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Physics & ontology

Paperback. Studies causation both as a concept and as it is 'in the objects.' Offers new accounts of the logic of singular causal statements, the form of causal regularities, the detection of causal relationships, the asymmetry of cause and effect, and necessary connection, and it relates causation to functional and statistical laws and to teleology. Series: Clarendon Library of Logic & Philosophy. Num Pages: 340 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198246428
ISBN
9780198246428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.61

Combines historical research and philosophical analysis to cast light on why and how Cartesianism failed as a complete metaphysical system. This title argues that Descartes' ontology is incoherent and vacuous, his epistemology deceptive, and his theology unorthodox - indeed, that 'Descartes knows nothing'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204072
ISBN
9780872204072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. Combines historical research and philosophical analysis to cast light on why and how Cartesianism failed as a complete metaphysical system. This title argues that Descartes' ontology is incoherent and vacuous, his epistemology deceptive, and his theology unorthodox - indeed, that 'Descartes knows nothing'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204065
ISBN
9780872204065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.74

Paperback. Part philosophical meditation, part cultural critique , this explores the nature of physical suffering. Num Pages: 400 pages, halftone frontispiece. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Number of pages
396
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195049961
ISBN
9780195049961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.89

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

Hardback. This guide is an introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together sixteen internationally respected philosophers who examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism. Editor(s): Gale, Richard M. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631221203
ISBN
9780631221203
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.99

Paperback. This guide is an introduction to the core areas of metaphysics. It brings together sixteen internationally respected philosophers who examine topics including causation, temporality, ontology, personal identity, idealism, and realism. Editor(s): Gale, Richard M. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Guides. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631221210
ISBN
9780631221210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

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.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721899
ISBN
9780804721899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Edition
10 Rev ed
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305955448
ISBN
9781305955448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 140.48

Paperback. In this book, philosopher and feminist Claudia Card presents a workable theory of evil, examining in particular human atrocities - acts of cruelty committed by human beings on others. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195181265
ISBN
9780195181265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.60

Paperback. Examines arguments for belief in God and finds them all untenable. This book lays down reasons for atheism. It looks at the differences between agnosticism and atheism, and explores the common criticism that atheists dismiss the wrong god. It clarifies why proofs for God fail. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; HRAB; HRQA5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Broadview Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551119625
ISBN
9781551119625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.39

paperback. The cult sci-fi movie, "The Matrix", presented a fake world made of nothing but perceptions. This text contains 20 essays on philosophical problems raised by the film, which focus on the issue, "Can we be sure the world is really there, and if not, what should we do about it?". Editor(s): Irwin, William. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: APF; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780812695021
ISBN
9780812695021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Hardback. The mid-1980s saw the discovery of logical tools that make it possible to model changes in belief and knowledge in entirely new ways. This work contains both discursive chapters with a minimum of formalism and formal chapters in which proofs and proof methods are presented. Series: Applied Logic Series. Num Pages: 411 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; UYA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 851.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
411
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792353249
ISBN
9780792353249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.47

Paperback. This book, the first of three volumes, revises the Aristotelian argument and develops an assessment whereby the technical object can be seen as having an essential, distinct temporality and dynamics of its own. Translator(s): Beardsworth, Richard; Collins, George. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 316 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730419
ISBN
9780804730419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 18ill. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Edition
Seventh Impression
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892810222
ISBN
9780892810222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.55

Paperback. A systematic overview of modern metaphysics, covering all of the most important topics in the subject likely to be encountered on a metaphysics course. The emphasis is on contemporary views and issues rather than on the history of metaphysics. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198752530
ISBN
9780198752530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.58

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205147
ISBN
9780872205147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.41

Hardback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872205154
ISBN
9780872205154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.85

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476358
ISBN
9780801476358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 43.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 298 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481925
ISBN
9780801481925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

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