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Physics & ontology

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

€ 14.76

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

€ 23.70

Hardback. Editor(s): Rose, David. Series: Advances in Experimental Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474278621
ISBN
9781474278621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.31

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

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

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

€ 37.99
€ 34.82

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

€ 62.59

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

€ 15.99
€ 12.05

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

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474413633
ISBN
9781474413633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. A systematic overview of modern metaphysics, covering all of the most important topics in the subject likely to be encountered on a metaphysics course. The emphasis is on contemporary views and issues rather than on the history of metaphysics. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198752530
ISBN
9780198752530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.74

Hardback. Why does knowledge of philosophy presuppose knowledge of reality? What are the characters in Deleuze's theatre and philosophy? How are his famous metaphysical distinctions secondary to the concept of philosophy as practice and politics? These questions are answered through careful analysis and application of Deleuzian principles. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480. Affirmation in Philosophy. 280 pages. Why does knowledge of philosophy presuppose knowledge of reality? What are the characters in Deleuze's theatre and philosophy? How are his famous metaphysical distinctions secondary to the concept of philosophy as practice and politics? These questions are answered through careful analysis and application of Deleuzian principles. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 22. Weight: 480.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2010th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276581
ISBN
9780230276581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.84
€ 15.31

Paperback. Seeks to discover whence we have come and whither we are going. This book begins to speak and to answer our anxious questions in images and analogies. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
World Wisdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936597215
ISBN
9781936597215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.37

Hardcover. This book develops a thorough analysis of relativistic effects to address the question of what is the nature (the ontological status) of spacetime. In this new edition, arguments are strengthened, and new developments in the field are presented and integrated. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 329 pages, 70 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 688.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd ed. 2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642019524
ISBN
9783642019524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.45
€ 57.31

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

€ 38.99
€ 28.15

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
402
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214294
ISBN
9780253214294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Paperback. Throughout her distinguished and prolific writing career, she explored questions of good and bad, myth and morality. The framework for Murdoch's questions - and her own conclusions - can be found in the Sovereignty of Good. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 126 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 115 x 10. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415253994
ISBN
9780415253994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.98

Hardback. Translator(s): Valgenti, Robert T. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; CFP; HPCF7; HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166966
ISBN
9780231166966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401845
ISBN
9781474401845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.55

Hardback. Addiction argues that addiction should be understood not as a disease but as a phenomenon that must be understood on many levels at once. Employing a complex dynamic systems approach and philosophical methodology, Shelby explains addiction as an irreducible neurobiological, psychological, developmental, environmental, and sociological phenomenon. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137552846
ISBN
9781137552846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.94
€ 94.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 298 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481925
ISBN
9780801481925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.13

Paperback. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
Publisher
Paragon House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557789242
ISBN
9781557789242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624664397
ISBN
9781624664397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.99

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