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THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON THAT HAS TOUCHEDTHE HEARTS OF OVER 9 MILLION READERS'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' Cecelia Ahern__________Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague? Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were...
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Sphere
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2009-06-11
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What is at stake in that form of inquiry that the western philosophical tradition has called “first philosophy” or “metaphysics”? Is it an abstract, now outmoded branch of philosophy, or does it address a problem that is still of great interest – namely the unity of...
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Polity
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2024-04-09
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A lively and engaging debate between four representative views on free will, completely revised and updated with new perspectives Four Views on Free Will is a robust and careful debate about free will, how it interacts with determinism and indeterminism, and whether we...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2024-01-17
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Great Debates in Philosophy
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Provides a comprehensive, cutting-edge, and accessible accompaniment to various narratives about free will A Companion to Free Will is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the philosophy of free will, offering an authoritative survey of perennial issues...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2023-06-13
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Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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Metaphysics—the philosophical study of the nature of reality—is a dynamic sub-field which encompasses many of the most fundamental and elusive questions in contemporary analytic philosophy. A concise and focused introduction to contemporary metaphysics, This is...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2020-05-07
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This is Philosophy
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From its carnival origins to its current status as a global phenomenon, pro wrestling has a unique presence in popular culture. Part sport and part theatre, the impressive antics of its larger-than-life characters have captured the imaginations of generations of fans,...
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Polity
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2020-05-07
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Die «Schlusslogische Letztbegründung» sucht Antwort auf die Frage: Wie ist Philosophie als Wissenschaft möglich? Sie führt damit das Projekt einer ontologisch relevanten Logik fort, das seit der Antike im Zentrum der Geschichte des Idealismus und der...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2020-04-03
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The triumph of technological rationality and of the sciences as a whole has by no means provided answers to humanity’s great questions. Instead, it has raised new and old questions and problems. To orient ourselves in the twenty-first century, we must take a new look at...
Editeur :
Polity
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2019-11-11
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Theory Redux
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This massive book is an intensive inquest into the fate of the human subject as it passes through the primitive, despotic, passional and capitalist regimes found in Deleuze and Guattari. Emphatic, acerbic, loquacious, impassioned, and marshaling a considerable array of...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2019-04-15
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The Atlas of REALITYThe Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics presents an extensive examination of the key concepts, principles, and arguments of metaphysics, traditionally the very core of philosophical thought. Representing the first exhaustive survey...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-02-14
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The Blackwell Companion to Naturalism provides a systematic introduction to philosophical naturalism and its relation to other schools of thought. Features contributions from an international array of established and emerging scholars from across the humanities...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-12-23
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Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
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In this new collection of recent essays, Habermas takes up and pursues the line of analysis begun in The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity. He begins by outlining the sources and central themes of twentieth-century philosophy, and the range of current debates. He...
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Polity
Parution :
2015-10-07
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As persons, we are importantly different from all other creatures in the universe. But in what, exactly, does this difference consist? What kinds of entities are we, and what makes each of us the same person today that we were yesterday? Could we survive having all of...
Editeur :
Polity
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2015-10-02
Collection :
Key Concepts in Philosophy
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The Philosophy of Action: An Anthology is an authoritative collection of key work by top scholars, arranged thematically and accompanied by expert introductions written by the editors. This unique collection brings together a selection of the most influential essays...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
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2015-02-23
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Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies
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This volume makes available in English for the first time Adorno's lectures on metaphysics. It provides a unique introduction not only to metaphysics but also to Adorno's own intellectual standpoint, as developed in his major work Negative Dialectics. Metaphysics for...
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Polity
Parution :
2014-12-10
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Metaphysics: The Fundamentals presents readers with a systematic, comprehensive introductory overview of modern analytic metaphysics. Presents an accessible, up-to-date and broad-ranging survey of one of the most dynamic and often daunting sub-fields in contemporary...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-10-27
Collection :
Fundamentals of Philosophy
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In most academic and non-academic circles throughout history, the world and its operation have been viewed in terms of cause and effect. The principles of causation have been applied, fruitfully, across the sciences, law, medicine, and in everyday life, despite the lack...
Editeur :
Polity
Parution :
2014-08-26
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Key Concepts in Philosophy
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Written by Robert Wicks, a recognised Kant specialist who teaches at the University of Auckland, Kant: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident...
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Teach Yourself
Parution :
2014-07-25
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Written by Dr Roy Jackson, who is Course Leader in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics at the University of Gloucestershire, Nietzsche: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students...
Editeur :
Teach Yourself
Parution :
2014-05-30
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