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Physics & ontology

Paperback. Argues that 'nobility of spirit' is the quintessence of a civilized world. This book identifies nobility of spirit in the life and work of Spinoza and of Thomas Mann; explores the quest for the good society in our own times; and addresses the pursuit of truth and freedom that engaged figures as disparate as Socrates and Leone Ginzburg. Translator(s): De Jager, Marjolijn. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300158533
ISBN
9780300158533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Behar, Katherine. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFFK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517901097
ISBN
9781517901097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Hardback. Translator(s): Valgenti, Robert T. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFP; HPCF7; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166966
ISBN
9780231166966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Book. Raymond Tallis goes in search of the nature and meaning of time and argues with characteristic fearlessness that our temporal lives are ill-served by the mathematized account of time presented by physics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Agenda Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911116219
ISBN
9781911116219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

Paperback. Thought-provoking and with an astonishing range of references, On Being Authentic is a gripping journey into the self. Beginning with Socrates and Augustine, Charles Guignon argues that being authentic is to have a sincere story to tell. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415261234
ISBN
9780415261234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Paperback. First published in 1935, On Escape represents Emmanuel Levinas's first attempt to break with the ontological obsession of the Western tradition. In it, Levinas not only affirms the necessity of an escape from being, but also gives a meaning and a direction to it. Editor(s): Rolland, Jacques. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5106 x 3150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741408
ISBN
9780804741408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Hardback. First published in 1935, On Escape represents Emmanuel Levinas's first attempt to break with the ontological obsession of the Western tradition. In it, Levinas not only affirms the necessity of an escape from being, but also gives a meaning and a direction to it. Editor(s): Rolland, Jacques. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5106 x 3150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804741392
ISBN
9780804741392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Paperback. Launches a surprising defence of the reality of evil, drawing on literary, theological, and psychoanalytic sources to suggest that evil, no mere medieval artefact, is a real phenomenon with palpable force in our contemporary world. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Yale University Press New Haven
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171259
ISBN
9780300171259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.46

Paperback. Adam Morton argues that any account of evil must help us understand three things: why evil occurs; why it often arises out of banal or everyday situations; and what we mean by evil. Using a wide variety of examples, he argues that evil occurs when internal, mental barriers against it break down. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415305198
ISBN
9780415305198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.50

Hardback. Presents a case for 'egocentric presentism', a view about the nature of first-person experience, about what happens when we see things from our own particular point of view. This book maintains that people's experiences give them grounds for believing that they have a special, distinguished place in the world. Num Pages: 136 pages, 24 line illus. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135311
ISBN
9780691135311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADL; CFG; HBJD; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0000302
ISBN
9780801495113
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This book is a defense of modal realism; the thesis that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that the individuals that inhabit our world are only a few out of all the inhabitants of all the worlds. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224266
ISBN
9780631224266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.91

Hardback. This work is a defence of modal realism, that our world is but one of a plurality of worlds, and that we are only one of many races. Lewis argues that the philosophical utility of modal realism is a good reason for believing that it is true. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224969
ISBN
9780631224969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.00

Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: CFF; HPJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816626854
ISBN
9780816626854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441182890
ISBN
9781441182890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.68

Paperback. Three Essays. Series: Asia-Pacific. 224 pages. Features the essays that examine philosophical issues concerning the concepts of poesis and praxis relevant to Marx's ideas of production. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 8. Weight: 306. Translator(s): Haver, William.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351801
ISBN
9780822351801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardback. Features the essays that examine philosophical issues concerning the concepts of poesis and praxis relevant to Marx's ideas of production. Translator(s): Haver, William. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351641
ISBN
9780822351641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850362268
ISBN
9780850362268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.53

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.92

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