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Physics & ontology

Paperback. Philosophical Perspectives, an annual, aims to publish original essays by foremost thinkers in their fields, with each volume confined to a main area of philosophical research. Editor(s): Hawthorne, John; Turner, Jason. Series: Philosophical Perspectives Annual Volume. Num Pages: 300 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118330852
ISBN
9781118330852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.28

Paperback. Contains papers from a conference on realism and relativism. This title includes fifteen substantial papers by leading figures, who have contributed papers representative of their work. Editor(s): Sosa, Ernest; Villanueva, Enrique. Series: Philosophical Issues: A Supplement to Nous. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
Volume 12
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233848
ISBN
9780631233848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.86

Phenomenology or Deconstruction? challenges traditional understandings of the relationship between phenomenology and deconstruction through new readings of the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Paul RicA"ur and Jean-Luc Nancy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748637591
ISBN
9780748637591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 164.98

Paperback. Barry Dainton presents a fascinating new account of the self, grounded in the continuity we find in our streams of consciousness: this is the key to explaining how we can undergo changes but remain the same person. He has original things to say about personal identity, the conditions of our existence and survival, and our relation to our bodies. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; HPK; HPM; JMT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199692248
ISBN
9780199692248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.82

Paperback. Marina Warner's study of the products of fantasy deepens our understanding of the supernatural in relation to self and society. This surprising story explores the metaphors and media that have been the stock in trade of poets, scientists, magicians, and visionaries, including wax and cloud, smoke and mirrors, ether, ectoplasm, and celluloid. Num Pages: 496 pages, 8pp color plates, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HPJ; HRQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 742.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199239238
ISBN
9780199239238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99

Paperback. Students of philosophy, psychology, sociology, and literature will welcome this collection of original essays on self-deception and related phenomena such as wishful thinking, bad faith, and false consciousness. The book has six sections, each exploring self-deception and related phenomena from a different perspective. Editor(s): McLaughlin, Brian P.; Rorty, Amelie Oksenberg. Series: Topics in Philosophy. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 230 x 35. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520061231
ISBN
9780520061231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.88

hardcover. This book addresses whether personal identity is analyzable, with innovative discussion of 'complex' and 'simple' theories. Editor(s): Gasser, Georg; Stefan, Matthias. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512. Complex or Simple?. 268 pages. Editor(s): Gasser, Georg; Stefan, Matthias. This book addresses whether personal identity is analyzable, with innovative discussion of 'complex' and 'simple' theories. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight: 530.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
268
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107014442
ISBN
9781107014442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631134329
ISBN
9780631134329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.10

Hardcover. Devoted to understanding Peirce's metaphysics from the perspective of the scientific question that motivated his thinking, this text offers a detailed account of the ideas and theories necessary to understand his theories contrasted with those of other contemporary scientists and philosophers. Series: Vanderbilt Library of American Philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBT; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826513960
ISBN
9780826513960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.84

Hardback. Selections from Leopardi's prose masterwork, Zibaldone, one of the great intellectual diaries in European literature, expertly translated by Tim Parks Translator(s): Parks, Tim. Series: The Margellos World Republic of Letters. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPCD; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300186338
ISBN
9780300186338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.58
€ 40.33

Paperback. What can a fingernail tell us about the mysteries of creation? In one sense, a nail is merely a hunk of mute matter, yet in another, it's an information superhighway quite literally at our fingertips. This title explores this hidden web of unimaginably complex interactions in every living being. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDZ; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171525
ISBN
9780300171525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.08

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 574 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; 3JD; DSA; DSB; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
574
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650487
ISBN
9780691650487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 268.27

Hardback. 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

€ 143.24

Paperback. Includes Heidegger's lectures, which review and makes critical appropriations of the hermeneutic tradition from Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine to Schleiermacher and Dilthey in order to reformulate the question of being on the basis of facticity and the everyday world. Translator(s): Van Buren, John. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 247.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220219
ISBN
9780253220219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.44

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850362268
ISBN
9780850362268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.09

Hardback. Features the essays that examine philosophical issues concerning the concepts of poesis and praxis relevant to Marx's ideas of production. Translator(s): Haver, William. Series: Asia-Pacific: Culture, Politics, and Society. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351641
ISBN
9780822351641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.05

Paperback. Three Essays. Series: Asia-Pacific. 224 pages. Features the essays that examine philosophical issues concerning the concepts of poesis and praxis relevant to Marx's ideas of production. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 8. Weight: 306. Translator(s): Haver, William.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351801
ISBN
9780822351801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441182890
ISBN
9781441182890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.32

Paperback. Intended to clarify the meaning of the philosophical doctrines propounded by W. V. Quine in "Word and Objects," the essays included herein are intimately related and concern themselves with three philosophical preoccupations: the nature of meaning, the meaning of existence and the nature of natural knowledge. Series: John Dewey Essays in Philosophy. Num Pages: 165 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 192. Series: John Dewey Essays in Philosophy. 165 pages, Ill. Intended to clarify the meaning of the philosophical doctrines propounded by W. V. Quine in "Word and Objects," the essays included herein are intimately related and concern themselves with three philosophical preoccupations: the nature of meaning, the meaning of existence and the nature of natural knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 12. Weight: 234.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
165
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231083577
ISBN
9780231083577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.44

Paperback. What sort of interaction is there between, for example, slow-moving objects like climate and comparatively fast-moving objects like governments? Using real-world examples, the author shows how a networked concept of space and time is at the heart of our central political concerns. Series: Speculative Realism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 b&w line art illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748679973
ISBN
9780748679973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.04

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