Physics & ontology
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Physics & ontology
Hardcover. Provides students with a comprehensive and philosophically rigorous introduction to the key concepts, issues and debates of metaphysics. This book introduces the various philosophical problems addressed by metaphysics through the idea of truth-making, a useful lens through which the topic is clearly explicated. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441162397
- ISBN
- 9781441162397
€ 129.98€ 129.90
€ 129.98
€ 129.90
Hardcover. This book places Hegel, Heidegger and Deleuze in conversation with one another, which results in a new (joyful) way of thinking about death. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748627967
- ISBN
- 9780748627967
€ 92.50
€ 92.50
Hardcover. A guide to metaphysics, a key area of contemporary philosophy. It covers the fundamental questions asked by metaphysics. It explores issues pertaining to personal identity, God, endurantism/perdurantism, naturalism/physicalism, abstracta, universals, properties, modality, free will, mind and consciousness, and causation. Editor(s): Barnard, Robert; Manson, Neil A. Series: Continuum Companions. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 154 x 32. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826440617
- ISBN
- 9780826440617
€ 159.98€ 159.31
€ 159.98
€ 159.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ; HPK; HPS; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 196 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783631664315
- ISBN
- 9783631664315
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Introduces the reader to Whitehead's complex and often misunderstood metaphysics by showing that it deals with questions about the nature of causation originally raised by the philosophy of Leibniz. Whitehead's philosophy is an attempt at rehabilitating Leibniz's theory of monads by recasting it in terms of novel ontological categories Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230580619
- ISBN
- 9780230580619
€ 92.13
€ 92.13
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 211 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ontos-Verlag
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783868385403
- ISBN
- 9783868385403
€ 43.99€ 41.51
€ 43.99
€ 41.51
Kant and the Problem of Metaphysics, Fifth Edition, Enlarged (Studies ...
Heidegger, Martin, Taft, Richard
Paperback. Heidegger's innovative dialogue with Kant's transcendental philosophy. Translator(s): Taft, Richard. Series: Studies in Continental Thought. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210678
- ISBN
- 9780253210678
€ 20.99€ 20.80
€ 20.99
€ 20.80
Paperback. Martin Heidegger himself rejected the notion of ethics, while his endorsement of Nazism is widely viewed as unethical. This major new study examines the complex and controversial issues involved in bringing them together. Num Pages: 234 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HRCC8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415096508
- ISBN
- 9780415096508
€ 48.52
€ 48.52
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 402 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GBC; HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 34. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 402
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810859500
- ISBN
- 9780810859500
€ 92.40
€ 92.40
Hardback. Are fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes real? What can fiction tell us about the nature of truth and reality? Offering an introduction to the problem of fictionalism, this book covers the topics such as realism about fictional objects, including the arguments that fictional objects are real but non-existent. Series: New Problems of Philosophy. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415774345
- ISBN
- 9780415774345
€ 174.72
€ 174.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748679966
- ISBN
- 9780748679966
€ 94.25€ 85.09
€ 94.25
€ 85.09
Hardcover. The Unity of Oneness and Plurality in Plato's Theaetetus is a commentary on a single Platonic dialogue that offers readers an example of what it means to meaningfully engage with a dialogue on its own terms. In the process of engaging with the Theaetetus, the book offers an account of a general Platonic epistemology and ontology. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Publisher
- Lexington Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739185711
- ISBN
- 9780739185711
€ 70.89
€ 70.89
Hardback. A study that aims to examine C D Broad's changing views of time and in so doing both clarify the central disputes in the philosophy of time, explicate the various positions Broad took regarding them, and develop his own responses both to Broad and the issues debated. Series: Routledge Studies in Twentieth Century Philosophy. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415998123
- ISBN
- 9780415998123
€ 145.53
€ 145.53
Anthrozoology: Embracing Co-Existence in the Anthropocene
Tobias, Michael Charles, Morrison, Jane Gray
Hardcover. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 131 colour illustrations, 160 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; JFFZ; JHMC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 239 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319459639
- ISBN
- 9783319459639
€ 54.99€ 49.86
€ 54.99
€ 49.86
Paperback. Graham Priest presents an account of the semantics of intentional language, which proceeds in terms of objects that may be either existent or non-existent, at worlds that may be either possible or impossible. This updated second edition includes ten new chapters which develop the ideas of the first edition, explore new areas, and reply to critics. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPJ; HPL; HPM; PBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198783602
- ISBN
- 9780198783602
€ 39.92
€ 39.92
Hardcover. Translator(s): Bartlett, A. J.; Ling, Alex. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 138 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441189240
- ISBN
- 9781441189240
€ 38.99€ 31.58
€ 38.99
€ 31.58
Paperback. In this book the metaphysical system of Graham Harman is presented in lucid form, aided by helpful diagrams. Num Pages: 157 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 157
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846947001
- ISBN
- 9781846947001
€ 13.99€ 11.08
€ 13.99
€ 11.08
Paperback. First published in 1935, On Escape represents Emmanuel Levinas's first attempt to break with the ontological obsession of the Western tradition. In it, Levinas not only affirms the necessity of an escape from being, but also gives a meaning and a direction to it. Editor(s): Rolland, Jacques. Translator(s): Bergo, Bettina. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5106 x 3150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741408
- ISBN
- 9780804741408
€ 19.99€ 19.76
€ 19.99
€ 19.76
Nietzsches Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Edinburgh Philosophical Guides)
Douglas Burnham, Martin Jesinghausen
Paperback. A step-by-step guide to Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296. An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide. Series: Edinburgh Philosophical Guides. 240 pages. A step-by-step guide to Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCD; HPJ. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 14. Weight: 296.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638338
- ISBN
- 9780748638338
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Paperback. * Sister volume to the acclaimed Companion to Epistemology (Blackwell 1992)* Over 200 main entries* Internationally acclaimed contributors. . Editor(s): Kim, Jaegwon; Sosa, Ernest. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 560 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 0. Weight in Grams: 982. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KOC0011152
- ISBN
- 9780631199991
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500. From Parmenides to Levinas. 352 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight: 458. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148443
- ISBN
- 9780231148443
€ 40.99€ 35.34
€ 40.99
€ 35.34
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
€ 25.99€ 22.43
€ 25.99
€ 22.43
Subjective Time: The Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience of Tempo...
Arstila, Valtteri, Lloyd, Dan
Hardcover. Editor(s): Arstila, Valtteri; Lloyd, Dan. Num Pages: 688 pages, 38 figures. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 191 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1252.
- Publisher
- The MIT Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262019941
- ISBN
- 9780262019941
€ 75.40€ 61.64
€ 75.40
€ 61.64
Hardcover. Raymond Tallis goes in search of the nature and meaning of time and argues with characteristic fearlessness that our temporal lives are ill-served by the mathematized account of time presented by physics. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Agenda Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781911116219
- ISBN
- 9781911116219
€ 83.16€ 74.35
€ 83.16
€ 74.35