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Physics & ontology

Hardback. Why do ideas of how mechanisms relate to causality and probability differ so much across the sciences? Can progress in understanding the tools of causal inference in some sciences lead to progress in others? This book tackles these questions and others concerning the use of causality in the sciences. Editor(s): Illari, Phyllis McKay; Russo, Dr. Federica; Williamson, Jon. Num Pages: 952 pages, 79 line drawings plus 2 colour plates. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1540.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
952
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199574131
ISBN
9780199574131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.32

Hardback. Scientific and philosophical literature on causality has become highly specialised. It is hard to find suitable access points for students, young researchers, or professionals outside this domain. This book provides a guide to the complex literature, explains the scientific problems of causality and the philosophical tools needed to address them. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199662678
ISBN
9780199662678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199684434
ISBN
9780199684434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Hardback. .
Publisher
University Press of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761865155
ISBN
9780761865155
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.84

Hardback. Translator(s): Mackay, Robin. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167246
ISBN
9780231167246
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Assembling the views of today s leading metaphysicians on primary issues concerning the structure of reality and its taxonomy, this collection gets straight to the heart of one of the most hotly contested debates between philosophers and scientists. Editor(s): Oderberg, David S. Series: Ratio Special Issues. Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 6. Weight in Grams: 208.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118508350
ISBN
9781118508350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.89

Paperback. Series: Midway Reprints. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226096995
ISBN
9780226096995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Our society has been called a 'network society'. But what lies behind this name? Has society changed, or has our observation of society? There can hardly be any doubt that the conditions for describing the world have changed. This book reflects the consequences of these conditions for observing society. Editor(s): Lehmann, Niels; Qvortrup, Lars; Walther, Bo Kampmann. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Samfundslitteratur Denmark
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9788759311899
ISBN
9788759311899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 267 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HPJ; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 183 x 23. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606927359
ISBN
9781606927359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.03
€ 80.49

This volume presents twelve original papers on the idea that moral objectivity is to be understood in terms of a suitably constructed social point of view that all can accept. The contributors offer new perspectives, some sympathetic and some critical, on constructivist understandings - Kantian or otherwise - of morality and reason. Editor(s): Lenman, James; Shemmer, Yonatan. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199609833
ISBN
9780199609833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.32

Paperback. In a series of thought-provoking and original essays, eighteen leading philosophers engage in head-to-head debates of nine of the most cutting edge topics in contemporary metaphysics. Editor(s): Sider, Theodore; Hawthorne, John; Zimmerman, Dean W. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112291
ISBN
9781405112291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.61

Hardcover. In a series of thought-provoking and original essays, eighteen leading philosophers engage in head-to-head debates of nine of the most cutting edge topics in contemporary metaphysics. Editor(s): Sider, Theodore; Hawthorne, John; Zimmerman, Dean W. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 26. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405112284
ISBN
9781405112284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.75

Hardback. Ancient metaphysics and contemporary continental realism have a key goal in common: to investigate how beings exists outside of the descriptions placed on them by language, consciousness, texts and society.This volume addresses the encounters between contemporary and antique philosophies. Editor(s): Greenstine, Abraham Jacob; Johnson, Ryan J. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474412094
ISBN
9781474412094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.33
€ 118.95

Hardcover. Aims to introduce the student to central metaphysical issues while at the same time pursuing a coherent metaphysical view. Exercises designed to stimulate further thinking and to indicate further dimensions of the topics are posed throughout to encourage a more advanced study of the discipline. Series: Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557868589
ISBN
9781557868589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.79

Paperback. aeo Discusses a diversity of metaphysical issues such as colour, modality, and fiction. aeo Includes exercises throughout to encourage further thought and study. Series: Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557868596
ISBN
9781557868596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.13

Paperback. aeo Provides a comprehensive source to key metaphysics debates. aeo Includes classic articles by internationally acclaimed philosophers. aeo Incorporates seven new state--of--the art papers. aeo Begins with an overview essay hightlighting important debates. Editor(s): Laurence, Stephen; MacDonald, Cynthia. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631201724
ISBN
9780631201724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.71

Paperback. A presentation of and sustained argument for a particular view about propositions which express contrary-to-fact conditionals, including the author's infamous defense of realism about possible worlds. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224259
ISBN
9780631224259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 43.12

Hardback. This title is David Lewis's presentation of and sustained argument for a particular view about propositions which express contrary-to-fact conditionals, including his infamous defence of realism about possible worlds. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631224952
ISBN
9780631224952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.29

Hardcover. Examining Albert's reading of "The Book of Causes", this text asks: how does he view the relation between faith and reason to identify creation with emanation from God; and how does he understand Platonism and Aristotelianism to find in a 5th-century Neoplatonist the key to Aristotle's meaning. Series: Publications in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCB; HPJ; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268023515
ISBN
9780268023515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.57

Hardback. This collection is framed through Deleuze's symptomalogical approach which creates the ideal terrain for architecture and medical technologies of care to meet with robotics, alongside the newly emerging 'materialist landscape. Editor(s): Radman, Andrej; Sohn, Heidi. Series: New Materialisms. Num Pages: 328 pages, 45 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; HPJ; HPN; HPS; PDA; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474421119
ISBN
9781474421119
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.33
€ 119.62

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