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Physics & ontology

Hardback. Presents an accessible, up-to-date and broad-ranging survey of one of the most dynamic and often daunting sub-fields in contemporary philosophy Introduces readers to the seminal works of contemporary and historic philosophers, including Descartes, Leibniz, Russell, David Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, David M. Series: Fundamentals of Philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405195744
ISBN
9781405195744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.40

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198719656
ISBN
9780198719656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.34

Hardback. Proceedings of the Philosophy of Time Society, 1995-2000 Editor(s): Oaklander, L. Nathan. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402000621
ISBN
9781402000621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.99

Paperback. Our society has been called a 'network society'. But what lies behind this name? Has society changed, or has our observation of society? There can hardly be any doubt that the conditions for describing the world have changed. This book reflects the consequences of these conditions for observing society. Editor(s): Lehmann, Niels; Qvortrup, Lars; Walther, Bo Kampmann. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Samfundslitteratur Denmark
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9788759311899
ISBN
9788759311899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.89

Paperback. aeo Provides a comprehensive source to key metaphysics debates. aeo Includes classic articles by internationally acclaimed philosophers. aeo Incorporates seven new state--of--the art papers. aeo Begins with an overview essay hightlighting important debates. Editor(s): Laurence, Stephen; MacDonald, Cynthia. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201724
ISBN
9780631201724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Paperback. Demonstrates the interdependence of science and philosophy by examining a number of crucial problems on the nature of space and time - problems that require for their resolution the resources of philosophy and of physics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626. 400 pages, illustrations. Demonstrates the interdependence of science and philosophy by examining a number of crucial problems on the nature of space and time - problems that require for their resolution the resources of philosophy and of physics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPJ. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight: 628.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520031746
ISBN
9780520031746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Martin Heidegger is among the most important philosophers of the Twentieth Century. Within the continental tradition, almost every great figure has been deeply influenced by his work. For this reason, a full understanding of the course of modern philosophy is impossible without at least a basic grasp of Heidegger. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745664910
ISBN
9780745664910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Hardback. What kinds of things are events? Philosophers following Aristotle have claimed that events are dependent on substances such as physical objects and persons. The author argues that Whitehead's metaphysics provides a more adequate basis for achieving a unification of physical theory than a traditional substance metaphysics. Series: Crosscurrents. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474400343
ISBN
9781474400343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.63

Paperback. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 472 pages, 448 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 42. Weight in Grams: 670.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823269419
ISBN
9780823269419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Paperback. Series: Incitements. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 191 x 25. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474418256
ISBN
9781474418256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HPJ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637693
ISBN
9780691637693
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.89

Paperback. With this text, Leszek Kolakowski demonstrates that no matter how hard man strives for purely rational thought, there has always been - and always will be - a resevoir of mythical images that lend "being" and "consciousness" a specifically human meaning. Translator(s): Czerniawski, Adam. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226450575
ISBN
9780226450575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.85

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 33.08

Hardback. Willard Van Orman Quine (1908-2000) was probably the most influential American philosopher of the twentieth century. This book offers an insightful analysis of the development of Quine's ontological views. It argues that the tenet of extensionalism is at least as important as naturalism, and assesses the relation between the two. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402008658
ISBN
9781402008658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.69

Hardback. Accessible and wide-ranging, this introduction to contemporary Philosophy of Action guides the reader through the major views and arguments. The topics addressed include the nature of intentional action and its explanation, the nature of reasons, the role of desire and intention in action, the nature of autonomy and the possibility of group agents. Series: Palgrave Philosophy Today. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230232808
ISBN
9780230232808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.71

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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.91

Paperback. This volume presents an introduction to 20 core areas of philosophical logic including classical logic, modal logic, alternative logics and close examinations of key logical concepts. It should engage both the general reader and experienced logician and provide a foundation for further study. Editor(s): Goble, Lou. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 520 pages, 5. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 28. Weight in Grams: 868.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631206934
ISBN
9780631206934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

Paperback. * Outstanding contributors including both long--established and younger writers * Specially--commissioned essays* Wide ranging discussions stemming from the work of David Wiggins and his contribution to philosophy* Contains Wigginsa replies to each of the papers thus offering a guide to his present thinking. . Editor(s): Lovibond, Sabina; Williams, S. G. Series: Aristotelian Society Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631220688
ISBN
9780631220688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319392219
ISBN
9783319392219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.50

paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Religion. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HRAB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138989825
ISBN
9781138989825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.11

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