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Physics & ontology
Paperback. Theodore Sider presents a broad new vision of metaphysics centred on the idea of structure. To describe the world well we must use concepts that 'carve at the joints', so that conceptual structure matches reality's structure. This approach illuminates a wide range of topics, such as time, modality, ontology, and the status of metaphysics itself. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199687503
- ISBN
- 9780199687503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.26
€ 56.26
Paperback. Deals with the findings of just some of the authorities modern philosophy, social science and psychology in an open discourse between the ancient and the modern, the traditional and the scientific, the industrial and the personal. This book is of interest to academics and students in psychology, sociology, and philosophy. Num Pages: 203 pages, bibliography, indexes. BIC Classification: HPDC; HPJ; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Anqa Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780953451371
- ISBN
- 9780953451371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.08
€ 28.08
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415872126
- ISBN
- 9780415872126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.79
€ 63.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 298
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226070773
- ISBN
- 9780226070773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.92
€ 34.99
€ 27.92
Hardcover. Series: Series in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 261 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Includes index. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press Ohio
- Number of pages
- 261
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0227617
- ISBN
- 9780821406885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book provides an overall interpretation of Deleuze's philosophy alongside a critical introduction to one of the most important unifying ideas in his work: the construction of new and important philosophies of time. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330. A Critical Introduction and Guide. 216 pages. This book provides an overall interpretation of Deleuze's philosophy alongside a critical introduction to one of the most important unifying ideas in his work: the construction of new and important philosophies of time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPJ. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 12. Weight: 330.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638543
- ISBN
- 9780748638543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.75
€ 33.99
€ 28.75
Paperback. Bradford Skow presents an original defense of the 'block universe' theory of time, often said to be a theory according to which time does not pass. He provides in-depth discussions of alternative theories, reconciles objective becoming with relativistic physics, and re-evaluates our 'experience' of the passage of time in relation to the argument. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198776697
- ISBN
- 9780198776697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.22
€ 52.22
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400751668
- ISBN
- 9789400751668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.71€ 81.13
€ 130.71
€ 81.13
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
€ 38.99€ 33.08
€ 38.99
€ 33.08
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319444178
- ISBN
- 9783319444178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.58
€ 100.58
Paperback. * Presents an accessible, up-to-date and broad-ranging survey of one of the most dynamic and often daunting sub-fields in contemporary philosophy * Introduces readers to the seminal works of contemporary and historic philosophers, including Descartes, Leibniz, Russell, David Lewis, Alvin Plantinga, David M. Series: Fundamentals of Philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405195737
- ISBN
- 9781405195737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.35
€ 27.35
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
€ 65.74
Paperback. Work links dance and the aesthetics of everyday movement to ideas about social order. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPN; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822335146
- ISBN
- 9780822335146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319392219
- ISBN
- 9783319392219
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.50
€ 33.99
€ 31.50
Paperback. Demonstrates the interdependence of science and philosophy by examining a number of crucial problems on the nature of space and time - problems that require for their resolution the resources of philosophy and of physics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626. 400 pages, illustrations. Demonstrates the interdependence of science and philosophy by examining a number of crucial problems on the nature of space and time - problems that require for their resolution the resources of philosophy and of physics. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPJ. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight: 628.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520031746
- ISBN
- 9780520031746
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. This work defends the metaphysics of "internal realism", a view authored by Hilary Putnam, and seeks to build on its basis an immanent realistic position to resolve two conflicts: the conflict between realism and some forms of anti-realism; and between transcendent and immanent realism. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513877
- ISBN
- 9780742513877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.26
€ 63.26
Paperback. This book provides an introduction to metaphysics. Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 0. Weight in Grams: 319. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- 1st
- SKU
- KOC0011106
- ISBN
- 9780521286909
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 18.00
€ 18.00
Paperback. The Persistence of the Negative offers an original and compelling critique of contemporary Continental theory through a rehabilitation of the negative. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 12. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748649044
- ISBN
- 9780748649044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.92
€ 38.99
€ 32.92
Paperback. Humans have the ability to imitate and copy behaviours, or memes, from one another. This is an investigation of whether genes and memes can lead to discoveries about the nature of the inner self and whether the inner self is only an illusion created by the memes for the sake of replication. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JHM; JMRL; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 196 x 59. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192862129
- ISBN
- 9780192862129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.08
€ 18.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Translator(s): Lester, Mark; Boundas, Constantin V.; Stivale, Charles J. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474234887
- ISBN
- 9781474234887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.88
€ 31.99
€ 26.88