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Physics & ontology
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729259
- ISBN
- 9780198729259
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Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198732563
- ISBN
- 9780198732563
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€ 108.19
€ 108.19
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198732594
- ISBN
- 9780198732594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.81
€ 120.81
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575510
- ISBN
- 9780199575510
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Condition: New
€ 63.74
€ 63.74
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199740406
- ISBN
- 9780199740406
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Condition: New
€ 66.48
€ 66.48
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
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Condition: New
€ 72.41
€ 72.41
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199928385
- ISBN
- 9780199928385
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Condition: New
€ 96.55
€ 96.55
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190237349
- ISBN
- 9780190237349
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Condition: New
€ 79.84
€ 79.84
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198769736
- ISBN
- 9780198769736
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Condition: New
€ 127.68
€ 127.68
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. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198796572
- ISBN
- 9780198796572
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Condition: New
€ 117.90
€ 117.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 18ill. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Edition
- Seventh Impression
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892810222
- ISBN
- 9780892810222
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.15
€ 14.99
€ 14.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Edition
- 10 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781305955448
- ISBN
- 9781305955448
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Condition: New
€ 147.65
€ 147.65
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- n
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198249245
- ISBN
- 9780198249245
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Condition: New
€ 50.17
€ 50.17
Hardback. Focuses on questions concerning the metaphysics of powers that cut across particular subject-specific ontological domains, investigating the metaphysical structure of powers, the nature of the manifestation of powers, the necessity or contingency of a power's relation to its manifestations, and powers and causation. Editor(s): Marmodoro, Anna. Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics. Num Pages: 204 pages, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415876858
- ISBN
- 9780415876858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.87
€ 193.87
Metasemantics presents new work on the philosophical foundations of linguistic semantics. Experts in the philosophy of language, metaphysics, and the theory of content provide new perspectives on old problems about linguistic meaning, pose questions that suggest novel research projects, and sharpen our understanding of linguistic representation. Editor(s): Burgess, Alexis; Sherman, Brett. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFA; CFG; HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199669592
- ISBN
- 9780199669592
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Condition: New
€ 123.31
€ 123.31
"Originally published in Chinese as Xin weishi lun by Zhejiang Provincial Library. This translation is based on the 2001 edition published by Hubei Education Press." Translator(s): Makeham, John. Series: World Thought in Translation. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HPCF; HPDF; HPJ; HRKN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300191578
- ISBN
- 9780300191578
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Condition: New
€ 76.60€ 60.10
€ 76.60
€ 60.10
From the pre-Socratics to Ovid and Plotinus, and from Shakespeare to Hegel, Schelling, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida, this title traces the secret tradition of the idea of eternal recurrence and situates it as the grounding thought of Western philosophy and literature. Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: DSB; HPC; HPJ; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822322733
- ISBN
- 9780822322733
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.44
€ 32.99
€ 25.44
hardcover. Throughout her distinguished and prolific writing career, she explored questions of good and bad, myth and morality. The framework for Murdoch's questions - and her own conclusions - can be found in the Sovereignty of Good. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415255523
- ISBN
- 9780415255523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.58
€ 117.58
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPJ. Dimension: 215 x 141. Weight in Grams: 218.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393005141
- ISBN
- 9780393005141
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.37
€ 20.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. This is the definitive guide to what's going on in philosophy. Distinguished scholars contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas: moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. Editor(s): Jackson, Frank; Smith, Michael. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 918 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 918
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199234769
- ISBN
- 9780199234769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.68
€ 67.68