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Physics & ontology

Paperback. Launches a surprising defence of the reality of evil, drawing on literary, theological, and psychoanalytic sources to suggest that evil, no mere medieval artefact, is a real phenomenon with palpable force in our contemporary world. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Yale University Press New Haven
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300171259
ISBN
9780300171259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.95

Paperback. Presents the author's mature rejection of both the Platonic theory that what we perceive is just a pale reflection of reality and the hard-headed view that all processes are the material. In this book, the author argued instead that the reality or substance of things lies in their concrete forms. Editor(s): Lawson-Tancred, Hugh. Translator(s): Lawson-Tancred, Hugh. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140446197
ISBN
9780140446197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472583666
ISBN
9781472583666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.13

Paperback. New translations of the central mediaeval texts on the problem of universals are presented here in an affordable edition suitable for use in courses in mediaeval philosophy, history of mediaeval philosophy, and universals. Includes a concise Introduction, glossary of important terms, notes, and bibliography. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBD; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872202498
ISBN
9780872202498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.38

Paperback.
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
paperback / softcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812694444
ISBN
9780812694444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 36.20

Hardback. This volume combines articles on the ethics, epistemology and ontology of Plato and the influence of his thinking on Aristotle and beyond. Editor(s): Cairns, Douglas; Herrmann, Fritz-Gregor; Penner, Terry. Series: Edinburgh Leventis Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748628117
ISBN
9780748628117
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.35

Paperback. Are humans just complex biochemical machines, mere physical parts of a causally closed materialist universe? Are we approaching the so-called Singularity when human consciousness can (and will) be downloaded into computers? Or is there more to the human person something that might be known as soul or spirit? As this book makes clear, the .." Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. .
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718894924
ISBN
9780718894924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Paperback. Widely regarded as the father of modern Western philosophy, Descartes sought to look beyond established ideas and create a thought system based on reason. In this work, he meditates on doubt, the human soul, God, truth and the nature of existence itself. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD1; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 112 x 9. Weight in Grams: 92.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192963
ISBN
9780141192963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. An incisive, original, compelling alternative to current mainstream cultural views and assumptions. Num Pages: 251 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785350184
ISBN
9781785350184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. .
Publisher
Tarcher
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874777987
ISBN
9780874777987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173177
ISBN
9780691173177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.47

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198719656
ISBN
9780198719656
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.30

Paperback. Thoroughly updated, the second edition of this highly successful textbook continues to represent the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of canonical readings in metaphysics. In addition to updated material from the first edition, it presents entirely new sections on ontology and the metaphysics of material objects. Editor(s): Kim, Jaegwon; Korman, Daniel Z.; Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444331028
ISBN
9781444331028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.22

Paperback. A novel and philosophically illuminating account of Descartes's metaphysics and its immediate historical context. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521616140
ISBN
9780521616140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.24

Paperback. What is a rhizome? What is a war machine? What is a body without organs? This volume provides a singular interpretation of the work in terms of assemblages and connecting that interpretation with traditional and contemporary debates within philosophy. It explains all the terms found in A Thousand Plateaus. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748686469
ISBN
9780748686469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. * This is the latest work by one of the leading figures of the cutting-edge philosophical orientation known as speculative realism. Harman develops his 'object-orientated philosophy' by extending it into the realm of social theory. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509500970
ISBN
9781509500970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

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

€ 23.73

Paperback. In his new Preface E.O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how "The Insect Societies" led him to write "Sociobiology," and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016385
ISBN
9780674016385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. Love - unconditional, selfless, unchanging, sincere, and totally accepting - is worshipped today as the West's only universal religion. To challenge it is one of our few remaining taboos. The author does just that, dissecting our resilient ruling ideas of love and showing how they are the product of a long and powerful cultural heritage. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187748
ISBN
9780300187748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. This book, the first of three volumes, revises the Aristotelian argument and develops an assessment whereby the technical object can be seen as having an essential, distinct temporality and dynamics of its own. Translator(s): Beardsworth, Richard; Collins, George. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 316 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Number of pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730419
ISBN
9780804730419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
Westview Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Fourth Edition, Fourth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813349343
ISBN
9780813349343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.67

Paperback. 'There is no alternative to postmetaphysical thinking': this statement, made by Jurgen Habermas in 1988, is still valid today. Translator(s): Cronin, Ciaran. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745682150
ISBN
9780745682150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.90

Paperback. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
BenBella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781944648657
ISBN
9781944648657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.83

Paperback. Christianity had compromised the immediacy of man's relationship with reality, and ironic detachment had alienated him from his deepest feelings. Hegel's "Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics" were delivered in Berlin in the 1820s, and stand as a passionately argued work that challenged the ability of art to respond to the modern world. Editor(s): Inwood, Michael. Translator(s): Bosanquet, Bernard. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HPC; HPJ; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433357
ISBN
9780140433357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.44

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