Physics & ontology
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Physics & ontology
Paperback. Ponders the nature of happiness and its place in philosophical thinking and writing throughout the ages. This title explores notions of happiness - from Greek philosophers to Desmond Tutu, Charles Darwin, Iris Murdoch, and the Dalai Lama - as well as the theories advanced by psychologists, economists, geneticists, and neuroscientists. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; JMAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 246.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300178104
- ISBN
- 9780300178104
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€ 17.99€ 14.40
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Paperback. Argues that meaning, truth, impossibility, natural necessity, and our intelligent perception of nature fit together into a distinctly realist account of thought and world. This title intends to offer an analytically and historically respectable alternative to the prevailing positions of various British-American philosophers. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040574
- ISBN
- 9780268040574
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€ 32.99€ 29.51
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Hardcover. Argues that meaning, truth, impossibility, natural necessity, and our intelligent perception of nature fit together into a distinctly realist account of thought and world. This title intends to offer an analytically and historically respectable alternative to the prevailing positions of various British-American philosophers. Num Pages: 280 pages, music. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040567
- ISBN
- 9780268040567
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€ 108.31
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037246
- ISBN
- 9780268037246
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€ 46.99€ 41.76
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Paperback. Through Aquinas' metaphysics, clarke helps the reader develop a holistic view of the meaningfulness of our universe and of human life. His work rescues the essence of Aquinas' metaphysics, making his body of thought accessible to students and interested readers not trained in Thomistic terminology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037079
- ISBN
- 9780268037079
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.20
€ 38.99
€ 35.20
Paperback. Series: Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLC1; HPCB; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035303
- ISBN
- 9780268035303
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.80
€ 36.99
€ 32.80
Hardcover. The essays in this collection range widely across the fields of metaphysics, epistemlogy, philosophy of mind and action, and theory of value with most linking analytical and Aristotelian-Thomistic ideas and some focusing on Aquinas in particular. Editor(s): Haldane, John. Series: Thomistic Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034672
- ISBN
- 9780268034672
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Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Paperback. A clearly-written, brief introduction to philosophic thinking that guides the reader through an exploration of sense perception, ordinary knowing, scientific knowing, and philosophic knowing. This philosophic journey culminates in a justification of philosophy itself as a genuine form of knowing and thus is a natural prelude to metaphysics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 231.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028794
- ISBN
- 9780268028794
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
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Hardcover. Examining Albert's reading of "The Book of Causes", this text asks: how does he view the relation between faith and reason to identify creation with emanation from God; and how does he understand Platonism and Aristotelianism to find in a 5th-century Neoplatonist the key to Aristotle's meaning. Series: Publications in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCB; HPJ; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268023515
- ISBN
- 9780268023515
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Condition: New
€ 108.57
€ 108.57
Paperback. Thomas Aquinas, whose metaphysics implies the moral gulf, holds that human beings are ultimately separate from nature. This title analyzes and challenges Thomas' understanding of the human soul, his primary justification for the moral separation. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022051
- ISBN
- 9780268022051
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Paperback. An introduction to ethical theory from a Christian perspective, this book examines the connection between moral theory, theology and metaphysics, approaching standard ethical theories from the standpoint of Christian theology. Series: Library of Religious Philosophy. Num Pages: 244 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268017521
- ISBN
- 9780268017521
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Condition: New
€ 20.92
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Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268006174
- ISBN
- 9780268006174
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.48
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Hardback. Translator(s): Edlebi, Alyosha. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168946
- ISBN
- 9780231168946
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€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Hardback. Translator(s): Mackay, Robin. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167246
- ISBN
- 9780231167246
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
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Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156622
- ISBN
- 9780231156622
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€ 33.99€ 24.82
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Hardback. In the interdisciplinary tradition of Buckminster Fuller's work, Gregory Bateson's Mind and Nature, and Fritjof Capra's Tao of Physics, Metapatterns embraces both nature and culture, seeking out the grand-scale patterns that help explain the functioning of our universe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067508
- ISBN
- 9780231067508
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€ 40.99€ 29.06
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Hardback. Published in 1918, this title is the author's final work. Composed in the years before his death, it was, according to Simmel, his 'testament', a capstone work of profound metaphysical inquiry intended to formulate his conception of life in its entirety. Translator(s): Andrews, John A. Y.; Levine, Donald N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226757834
- ISBN
- 9780226757834
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€ 95.07€ 78.49
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Paperback. Georg Simmel addressed diverse topics across his essayistic writings, which influenced scholars in aesthetics, epistemology, and sociology. This title features Presented alongside these seminal essays are aphoristic fragments from Simmel's last journal, providing a beguiling look into the mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers. Translator(s): Andrews, John A. Y.; Levine, Donald N. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226273303
- ISBN
- 9780226273303
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.08
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Paperback. Heidegger's writings are among the most formidable in the philosophy. The pivotal concepts of his thought are for many the source of both fascination and frustration. This title includes chapters that introduce and explain a key Heideggerian concept, or a cluster of closely related concepts. Series: Key Concepts. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF3; HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406. Key Concepts. Series: Key Concepts. 256 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Davis, Bret W. Heidegger's writings are among the most formidable in the philosophy. The pivotal concepts of his thought are for many the source of both fascination and frustration. This title includes chapters that introduce and explain a key Heideggerian concept, or a cluster of closely related concepts. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCF; HPCF3; HPJ. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight: 406.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844651993
- ISBN
- 9781844651993
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€ 44.99€ 42.40
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Paperback. In this astonishing and profound work, an irreverent sleuth traces the riddleof existence from the ancient world to modern times. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780871403599
- ISBN
- 9780871403599
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.47
€ 18.99
€ 17.47