Physics & ontology
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Physics & ontology
Hardback. In the interdisciplinary tradition of Buckminster Fuller's work, Gregory Bateson's Mind and Nature, and Fritjof Capra's Tao of Physics, Metapatterns embraces both nature and culture, seeking out the grand-scale patterns that help explain the functioning of our universe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231067508
- ISBN
- 9780231067508
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Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71
Hardback. Translator(s): Soderstrom, Lukas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148450
- ISBN
- 9780231148450
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Condition: New
€ 113.26€ 86.26
€ 113.26
€ 86.26
Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 638.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156622
- ISBN
- 9780231156622
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. Translator(s): Mackay, Robin. Series: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167246
- ISBN
- 9780231167246
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.04
€ 37.99
€ 28.04
Hardback. Translator(s): Edlebi, Alyosha. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168946
- ISBN
- 9780231168946
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.10
€ 37.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268006174
- ISBN
- 9780268006174
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.69
€ 32.99
€ 29.69
Paperback. An introduction to ethical theory from a Christian perspective, this book examines the connection between moral theory, theology and metaphysics, approaching standard ethical theories from the standpoint of Christian theology. Series: Library of Religious Philosophy. Num Pages: 244 pages, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268017521
- ISBN
- 9780268017521
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.09
€ 21.99
€ 21.09
Paperback. Thomas Aquinas, whose metaphysics implies the moral gulf, holds that human beings are ultimately separate from nature. This title analyzes and challenges Thomas' understanding of the human soul, his primary justification for the moral separation. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022051
- ISBN
- 9780268022051
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.78
€ 37.99
€ 34.78
Hardcover. Examining Albert's reading of "The Book of Causes", this text asks: how does he view the relation between faith and reason to identify creation with emanation from God; and how does he understand Platonism and Aristotelianism to find in a 5th-century Neoplatonist the key to Aristotle's meaning. Series: Publications in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HPCB; HPJ; HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268023515
- ISBN
- 9780268023515
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Condition: New
€ 111.74
€ 111.74
Paperback. A clearly-written, brief introduction to philosophic thinking that guides the reader through an exploration of sense perception, ordinary knowing, scientific knowing, and philosophic knowing. This philosophic journey culminates in a justification of philosophy itself as a genuine form of knowing and thus is a natural prelude to metaphysics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 231.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268028794
- ISBN
- 9780268028794
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardcover. The essays in this collection range widely across the fields of metaphysics, epistemlogy, philosophy of mind and action, and theory of value with most linking analytical and Aristotelian-Thomistic ideas and some focusing on Aquinas in particular. Editor(s): Haldane, John. Series: Thomistic Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268034672
- ISBN
- 9780268034672
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Condition: New
€ 51.69
€ 51.69
Paperback. Series: Conway Lectures in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLC1; HPCB; HPQ; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268035303
- ISBN
- 9780268035303
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.81
€ 36.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Through Aquinas' metaphysics, clarke helps the reader develop a holistic view of the meaningfulness of our universe and of human life. His work rescues the essence of Aquinas' metaphysics, making his body of thought accessible to students and interested readers not trained in Thomistic terminology. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037079
- ISBN
- 9780268037079
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.06
€ 42.99
€ 38.06
Paperback. Pseudo-Dionysius was, after Aristotle, the author whom Thomas Aquinas quoted most frequently. This work investigates the pervasive influence of Pseudo-Dionysius, yet the profound originality of Aquinas. Central themes discussed include knowledge of the absolute, existence as the first and most universal perfection, diffusion of creation, and more. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPCB; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037246
- ISBN
- 9780268037246
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.46
€ 50.99
€ 45.46
Hardcover. Argues that meaning, truth, impossibility, natural necessity, and our intelligent perception of nature fit together into a distinctly realist account of thought and world. This title intends to offer an analytically and historically respectable alternative to the prevailing positions of various British-American philosophers. Num Pages: 280 pages, music. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040567
- ISBN
- 9780268040567
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Condition: New
€ 112.34
€ 112.34
Paperback. Argues that meaning, truth, impossibility, natural necessity, and our intelligent perception of nature fit together into a distinctly realist account of thought and world. This title intends to offer an analytically and historically respectable alternative to the prevailing positions of various British-American philosophers. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268040574
- ISBN
- 9780268040574
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.65
€ 33.99
€ 30.65
Hardcover. A Companion to the Philosophy of Time presents the broadest treatment of this subject yet; 32 specially commissioned articles - written by an international line-up of experts provide an unparalleled reference work for students and specialists alike in this exciting field. Editor(s): Bardon, Adrian; Dyke, Heather. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 596 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 173 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658819
- ISBN
- 9780470658819
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Condition: New
€ 228.74
€ 228.74
Paperback. Offers a study of the origins of all that exists, including explanations of the entire material world. This title traces the responses of philosophers and scientists to the most elemental and haunting question of all: Why is anything here - or anything anywhere? Why is there something rather than nothing? Why not nothing? Editor(s): Leslie, John; Kuhn, Robert Lawrence. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673553
- ISBN
- 9780470673553
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.37
€ 33.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. This work critically but sympathetically examines Schopenhauer's main work "The World as Will and Representation", demonstrating that the philosophical system it puts forth does constitute a consistent whole. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2tabs. BIC Classification: HPC; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520087705
- ISBN
- 9780520087705
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Condition: New
€ 60.03€ 47.20
€ 60.03
€ 47.20
Paperback. Presents the factual and conceptual history of Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time" (1927), a key twentieth-century text. Through investigation of European archives and private correspondence, this title provides an account of the philosopher's early development and progress toward his masterwork. Num Pages: 608 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF; HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 38. Weight in Grams: 858. 608 pages, 3 figures. Presents the factual and conceptual history of Martin Heidegger's "Being and Time" (1927), a key twentieth-century text. Through investigation of European archives and private correspondence, this title provides an account of the philosopher's early development and progress toward his masterwork. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HPCF; HPJ. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 38. Weight: 862.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520201590
- ISBN
- 9780520201590
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.33
€ 43.99
€ 31.33
Paperback. Suitable for moral and political philosophers, social scientists, and those who reflect seriously on the twentieth century's heavy burden of war, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other evidence of people's desire to harm one another, this title brings together the essays that reexamine evil in the context of a 'postmetaphysical' world. Editor(s): Lara, Maria Pia. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226340
- ISBN
- 9780520226340
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.60
€ 34.99
€ 25.60
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
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Condition: New
€ 49.20
€ 49.20
Paperback. The Socratic, or dialog, form is central to the history of philosophy and has been the disciplinea s canonical genre ever since. Paul Feyerabenda s Three Dialogues on Knowledge resurrects the form to provide an astonishingly flexible and invigorating analysis of epistemological, ethical and metaphysical problems. Num Pages: 170 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 11. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179184
- ISBN
- 9780631179184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.52
€ 34.52
Hardback. * A book about the things that we encounter in everyday experience. * Contains a thorough and accessible discussion of the nature and aims of metaphysics. * Examines a wide range of ontological categories, including both particulars and universals. * Mounts a forceful and persuasive case for anti-reductionism. Series: Contemporary Philosophy S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631186946
- ISBN
- 9780631186946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.23
€ 131.23