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Paperback. 'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199594412
- ISBN
- 9780199594412
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.59
€ 11.99
€ 10.59
Paperback. This work defends the metaphysics of "internal realism", a view authored by Hilary Putnam, and seeks to build on its basis an immanent realistic position to resolve two conflicts: the conflict between realism and some forms of anti-realism; and between transcendent and immanent realism. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513877
- ISBN
- 9780742513877
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Condition: New
€ 64.57
€ 64.57
Paperback. Argues for a thoroughgoing realism about the common-sense and scientific physical world, and for a correspondence notion of truth. Furthermore, he argues that, contrary to received opinion, the metaphysical question of realism is distinct from, and prior to, any semantic question about truth. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691011875
- ISBN
- 9780691011875
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Condition: New
€ 60.28€ 47.39
€ 60.28
€ 47.39
Paperback. Editor(s): Alston, William P. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487903
- ISBN
- 9780801487903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.57
€ 51.57
Realism and Anti-Realism in the Philosophy of Science
. Ed(S): Cohen, R.s.; Hilpinen, R.; Qiu, Ren-...
Paperback. Beijing International Conference, 1992 Editor(s): Cohen, R.S.; Hilpinen, R.; Qiu, Ren-Zong. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 517 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GT; HB; HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048144938
- ISBN
- 9789048144938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 240.61
€ 240.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415872126
- ISBN
- 9780415872126
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.11
€ 62.11
paperback. Series: Philosophical Studies Series. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; HPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401060868
- ISBN
- 9789401060868
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Condition: New
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
Hardback. Suitable for scholars and students new to Hegelian philosophy, this book presents an interpretation and exposition of Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit". Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823213542
- ISBN
- 9780823213542
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Condition: New
€ 97.70
€ 97.70
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
€ 122.41
€ 122.41
Paperback. * A student-friendly collection of key contemporary texts in metaphysics. * Each text is followed by a detailed commentary, setting it in context. * Includes questions designed to help readers think hard about what the author is saying and why, to think of objections, and to formulate his or her own views. Editor(s): Beebee, Helen; Dodd, Julian. Series: Reading Philosophy. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405123679
- ISBN
- 9781405123679
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Condition: New
€ 37.50
€ 37.50
Hardcover. Re-Thinking Time at the Interface of Physics and Philosophy Editor(s): von Muller, Albrecht; Filk, Thomas. Series: On Thinking. Num Pages: 284 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319104454
- ISBN
- 9783319104454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.16
€ 123.16
Re-Thinking Time at the Interface of Physics and Philosophy
. Ed(S): Muller, Albrecht Von; Filk, Thomas
Paperback. Editor(s): Muller, Albrecht von; Filk, Thomas. Series: On Thinking. Num Pages: 284 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319348131
- ISBN
- 9783319348131
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Condition: New
€ 122.57
€ 122.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Nida-Rumelin, Julian; Spohn, Wolfgang. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048154630
- ISBN
- 9789048154630
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Condition: New
€ 122.35
€ 122.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847676002
- ISBN
- 9780847676002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Paperback. At present, there is an enormous gulf between the visibility of evil and the paucity of our intellectual resources for coming to grips with it. We have been flooded with images of death camps, terrorist attacks and horrendous human suffering. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745629544
- ISBN
- 9780745629544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Hardcover. Containing three previously unpublished papers by W.V. Quine as well as historical, exegetical, and critical papers by several leading Quine scholars including Hylton, Ebbs, and Ben-Menahem, this volume aims to remedy the comparative lack of historical investigation of Quine and his philosophical context. Editor(s): Kemp, Gary; Janssen-Lauret, Frederique. Series: History of Analytic Philosophy. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HPC; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137472502
- ISBN
- 9781137472502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive study of the emerging French philosopher Quentin Meillassoux. This volume covers materials that have not been published at the time of the first edition. It also features several fresh articles by Meillassoux. Series: Speculative Realism. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748693450
- ISBN
- 9780748693450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.11
€ 31.99
€ 27.11
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK; PHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231179607
- ISBN
- 9780231179607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.44
€ 38.99
€ 28.44
Paperback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPJ; PBPD; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 1995
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789048145751
- ISBN
- 9789048145751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 186.23
€ 186.23
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.46
€ 192.46