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Physics & ontology

Paperback. * Up-to-date and beautfifully written, Properties is the most comprehensive introduction to this important area of metaphysics * Writing with verve and clarity, Edwards explains difficult philosophical concepts in a straightforward manner. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661759
ISBN
9780745661759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.81

Paperback. Rene Guenon is a major figure for anyone who recognises a need to rediscover the spiritual roots from which Western society has become so comprehensively alienated. Immersing himself in the search for spiritual truth, he chose Islam as the vehicle for his spiritual life. Num Pages: 343 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170 x 55. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
343
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192518
ISBN
9781845192518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.14

Paperback. Pseudo-Dionysius was, after Aristotle, the author whom Thomas Aquinas quoted most frequently. This work investigates the pervasive influence of Pseudo-Dionysius, yet the profound originality of Aquinas. Central themes discussed include knowledge of the absolute, existence as the first and most universal perfection, diffusion of creation, and more. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268037246
ISBN
9780268037246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.18

Hardback. This volume combines articles on the ethics, epistemology and ontology of Plato and the influence of his thinking on Aristotle and beyond. Editor(s): Cairns, Douglas; Herrmann, Fritz-Gregor; Penner, Terry. Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748628117
ISBN
9780748628117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.47
€ 159.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPK; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624663659
ISBN
9781624663659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.17

Hardback. Editor(s): Torza, Alessandro. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 534 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPL; PBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 961.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
534
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319183619
ISBN
9783319183619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.13

Paperback. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBT; PBW; PDE; PHQ; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2000
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048154227
ISBN
9789048154227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 205.19

Paperback. In Process and Reality and other works, Alfred North Whitehead struggled to come to terms with the impact the new science of quantum mechanics would have on metaphysics.This ambitious book is the first extended analysis of the intricate relationships between relativity theory, quantum mechanics, and Whitehead's cosmology. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 278 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823250127
ISBN
9780823250127
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. Many, perhaps most textbooks of quantum mechanics present a Copenhagen, single system angle; fewer present the subject matter as an instrument for treating ensembles, but the two methods have been silently coexisting since the mid-Thirties. This work resolves this dichotomy by examining the mutual relation between single systems and ensembles. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792335658
ISBN
9780792335658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.47

Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPJ; PBPD; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1995
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048145751
ISBN
9789048145751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK; PHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179607
ISBN
9780231179607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive study of the emerging French philosopher Quentin Meillassoux. This volume covers materials that have not been published at the time of the first edition. It also features several fresh articles by Meillassoux. Series: Speculative Realism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748693450
ISBN
9780748693450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.00

Hardcover. Containing three previously unpublished papers by W.V. Quine as well as historical, exegetical, and critical papers by several leading Quine scholars including Hylton, Ebbs, and Ben-Menahem, this volume aims to remedy the comparative lack of historical investigation of Quine and his philosophical context. Editor(s): Kemp, Gary; Janssen-Lauret, Frederique. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137472502
ISBN
9781137472502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847676002
ISBN
9780847676002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Nida-Rumelin, Julian; Spohn, Wolfgang. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9789048154630
ISBN
9789048154630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.78

Paperback. Editor(s): Muller, Albrecht von; Filk, Thomas. Series: On Thinking. Num Pages: 284 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319348131
ISBN
9783319348131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.40

Hardcover. Re-Thinking Time at the Interface of Physics and Philosophy Editor(s): von Muller, Albrecht; Filk, Thomas. Series: On Thinking. Num Pages: 284 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319104454
ISBN
9783319104454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.53

Paperback. * A student-friendly collection of key contemporary texts in metaphysics. * Each text is followed by a detailed commentary, setting it in context. * Includes questions designed to help readers think hard about what the author is saying and why, to think of objections, and to formulate his or her own views. Editor(s): Beebee, Helen; Dodd, Julian. Series: Reading Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405123679
ISBN
9781405123679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.77

Hardback. Begins with the idea that political theory is a set of four alternative practices marked by divergent ontologies and epistemologies. Three of the conceptions of political theory identified in the book are applied to produce markedly different readings of the works of John Stuart Mill. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 433.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333696095
ISBN
9780333696095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.52

Hardback. Suitable for scholars and students new to Hegelian philosophy, this book presents an interpretation and exposition of Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit". Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213542
ISBN
9780823213542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.06

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