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Physics & ontology
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580602
- ISBN
- 9780230580602
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€ 67.21
€ 67.21
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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€ 67.53
€ 67.53
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
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Condition: New
€ 194.05
€ 194.05
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
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Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
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.
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- 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
€ 52.58
€ 52.58
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 153
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792314547
- ISBN
- 9780792314547
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Condition: New
€ 130.88
€ 130.88
Hardback. This volume brings together new investigations of the ontological credentials of such entities as: things, events, states of affairs, variable and non-existent objects, properties, tropes and tendencies. The consequences of different ontological commitments are explored. Editor(s): Mulligan, Kevin. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792315094
- ISBN
- 9780792315094
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Condition: New
€ 198.43
€ 198.43
Hardback. Develops a novel defense of Platonism, arguing, first, that abstracta - nonqualitative haecceities - are needed to explain concreta's being diverse at a time; and second, that unexemplified haecceities are then required to accommodate the full range of cases in which there are possible worlds containing individuals not present in the actual world. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324386
- ISBN
- 9780792324386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.42
€ 199.42
Hardback. Issues surrounding the status and nature of "nonexistent objects" constitue one of philosophy's oldest and densest thickets. In this book, Perszyk takes readers through this thicket, informed both historically and at the level of contemporary discussion of relevant themes. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324614
- ISBN
- 9780792324614
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Condition: New
€ 200.54
€ 200.54
Hardback. Provides an English translation of "Lectura" I 39, a key text of the medieval theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus, together with an introduction and a commentary. Scotus was the first scholar to develop a consistent analysis of the basic Christian notions of "contingency" and "freedom". Editor(s): Jaczn, Anthonie Vos; Veldhuis, Henri; Looman-Graaskamp, Aline H.; Dekker, E.; Bok, Nico W. den. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327073
- ISBN
- 9780792327073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87
Critical Rationalism, Metaphysics and Science: Essays for Joseph Agass...
. Ed(S): Jarvie, I. C.; Laor, Nathaniel
hardcover. This text focuses on the philosophical framework known as critical rationalism, testing its limitations and discovering surprising connections. The essays illustrate the fecundity and range of Professor Agassi's interests, and the broad range of persons he has influenced. Editor(s): Jarvie, I. C.; Laor, Nathaniel. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329602
- ISBN
- 9780792329602
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Condition: New
€ 199.66
€ 199.66
Hardback. This text presents a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition. "Worlds" themselves are understood as structured sets of properties. The book also takes up the question of lexical meaning in the context of possible-world semantics. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330066
- ISBN
- 9780792330066
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€ 201.20
€ 201.20
Paperback. With Part I presenting a theory of modal metaphysics in the possible-worlds tradition, and Part II taking up the question of lexical meaning in the context of possible-world semantics, this book is of interest to metaphysicians, possible-world semanticists, philosophers of language, and linguists concerned with lexical semantics. Series: Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 359 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1130.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
- Number of pages
- 359
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330073
- ISBN
- 9780792330073
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Condition: New
€ 198.62
€ 198.62
Hardback. Many, perhaps most textbooks of quantum mechanics present a Copenhagen, single system angle; fewer present the subject matter as an instrument for treating ensembles, but the two methods have been silently coexisting since the mid-Thirties. This work resolves this dichotomy by examining the mutual relation between single systems and ensembles. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792335658
- ISBN
- 9780792335658
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Condition: New
€ 200.47
€ 200.47
Hardback. This text presents: a reconstruction of Brentano's life and contributions to philosophy; separate studies of Brentano's most important students (von Ehrenfels, Husserl, Marty, Meinong, Stumpf, and Twardowski); separate studies of the main philosophical problems or areas of Brentano's writing. Editor(s): Albertazzi, Liliana; Libardi, M. (Centro Studi per la Filosofia Mitteleuropea Trento, Italy); Poli, Dr. Roberto. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 495 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 40. Weight in Grams: 866.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337669
- ISBN
- 9780792337669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 347.66
€ 347.66
Hardback. Considers what conceptions of God may fit with the tradition of American naturalism. This title argues that irrealism is subversive of the Christian conception of God. It analyzes two different process conceptions of God and their metaphysical frameworks. It is concerned with the role of philosophical reason in the analysis of religion. Editor(s): Long, Eugene T. Series: Studies in Philosophy and Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOP
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792338109
- ISBN
- 9780792338109
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.41
€ 132.41
Hardback. This volume aims to illustrate that through the application of formal methods the ancient discipline of ontology may be put on a firm methodological basis. The essays illuminate the nature of ontology and its relation to other areas, in language, logic and everyday life. Editor(s): Poli, Dr. Roberto; Simons, Peter. Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792341048
- ISBN
- 9780792341048
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Condition: New
€ 200.09
€ 200.09
Hardback. Provides a treatise on general metaphysics. This book applies the axiomatic method. Its main theme is the construction of a general non-set-theoretical theory of intensional entities. Other matters discussed are the metaphysics of modality, the nature of actual existence, mereology and the taxonomy of entities. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792347170
- ISBN
- 9780792347170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.13
€ 202.13
Hardback. This text is a history of one of the oldest problems in the philosophy of space and time: How is the change from one state to its opposite to be described? Authors treated in this book range from Plato, to contemporary authors, taking into account such theories as interval semantics. Series: The New Synthese Historical Library. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351207
- ISBN
- 9780792351207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.78
€ 288.78
Hardback. Heidegger holds that our age is dominated by the ambition of reason to possess the world. Leibniz is the man who formulated the theorem: nothing happens without a reason. This book shows Leibniz as one who defends the thought of being in the unity of monadology, and Heidegger as a thinker who preserves the sign of reason in his meditating thought. Translator(s): Parks, Gerald. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351375
- ISBN
- 9780792351375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.82
€ 130.82