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Physics & ontology

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Physics & ontology

Paperback. Presents an introduction to logical atomism and its application to ontology and epistemology. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPJ; HPK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415474610
ISBN
9780415474610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.18

Paperback. This collection of seventeen essays deals with the metaphysical, as opposed to the moral, issues pertaining to death. For example, the authors investigate (among other things) the issue of what makes death a bad thing for an individual, if indeed death is a bad thing. Editor(s): Fischer, John Martin. Series: Stanford Series in Philosophy. Num Pages: 444 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804721042
ISBN
9780804721042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.44

Hardback. This book argues that a plausible account of emergence requires replacing the traditional assumption that what primarily exists are particular entities with generic processes. Traversing contemporary physics and issues of identity over time, it then proceeds to develop a metaphysical taxonomy of emergent entities and of the character of human life. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 figures. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137502377
ISBN
9781137502377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.08

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

Paperback. Aristotle's 'Metaphysics' is one of the most important texts in ancient philosophy. This guide provides a thematic study. It assesses Aristotle's life, the background to the 'Metaphysics' and Aristotle's legacy, as well as discussing the arguments in the text. Series: Routledge Philosophy Guidebooks. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415251488
ISBN
9780415251488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.07

paperback. This book develops a new political economy, enabling us to see, understand and advocate a diverse economy beyond capitalism and socialism. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPJ; JHB; KCA; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781316509388
ISBN
9781316509388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 28.15

Paperback. Series: Speculative Realism. BIC Classification: DSK; HPJ; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474422703
ISBN
9781474422703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Networks are the future: here's the first philosophy based on networks, a new image of thought for a hyperconnected age. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JF; YNM; YQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 209 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780992389
ISBN
9781780992389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Book. Raymond Tallis goes in search of the nature and meaning of time and argues with characteristic fearlessness that our temporal lives are ill-served by the mathematized account of time presented by physics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Agenda Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911116219
ISBN
9781911116219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.69

Paperback. Translator(s): Andison, Mabelle L. Series: Dover Books on Western Philosophy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486454399
ISBN
9780486454399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.24

Paperback. Translator(s): Pusch, R. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
SteinerBooks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880101950
ISBN
9780880101950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.58

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
€ 27.72

Paperback. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500. From Parmenides to Levinas. 352 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight: 458. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231148443
ISBN
9780231148443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. * Sister volume to the acclaimed Companion to Epistemology (Blackwell 1992)* Over 200 main entries* Internationally acclaimed contributors. . Editor(s): Kim, Jaegwon; Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 560 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 0. Weight in Grams: 982. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KOC0011152
ISBN
9780631199991
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. A step-by-step guide to Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296. An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. 240 pages. A step-by-step guide to Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 14. Weight: 296.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748638338
ISBN
9780748638338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.57

Paperback. When a doctor tells you there's a one percent chance that an operation will result in your death, or a scientist claims that his theory is probably true, what exactly does that mean? Understanding probability is clearly very important, if we are to make good theoretical and practical choices. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PBB; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652573
ISBN
9780745652573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.23

Paperback. Contains some of Heidegger's most crucial statements about temporality, ontological difference and dialectic, and being and time in Hegel. This title is suitable for students of Heidegger and Hegel and of contemporary Continental philosophy. Translator(s): Emad, Parvis; Maly, Kenneth. Series: Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209108
ISBN
9780253209108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.92

Paperback. First published in 1935, On Escape represents Emmanuel Levinas's first attempt to break with the ontological obsession of the Western tradition. In it, Levinas not only affirms the necessity of an escape from being, but also gives a meaning and a direction to it. Editor(s): Rolland, Jacques. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5106 x 3150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741408
ISBN
9780804741408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.03

Hardback. Aristotle on Method and Metaphysics is a collection of new and cutting-edge essays by prominent Aristotle scholars and Aristotelian philosophers on themes in ontology, causation, modality, essentialism, the metaphysics of life, natural theology, and scientific and philosophical methodology. Editor(s): Feser, Edward. Series: Philosophers in Depth. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
316
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230360914
ISBN
9780230360914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.75

Paperback. In this book the metaphysical system of Graham Harman is presented in lucid form, aided by helpful diagrams. Num Pages: 157 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
157
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846947001
ISBN
9781846947001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

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