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Physics & ontology
Paperback. Argues that 'nobility of spirit' is the quintessence of a civilized world. This book identifies nobility of spirit in the life and work of Spinoza and of Thomas Mann; explores the quest for the good society in our own times; and addresses the pursuit of truth and freedom that engaged figures as disparate as Socrates and Leone Ginzburg. Translator(s): De Jager, Marjolijn. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158533
- ISBN
- 9780300158533
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Condition: New
€ 16.45
€ 16.45
Paperback. A presentation of and sustained argument for a particular view about propositions which express contrary-to-fact conditionals, including the author's infamous defense of realism about possible worlds. Num Pages: 168 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631224259
- ISBN
- 9780631224259
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.52
€ 42.99
€ 41.52
Paperback. Series: Borderlines. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes. BIC Classification: CFF; HPJ; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816626854
- ISBN
- 9780816626854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.10
€ 28.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFCX; RGC; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415513395
- ISBN
- 9780415513395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.15
€ 55.15
The Evolutionary Mind: Conversations on Science, Imagination and Spiri...
Sheldrake, Rupert, Mckenna, Terence, Abraham,...
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Monkfish Book Publishing
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974935973
- ISBN
- 9780974935973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.91
€ 17.99
€ 16.91
Paperback. aeo Provides a comprehensive source to key metaphysics debates. aeo Includes classic articles by internationally acclaimed philosophers. aeo Incorporates seven new state--of--the art papers. aeo Begins with an overview essay hightlighting important debates. Editor(s): Laurence, Stephen; MacDonald, Cynthia. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 670. Clean copy with minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000292
- ISBN
- 9780631201724
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians: Unearthed from the Origins...
L. M. Palmer Giambattista Vico
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADL; CFG; HBJD; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 248 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0000302
- ISBN
- 9780801495113
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. 'An impressive synthesis of semiotics and anthropology which puts human experience in a new light. Deely gives us the foundation for a new paradigm for anthropology.' -Nathan Houser, Peirce Edition Project Series: Sources in Semiotics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 335.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847678044
- ISBN
- 9780847678044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. For Plato the soul was the seat of being, metaphysically distinct from the body that it was forced temporarily to inhabit. In 'De Anima', Plato's student, Aristotle sought to set out his theory of soul as the ultimate reality of embodied form and produced a masterpiece of philosophical insight. Translator(s): Lawson-Tancred, Hugh. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 194. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Previous owners name on FFEP, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0008604
- ISBN
- 9780140444711
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is one of the most important works in modern moral philosophy. This collection of essays, the first of its kind in nearly thirty years, introduces the reader to some of the most important studies of the book from the past two decades, arranged in the form of a collective commentary. Series: Critical Essays on the Classics Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; HPC; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 31. Weight in Grams: 592.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847686292
- ISBN
- 9780847686292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.19
€ 54.19
Paperback. Covers key philosophical, interpretive and textual issues, including an extensive further reading essay and translation notes. Editor(s): Denis, Lara; Gregor, Mary J. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781107451353
- ISBN
- 9781107451353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.17
€ 32.99
€ 24.17
Paperback. A close translation of the fourth, fifth and sixth books of the "Metaphysics", in which Aristotle discusses the nature and scope of metaphysics. The translation is accompanied by an interpretative and critical commentary. The second edition includes an expanded bibliography. Translator(s): Kirwan, Christopher. Series: Clarendon Aristotle Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, index, glossary, bibliography. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DNF; DSBB; HPCA; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198240877
- ISBN
- 9780198240877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.05
€ 59.05
Paperback. Editor(s): Beebee, Helen; Sabbarton-Leary, Nigel. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415516952
- ISBN
- 9780415516952
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.98
€ 59.98
Hardcover. What is the vacuum concept, and why is it so important? This volume brings together philosophically-minded specialists who enlarge on these issues in the context of classical gravity, quantum electrodynamics, and the grand unification programme. Editor(s): Saunders, Simon; Brown, Harvey R. Num Pages: 300 pages, line figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198244493
- ISBN
- 9780198244493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.32
€ 192.32
Paperback. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPL; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 310.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048152193
- ISBN
- 9789048152193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.47€ 122.88
€ 124.47
€ 122.88
Paperback. This text extends and evolves D.H. Mellor's classic exploration of the philosophy of time, "Real Time". It aims to answer such basic metaphysical questions about time as: how do past, present and future differ, how are time and space related, what is change, and is time travel possible? Series: International Library of Philosophy. Num Pages: 164 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; PGZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415097819
- ISBN
- 9780415097819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.49
€ 53.49
Paperback. Presents insight into the meaning of the quantum theory. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PD; PHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415174404
- ISBN
- 9780415174404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.77
€ 50.77
Paperback. Many social scientists have sought to show that nature is not an eternal constant but an intrinsically unstable concept - a historical, cultural and social construct with powerful emotional, moral and political connotations. This book sets out to explore some of the implications of and lacunae in this push to 'denaturalise nature'. Editor(s): Roepstorff, Andreas; Bubandt, Nils. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 174 x 21. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772889450
- ISBN
- 9788772889450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.41
€ 32.41
Hardcover. Oxford Studies in Metaphysics is the forum for the best new work in this flourishing field. This fifth volume is largely focused on the metaphysics of time, with sections on time travel; persistence through time; and time, space, and location. Anyone who wants to know what's happening in metaphysics can start here. Editor(s): Zimmerman, Dean. Series: Oxford Studies in Metaphysics. Num Pages: 334 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- SKU
- V9780199575787
- ISBN
- 9780199575787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.22
€ 124.22
Paperback. In Oppositions and Paradoxes, John L. Bell uses conceptual puzzles and paradoxes as a window into fundamental concepts of mathematics and physics. Num Pages: 170 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Broadview Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554813025
- ISBN
- 9781554813025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.64
€ 46.64