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Physics & ontology
hardcover. Not all scientific explanations work by describing causal connections between events or the world's overall causal structure. In addition, mathematicians regard some proofs as explaining why the theorems being proved do in fact hold. This book proposes new philosophical accounts of many kinds of non-causal explanations in science and mathematics. Series: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 512 pages, 56. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 182 x 39. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780190269487
- ISBN
- 9780190269487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.08
€ 127.08
Paperback. Editor(s): Grosz, Elizabeth. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485909
- ISBN
- 9780801485909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.21
€ 37.99
€ 34.21
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JH; HPJ; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691645056
- ISBN
- 9780691645056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.06
€ 139.06
Hardback. Being Shaken is a multifaceted meditation by leading philosophers from Europe and North America on ways in which events disrupt the complacency of the ontological paradigm at the personal, ethical, theological, aesthetic, and political levels. Editor(s): Marder, Michael; Zabala, Santiago. Series: Palgrave Studies in Postmetaphysical Thought. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333728
- ISBN
- 9781137333728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.34
€ 64.34
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739757
- ISBN
- 9780804739757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Hardback. This book, by one of the most innovative and challenging contemporary thinkers, rethinks community and the very idea of the social. Nancy's fundamental argument is that being is always "being with," that "I" is not prior to "we," that existence is essentially co-existence. Translator(s): Richardson, Robert; O'Byrne, Anne E. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739740
- ISBN
- 9780804739740
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.93
€ 127.93
Hardcover. Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) was one of the outstanding French philosophers of the 20th century and his work is widely read in the English-speaking world. This unique volume comprises the lectures that Ricoeur gave on Plato and Aristotle at the University of Strasbourg in 1953-54. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660547
- ISBN
- 9780745660547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.57
€ 74.57
Paperback. Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) was one of the outstanding French philosophers of the 20th century and his work is widely read in the English-speaking world. This unique volume comprises the lectures that Ricoeur gave on Plato and Aristotle at the University of Strasbourg in 1953-54. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745660554
- ISBN
- 9780745660554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.08
€ 27.08
Paperback. In this engaging book, Gianni Vattimo explores the theme of faith and religion which underlies much of his work. Num Pages: 104 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HRAB; HRCM; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745619552
- ISBN
- 9780745619552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.34
€ 21.34
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 125
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447141853
- ISBN
- 9781447141853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 22.84
€ 59.41
€ 22.84
Paperback. In this diverse collection of sixteen essays, lectures, and interviews Graham Harman lucidly explains the principles of Speculative Realism, including his own object-oriented philosophy. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782790389
- ISBN
- 9781782790389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Hardcover. A critique of the widespread view that the task of philosophical theology is to overcome ontotheology. Robbins argues that ontotheology, far from being a problem to overcome, is instead the very condition of being and thought. Series: Studies in Religion and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921631
- ISBN
- 9780813921631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- BenBella Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781944648657
- ISBN
- 9781944648657
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.63
€ 16.99
€ 14.63
Paperback. An incisive, original, compelling alternative to current mainstream cultural views and assumptions. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785350184
- ISBN
- 9781785350184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. Bringing together a group of internationally renowned theorists, the volume asks: has there been an ethical turn in Judith Butlers work or is the increasing emphasis on ethics the culmination of ideas in her earlier work? How do ethics relate to politics in her work, and how do they connect to her increasing concern with violence, war and conflict? Editor(s): Lloyd, Moya. Series: Critical Connections. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748678853
- ISBN
- 9780748678853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.31
€ 38.99
€ 35.31
Paperback. Translator(s): Abbeele, Georges van den. Series: Theory Out of Bounds. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First edition
- SKU
- V9780816622603
- ISBN
- 9780816622603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Paperback. Translator(s): Laudenberger, John; Palazuelos, Felix Rebolledo. Series: Univocal. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 203 x 38. .
- Publisher
- Univocal Publishing LLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937561512
- ISBN
- 9781937561512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.31
€ 27.99
€ 26.31
Hardback. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823234585
- ISBN
- 9780823234585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.98
€ 105.98
hardcover. We use concepts of causal powers and their relatives-dispositions, capacities, and abilities-to describe the world around us, both in everyday life and in scientific practice. This volume presents new work on the nature of causal powers, and their connections with other phenomena within metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. Editor(s): Jacobs, Jonathan D. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198796572
- ISBN
- 9780198796572
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.19
€ 112.19
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
€ 151.32