Physics & ontology
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Physics & ontology
Hardback. The papers included in this volume are illustrative of the application of careful, rigorous logical analysis (and sometimes logical systems) to critical philosophy of religion and what has been called constructive metaphysics. Editor(s): Harris, James Franklin. Series: Studies in Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 153 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792314547
- ISBN
- 9780792314547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.84
€ 130.84
Paperback. The author here is investigating and clarifying the premise that the distinctive nature of human consciousness is misrepresented by many philosophers and cognitive scientists who aim to reduce it to a set of functions understood in evolutionary, neurobiological and computational terms. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333800225
- ISBN
- 9780333800225
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Condition: New
€ 52.60
€ 52.60
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
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. This study is a systematic investigation into the metaphysical foundations of identity over time. The author elaborates and evaluates the most common theory about the persistence of objects through time and change, namely the classical theory of spatio-temporal continuity. Num Pages: 237 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 20 x 25. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333593516
- ISBN
- 9780333593516
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.08
€ 194.08
Hardback. What is truth? Philosophers are interested in a range of issues involving the concept of truth beginning with what sorts of things can be true. This is a collection of eighteen new and original research papers on truth and other alethic phenomena by twenty of the most promising young scholars working on truth today. Editor(s): Wright, Cory D.; Pederson, Nikolaj J. L. L. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 545.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580701
- ISBN
- 9780230580701
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Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardback. A collection of original, state-of-the-art essays by some of the best young philosophers working on the myriad problems of action and agency. Each one has already made important contributions to the philosophy of action and cognate areas. The chapters reflect their research and make a significant contribution to some debate in the field. Editor(s): Aguilar, Jesus; Buckareff, Andrei; Frankish, Keith. Series: New Waves in Philosophy. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 495.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580602
- ISBN
- 9780230580602
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Condition: New
€ 67.23
€ 67.23
Hardback. This first comparative study of the philosophers and literary critics, Walter Benjamin and Mikhail Bakhtin, focuses on the two thinkers' conceptions of experience and form, investigating parallels between Bakhtin's theories of responsibility, dialogue, and the novel, and Benjamin's theories of translation, montage, allegory, and the aura. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230535350
- ISBN
- 9780230535350
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Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardback. These previously unpublished essays present the newest developments in the thought of philosophers working on action and its explanation, focusing on a wide range of interlocking issues relating to agency, deliberation, motivation, mental causation, teleology, interpretive explanation and the ontology of actions and their reasons. Editor(s): Sandis, Constantine. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 33. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230522022
- ISBN
- 9780230522022
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.47
€ 129.47
Hardcover. What are species? Are they objective features of the world? If so, what sort of features are they? Slater presents a novel approach to these questions, aiming to accommodating the attractions to both realism and antirealism about species. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230393240
- ISBN
- 9780230393240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardback. This comprehensive introductory guide includes discussion of the major contemporary positions on compatibilism and incompatibilism, and of the central arguments that are a focus of the current debate, including the Consequence Argument, manipulation arguments, and Frankfurt's famous argument against the 'Principle of Alternate Possibilities. Series: Palgrave Philosophy Today. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232921
- ISBN
- 9780230232921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232815
- ISBN
- 9780230232815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.49
€ 125.49
Hardback. Accessible and wide-ranging, this introduction to contemporary Philosophy of Action guides the reader through the major views and arguments. The topics addressed include the nature of intentional action and its explanation, the nature of reasons, the role of desire and intention in action, the nature of autonomy and the possibility of group agents. Series: Palgrave Philosophy Today. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230232808
- ISBN
- 9780230232808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.21
€ 127.21
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
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Paperback. A collection of essays by scholars, philosophers, and scientists offering penetrating answers to some of the most important questions of the day. Editor(s): Zarandi, Mehrdad. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941532471
- ISBN
- 9780941532471
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.38
€ 21.99
€ 21.38
Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn; Jensen, Uffe Juul; Gron, Arne; Mikkelsen, Jorgen; Nordenbo, Sven-Erik; Koch, Carl Henrik. Series: Danish Yearbook of Philosophy. Num Pages: 94 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; GBCY; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 94
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772895437
- ISBN
- 9788772895437
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.55
€ 38.99
€ 28.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn; Jensen, Uffe Juul; Gron, Arne; Mikkelsen, Jorgen; Nordenbo, Sven-Erik; Koch, C.H. Series: Danish Yearbook of Philosophy. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJPR; GBCY; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893600
- ISBN
- 9788772893600
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn; Jensen, Uffe Juul; Gron, Arne; Mikkelsen, Jorgen; Nordenbo, Sven-Erik; Koch, Carl Henrik. Series: Danish Yearbook of Philosophy. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJPR; GBCY; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772893396
- ISBN
- 9788772893396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 27.68
€ 36.99
€ 27.68
Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn; Jensen, Uffe Juul; Gron, Arne; Mikkelsen, Jorgen; Kappel, Klemens; Koch, Carl Henrik; Nordenbo, Sven-Erik. Series: Danish Yearbook of Philosophy. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3JJPR; GBCY; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892771
- ISBN
- 9788772892771
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Collin, Finn; Jensen, Uffe Juul; Gron, Arne; Kappel, Klemens; Nordenbo, Sven-Erik; Koch, C.H. Series: Danish Yearbook of Philosophy. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 7. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Edition
- Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772891934
- ISBN
- 9788772891934
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Reinbacher, Gunnar Scott; Riis, Ole Preben; Zeller, Jorg. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Aalborg University Press
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771120974
- ISBN
- 9788771120974
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.18
€ 32.99
€ 24.18