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Physics & ontology
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
€ 117.90
€ 117.90
Hardcover. This volume presents new essays on art, mind, and narrative inspired by the work of the late Peter Goldie. Topics covered include the role of narrative thinking in our lives, the nature of our imaginative engagement with fiction, the emotions and their role in motivating action, and the nature of conceptual art. Editor(s): Dodd, Julian. Series: Mind Association Occasional Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPM; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769736
- ISBN
- 9780198769736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.68
€ 127.68
Paperback. This book offers a new and radical interpretation of the core of Spinoza's metaphysics. Num Pages: 256 pages, contains 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190237349
- ISBN
- 9780190237349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.84
€ 79.84
Hardcover. Peirce and Biosemiotics Editor(s): Romanini, Vinicius; Fernandez, Eliseo. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 262 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400777316
- ISBN
- 9789400777316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.89
€ 202.89
Hardcover. This volume collects Saul Kripke's Locke Lectures, which were delivered in Oxford in 1973. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199928385
- ISBN
- 9780199928385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.55
€ 96.55
The Wave Function. Essays on the Metaphysics of Quantum Mechanics.
. Ed(S): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa
Paperback. This is a new volume of original essays on the metaphysics of quantum mechanics. The essays address questions such as: What fundamental metaphysics is best motivated by quantum mechanics? What is the ontological status of the wave function? What is the nature of the fundamental space (or space-time manifold) of quantum mechanics? Editor(s): Albert, David; Ney, Alyssa. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199790548
- ISBN
- 9780199790548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.41
€ 72.41
Paperback. The Metaphysics of Gender is a book about gender essentialism: what it is and why it might be true. Series: Studies in Feminist Philosophy. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPS; JFFK; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199740406
- ISBN
- 9780199740406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
Paperback. The Images of Time is a philosophical investigation of the nature of time and the mind's ways of representing it. Robin Le Poidevin examines the ways in which we perceive time and change, the means by which memory links us with the past, the attempt to represent change and movement in art, and the nature of fictional time. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575510
- ISBN
- 9780199575510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
Hardcover. Brian Hedden defends a radical view about rationality, personal identity, and time. He argues that what it is rational to do should not depend on your past beliefs or actions, which are not part of your current perspective on the world. His impersonal approach holds that what rationality demands of you is solely determined by your evidence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198732594
- ISBN
- 9780198732594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.81
€ 120.81
Hardcover. Trenton Merricks presents an original argument for the existence of propositions, and defends an account of their nature. He draws a variety of controversial conclusions, for instance about supervaluationism, the nature of possible worlds, truths about non-existent entities, and whether and how logical consequence depends on modal facts. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 145 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198732563
- ISBN
- 9780198732563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.19
€ 108.19
Paperback. Oxford Studies in Metaphysics is the forum for the best new work in this flourishing field. Much of the most interesting work in philosophy today is metaphysical in character: this series is a much-needed focus for it. Editor(s): Bennett, Karen; Zimmerman, Dean W. Series: Oxford Studies in Metaphysics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729259
- ISBN
- 9780198729259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. Ernest Sosa extends his distinctive approach to epistemology, intertwining issues concerning the role of the will in judgment and belief with issues of epistemic evaluation. While noting that human knowledge trades on distinctive psychological capacities, Sosa also emphasizes the role of the social in human knowledge. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198719694
- ISBN
- 9780198719694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.90
€ 119.90
Paperback. This second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Free Will is intended to be a sourcebook and guide to current work on free will and related subjects. Editor(s): Kane, Robert. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1088.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195399691
- ISBN
- 9780195399691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.12
€ 97.12
Hardcover. Discussions of personal identity frequently ignore the basic metaphysical nature of human people. What Are We? is the first general study of this important question. It explains the question's meaning, considers in detail the main possible answers to it, and suggests how the problem might be solved. Series: Philosophy of the Mind. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195176421
- ISBN
- 9780195176421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.69
€ 124.69
Paperback. This Handbook consists of 21 new essays on the nature and value of death, the relevance of the metaphysics of time and personal identity for questions about death, the desirability of immortality, and the wrongness of killing. Editor(s): Bradley, Ben; Feldman, Fred; Johansson, Jens. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; HPS; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190271459
- ISBN
- 9780190271459
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.77
€ 77.77
Hardback. Editor(s): Bilimoria, Professor Purushottama; Hemmingsen, Michael. Series: Sophia Studies in Cross-Cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2G; HPD; HPJ; HPL; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319178721
- ISBN
- 9783319178721
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.45
€ 71.45
Paperback. The book collects previously published articles on fatalism and the relationship between divine foreknolwedge and human freedom and includes a substantial introductory essay and bibliography. Editor(s): Fischer, John Martin; Todd, Patrick. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 248 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199942411
- ISBN
- 9780199942411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.16
€ 70.16
paperback. Baggini succinctly breaks down six answers people commonly suggest when considering what life is all about--helping others, serving humanity, being happy, becoming successful, enjoying each day as if it were the last, and freeing one's mind. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195315790
- ISBN
- 9780195315790
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.58
€ 22.58
paperback. Discusses the development of Neo-Confucianism, its criticism, the development of the Practical Learning, the introduction of European sciences, the influence of Catholicism on the traditional Confucian society and its theoretical dispute. This book deals with the Catholic influence on Tasan. Translator(s): Koertner, Tobias J. Num Pages: 383 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRKN1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Peter Lang AG
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9783631575475
- ISBN
- 9783631575475
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Condition: New
€ 6.49
€ 6.49
Paperback. Studies causation both as a concept and as it is 'in the objects.' Offers new accounts of the logic of singular causal statements, the form of causal regularities, the detection of causal relationships, the asymmetry of cause and effect, and necessary connection, and it relates causation to functional and statistical laws and to teleology. Series: Clarendon Library of Logic & Philosophy. Num Pages: 340 pages, diagrams. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198246428
- ISBN
- 9780198246428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.34
€ 70.34