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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
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
€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 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

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