Physics & ontology
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Physics & ontology
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
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.54
€ 17.99
€ 14.54
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
€ 32.45
€ 32.45
Paperback. In his new Preface E.O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how "The Insect Societies" led him to write "Sociobiology," and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016385
- ISBN
- 9780674016385
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.02
€ 36.99
€ 32.02
Paperback. The first edition of this book introduced a coherence theory of law that influenced the development of non-monotonic logics for the analysis of legal reasoning. This edition contains a new Introduction that fully explores that development. Series: Law and Philosophy Library. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPL; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402097065
- ISBN
- 9781402097065
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Condition: New
€ 254.22
€ 254.22
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
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.85
€ 54.99
€ 39.85
Paperback. Translator(s): Doyle, John P. Num Pages: 431 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Marquette Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874622454
- ISBN
- 9780874622454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.38
€ 51.38
Paperback. The author here is investigating and clarifying the premise that the distinctive nature of human consciousness is misrepresented by many philosophers and cognitive scientists who aim to reduce it to a set of functions understood in evolutionary, neurobiological and computational terms. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800225
- ISBN
- 9780333800225
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Condition: New
€ 52.60
€ 52.60
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
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.89
€ 40.99
€ 39.89
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
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Condition: New
€ 136.88
€ 136.88
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
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.51
€ 27.99
€ 26.51
The search for God is dictated not from without but from a profound sense of one's own moral being and worthiness to be happy. The core of Immanuel Kant's argument remains relevant to the experience of ordinary men and women. This 1763 essay is important in understanding the development of Kant's thought. Translator(s): Treash, Gordon. Num Pages: 247 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803277779
- ISBN
- 9780803277779
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.17
€ 24.99
€ 23.17
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
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.09
€ 40.99
€ 33.09
Paperback. Editor(s): Valentina, Tamma; Cranefield, Stephen; Finin, Timothy W.; Willmott, Steven. Series: Whitestein Series in Software Agent Technologies and Autonomic Computing. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; U. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 345
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764372378
- ISBN
- 9783764372378
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Condition: New
€ 84.58
€ 84.58
Hardback. Rudolf Carnap's deflationary approach to ontology is once again attracting considerable interest and support. Eleven original essays by leading voices in metametaphysics deepen our understanding of Carnap's contributions to metaontology, and explore how his legacy can be mined for insights into the contemporary debate. Editor(s): Blatti, Stephan; Lapointe, Sandra. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199661985
- ISBN
- 9780199661985
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Condition: New
€ 120.45
€ 120.45
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
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Condition: New
€ 47.28
€ 47.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349487363
- ISBN
- 9781349487363
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Condition: New
€ 65.88
€ 65.88
Hardback. The first book in English to offer an extended comparative analysis of Heidegger and Deleuze. Those familiar with Heidegger's and Deleuze's thinking will find a detailed, well-researched book that comes to an innovative conclusion, while those new to both will find a clear, well-written exposition of their key concepts. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137404558
- ISBN
- 9781137404558
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
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
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
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
€ 108.92
€ 108.92