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Physics & ontology
Hardback. Features a dense and powerful essay on the notion of identity and national identity, and on how they play in our contemporary world. In contrast with the various attempts to cling to established identities, or to enclose identity within dubious agendas, the author shows that an identity is always open: to alterity and its transformations. Translator(s): Raffoul, Francois. Series: Commonalities (FUP). Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256105
- ISBN
- 9780823256105
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.95
€ 70.95
Paperback. The central problem posed in these essays, collected from over a decade, is how in the wake of Western ontologies to conceive the coming, the birth that characterizes being. The author discusses being and representation in relation to Hegel, Schlegel, Baudelaire, Nietzsche, Freud, and Heidegger. Translator(s): Holmes, Brian. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721899
- ISBN
- 9780804721899
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739757
- ISBN
- 9780804739757
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
hardcover. Over the past decade, radical questioning of the grounds of Western epistemology has revealed that some antinomies of the aesthetic experience can be viewed as a general, yet necessarily open, model for human understanding. This book is a rigorous explication de texte of a central text for this thesis, Kant's Analytic of the Sublime. Translator(s): Rottenberg, Elizabeth. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722414
- ISBN
- 9780804722414
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Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Paperback. This volume presents a close reading of Kant's "Critique of Judgment" looking specifically at the complex paragraphs 23-29: "The Analytic of the Sublime". Editor(s): Lyotard, Jean-Francois. Translator(s): Rottenberg, Elizabeth. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 213 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722421
- ISBN
- 9780804722421
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. A study of the word pair "action and reaction" embracing philosophy, semantics, literature, and science. Translator(s): Hawkes, Sophie. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951207
- ISBN
- 9781890951207
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500. From Parmenides to Levinas. 352 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight: 458. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148443
- ISBN
- 9780231148443
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.78
€ 43.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. 'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199594412
- ISBN
- 9780199594412
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Paperback. This book provides an overall interpretation of Deleuze's philosophy alongside a critical introduction to one of the most important unifying ideas in his work: the construction of new and important philosophies of time. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330. A Critical Introduction and Guide. 216 pages. This book provides an overall interpretation of Deleuze's philosophy alongside a critical introduction to one of the most important unifying ideas in his work: the construction of new and important philosophies of time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPJ. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638543
- ISBN
- 9780748638543
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. Combines elements of Thomas Aquinas' metaphysics, especially its deep ontology, with Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy to arrive at a new possibility for metaphysics. This work is an experiment in constructive metaphysics a project in modern philosophy. It is suitable to those interested in contemporary conceptions of metaphysics. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780268029012
- ISBN
- 9780268029012
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Condition: New
€ 20.79
€ 20.79
Paperback. A clearly-written, brief introduction to philosophic thinking that guides the reader through an exploration of sense perception, ordinary knowing, scientific knowing, and philosophic knowing. This philosophic journey culminates in a justification of philosophy itself as a genuine form of knowing and thus is a natural prelude to metaphysics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028794
- ISBN
- 9780268028794
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
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Paperback. Argues that meaning, truth, impossibility, natural necessity, and our intelligent perception of nature fit together into a distinctly realist account of thought and world. This title intends to offer an analytically and historically respectable alternative to the prevailing positions of various British-American philosophers. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040574
- ISBN
- 9780268040574
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardcover. Argues that meaning, truth, impossibility, natural necessity, and our intelligent perception of nature fit together into a distinctly realist account of thought and world. This title intends to offer an analytically and historically respectable alternative to the prevailing positions of various British-American philosophers. Num Pages: 280 pages, music. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040567
- ISBN
- 9780268040567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31
Hardback. Explores the theories of democratic individualism articulated in the works of the American transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, pragmatic philosophers William James and John Dewey, and African-American novelist and essayist Ralph Ellison. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823242092
- ISBN
- 9780823242092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.78
€ 78.78
Hardback. This book defends a new interpretation of Hegel's theoretical philosophy, according to which it has a single organizing focus, giving philosophical force to his arguments in his central Science of Logic, and undercutting prominent worries. The focus is not epistemology or skepticism, but the metaphysics of reason in the world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190204303
- ISBN
- 9780190204303
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.51
€ 136.51
Paperback. Editor(s): Hanink, James G. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American Maritain Association United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982711941
- ISBN
- 9780982711941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.76
€ 32.76
Hardback. The papers included in this volume are illustrative of the application of careful, rigorous logical analysis (and sometimes logical systems) to critical philosophy of religion and what has been called constructive metaphysics. Editor(s): Harris, James Franklin. Series: Studies in Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 153 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792314547
- ISBN
- 9780792314547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardback. Thoroughly updated, the second edition of this highly successful textbook continues to represent the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of canonical readings in metaphysics. In addition to updated material from the first edition, it presents entirely new sections on ontology and the metaphysics of material objects. Editor(s): Kim, Jaegwon; Korman, Daniel Z.; Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 736 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444331011
- ISBN
- 9781444331011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.45
€ 111.45
Paperback. * Sister volume to the acclaimed Companion to Epistemology (Blackwell 1992)* Over 200 main entries* Internationally acclaimed contributors. . Editor(s): Kim, Jaegwon; Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 560 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 0. Weight in Grams: 982. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KOC0011152
- ISBN
- 9780631199991
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Approaches the question about dream and reality by seeking to identify its subject matter: what is it that would be the dream if "this" were a dream? Num Pages: 520 pages, 1 halftone. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 33. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128597
- ISBN
- 9780691128597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 46.63
€ 59.42
€ 46.63