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Physics & ontology
Hardback. * A book about the things that we encounter in everyday experience. * Contains a thorough and accessible discussion of the nature and aims of metaphysics. * Examines a wide range of ontological categories, including both particulars and universals. * Mounts a forceful and persuasive case for anti-reductionism. Series: Contemporary Philosophy S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186946
- ISBN
- 9780631186946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.17
€ 136.17
- Publisher
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199606214
- ISBN
- 9780199606214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.57
€ 141.57
Hardback. Seeks to articulate the evil that happened in Bosnia within the context of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This book understands evil via a neologism - as sociocide, the murdering of society. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HPJ; JFFE; JWXK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823227006
- ISBN
- 9780823227006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.00
€ 97.00
Paperback. This book explores the Nuu-chah-nulth understanding of the universe as an integrated and orderly whole, providing a viable theoretical alternative that both complements and expands the view of reality presented by Western science. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: HPD; HPJ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774810852
- ISBN
- 9780774810852
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
paperback. This text examines what the concept of truth has come to mean in the philosophical tradition, what is wrong with many of the ways of conceiving truth and why philosophers refuse to confront squarely the question of the value of truth. Coverage spans from the pre-Socratics to the 1990s. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674910911
- ISBN
- 9780674910911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.86
€ 41.99
€ 34.86
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.15
€ 30.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. Considers the role and meaning of philosophy. The author proposes a robust and unified philosophy that would find itself equally at home in artistic and scientific disciplines. He focuses on Deleuze's "Difference and Repetition" and Heidegger's "Contributions to Philosophy" for their handling of the concept of difference. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216717
- ISBN
- 9780253216717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.78
€ 33.99
€ 30.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 1009 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1402.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1009
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865974739
- ISBN
- 9780865974739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.65
€ 15.99
€ 12.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 1009 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1504.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 1009
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865974722
- ISBN
- 9780865974722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.44
€ 26.99
€ 20.44
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
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
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
€ 128.69
Paperback. A guide for souls seeking clarity in complex times. This book includes essays that focus on restoring ourselves to our full birthright as beings "made in God's image and explore themes such as genius, intelligence, character, and prayer. Editor(s): Oldmeadow, Harry. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936597444
- ISBN
- 9781936597444
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.29
€ 20.99
€ 19.29
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
€ 33.99
€ 31.50
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
€ 138.89
Hardcover. Brings Deleuze and Guattari's work into conversation with the philosophy of nature. As the spatial orientation of the philosophy of nature is critiqued, this book shows that a philosophy of time is a more adequate guide to nature. It reformulates the philosophy of nature in terms of time and technology. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748691579
- ISBN
- 9780748691579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.89€ 107.92
€ 112.89
€ 107.92
Paperback. Birgitta Mark's comprehensive study of mysticism and cognition shows how mystical experience covers three aspects of a person's general experience: mystical ideas, mystical states of consciousness and mystical development. John of the Cross is used as a particular example. Editor(s): Wegener, Mogens. Series: Studies in Religion. Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPJ; HRCS1; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772888040
- ISBN
- 9788772888040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.96
€ 17.96
Paperback. This fully revised edition of this standard work on the philosophy of time and space includes two new chapters on Zeno's paradoxes, new material on dynamic time, speculative contemporary developments in physics, and time and consciousness, making the second edition, once again, unrivalled in its breadth of coverage. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651917
- ISBN
- 9781844651917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.14
€ 51.14
Paperback. Time has always been the great Given, a fact of existence which cannot be denied or wished away; but the character of lived time is changing dramatically. This book offers a look at life's ineffable element, spanning fields from biology and culture to psychoanalysis and neuroscience. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846680434
- ISBN
- 9781846680434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Paperback. A Socratic dialogue in two parts. It begins with a theoretical exposition of the cosmos and his story describing the creation of the universe, from its very beginning to the coming of man. It also comprises an account of the rise and fall of Atlantis, an empire ruled by the descendants of Poseidon, which ultimately sank into the sea. Translator(s): Lee, Desmond. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DB; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140455045
- ISBN
- 9780140455045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.88
€ 15.99
€ 11.88
Paperback. In Timaeus Plato attempts to describe and explain the structure of the universe: the creator god, the elements, the lower gods, the stars, and men. The companion piece, Critias, is the origin of the story of Atlantis, the lost empire defeated by ancient Athenians. This is the clearest translation yet of these crucial ancient texts. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, c. 20 black and white diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPJ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192807359
- ISBN
- 9780192807359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.50
€ 15.99
€ 12.50