanded, the lectures are presented here along with two new essays. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Dimension: 211 x 141 x 7. Weight: 166.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231131773
- ISBN
- 9780231131773
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.43
€ 29.99
€ 22.43
Paperback. Argues for a thoroughgoing realism about the common-sense and scientific physical world, and for a correspondence notion of truth. Furthermore, he argues that, contrary to received opinion, the metaphysical question of realism is distinct from, and prior to, any semantic question about truth. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011875
- ISBN
- 9780691011875
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Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 51.49
€ 64.77
€ 51.49
paperback. Locke was originally published in two volumes, Epistemology and Ontology. This paperback edition has within its covers the full text of both volumes. Series: Arguments of the Philosophers. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HPC; HPJ; HPK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1016.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 700
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415100304
- ISBN
- 9780415100304
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Condition: New
€ 71.11
€ 71.11
Paperback. Presents both a critical analysis of C S Peirce's conception of causation, and an approach to causation, based upon the semeiotic of Peirce. This book begins with a review of the history of causation, and with a critical discussion of contemporary theories of the concept of 'cause'. It uncovers the inadequacies in the received views of causation. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 402.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009778
- ISBN
- 9781402009778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 130.63
€ 130.63
Hardback. Presenting an analysis of C S Peirce's conception of causation, this book offers a different approach to causation, based upon the semeiotic of Peirce. It reviews the history of causation, and includes a discussion of contemporary theories of the concept of 'cause'. It also argues that these theories neglect the fundamental problem of causation. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402009761
- ISBN
- 9781402009761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.16
€ 133.16
Hardcover. Frederick Dretske's views on the nature of seeing, the possibility of knowledge, the nature of content or non-natural meaning, the nature of behavior, and the role of content in teh causal explanation of behavior have been profoundly important. Editor(s): McLaughlin, Brian. Num Pages: 438 pages, 6 photographs, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557861986
- ISBN
- 9781557861986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Hardback. A discussion of the intersections between Aristotle's works: "Ethics" and "Metaphysics". It debates the ways in which - and even the extent to which - the two texts illuminate one another, examining Aristotle's methods and intellectualism, and analysing issues of matter, form, potency and act. Editor(s): Sim, May. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847679393
- ISBN
- 9780847679393
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Condition: New
€ 173.97
€ 173.97
Paperback. An analysis of the history and social role of mobile phones today (with an enhancement of their primary writing function) is followed by a proposal of a philosophical theory of objects, which is meant to be complementary to Searle's 'collective intentionality', that places writing at the basis of social reality. Translator(s): De Sanctis, Sarah. Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256167
- ISBN
- 9780823256167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.79
€ 31.99
€ 28.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472595942
- ISBN
- 9781472595942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.89
€ 44.89
Paperback. Revises Foucault's late concept of the "ontology of actuality" into the project of an "ontological laboratory" thus reinventing philosophy as a pragmatic activity Translator(s): Davies, Richard. Series: Commonalities (FUP). Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, diagrams. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823249695
- ISBN
- 9780823249695
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.88
€ 43.99
€ 39.88
Hardcover. What are species? Are they objective features of the world? If so, what sort of features are they? Slater presents a novel approach to these questions, aiming to accommodating the attractions to both realism and antirealism about species. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230393240
- ISBN
- 9780230393240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Paperback. Are humans just complex biochemical machines, mere physical parts of a causally closed materialist universe? Are we approaching the so-called Singularity when human consciousness can (and will) be downloaded into computers? Or is there more to the human person something that might be known as soul or spirit? As this book makes clear, the .." Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. .
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718894924
- ISBN
- 9780718894924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.93
€ 51.93
paperback. Offering a new perspective on the debate concerning naturalism in philosophy, this book defends the autonomy of metaphysics while also making science centre stage. Three independent case studies provide a clear introduction to, and discussion of, key philosophical issues. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349433919
- ISBN
- 9781349433919
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156622
- ISBN
- 9780231156622
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349087983
- ISBN
- 9781349087983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.40
€ 126.40
Hardback. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333419076
- ISBN
- 9780333419076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.36
€ 127.36
Paperback. Includes Heidegger's lectures, which review and makes critical appropriations of the hermeneutic tradition from Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine to Schleiermacher and Dilthey in order to reformulate the question of being on the basis of facticity and the everyday world. Translator(s): Van Buren, John. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 247.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220219
- ISBN
- 9780253220219
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Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Presents the reconstructed text of a lecture delivered by Martin Heidegger to the Marburg Theological Society in 1924. This work offers an insight into the developmental years leading up to the publication, in 1927, of his magnum opus "Being and Time", itself one of the most influential philosophical works this century. Num Pages: 72 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631184256
- ISBN
- 9780631184256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32