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  • Relations

    by John Heil ...
    Series series Elements in Metaphysics
    Historically, philosophical discussions of relations have featured chiefly as afterthoughts, loose ends to be addressed only after coming to terms with more important and pressing metaphysical issues. F. H. Bradley stands out as an exception. Understanding Bradley's views on relations and their significance today requires an appreciation of the alternatives, which in turn requires an understanding ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • What is Metaphysics?

    by John Heil ...
    Series series What is Philosophy?
    If we didn't possess certain beliefs about such things as time, appearance and reality, and how effect follows cause, we wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning, let alone read a book about metaphysics, which is the study of our experience and those ideas, or presuppositions, which allow us to make sense of it.Drawing on examples from art, science, and daily life, John Heil shows how ... Read more

    $16.00 USD

  • Philosophy of Mind

    A Contemporary Introduction

    by John Heil ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
    This popular coursebook offers an accessible introduction to issues in the philosophy of mind, including the mind–body problem, causal interactions between the mental and the physical, computational models of thought, and assorted -isms, including: behaviorism, dualism, eliminativism, emergentism, functionalism, materialism, neutral monism, and panpsychism.Updates to the Fifth Edition include a ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Sport and Performance Psychology for Law Enforcement

    Edited by John Heil, Grainne Somerville, Robert Owens, Tyler McDaniel ...
    Bridging the science of sport and performance psychology with the operational realities of modern policing, this book equips practitioners to assist law enforcement agencies in fostering resilience, effectiveness, and safety in the line of duty.Drawing on the expertise of an international group of psychologists and professionals who work with law enforcement, this book discusses concepts and ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Appearance in Reality

    by John Heil ...
    In Appearance in Reality, John Heil addresses a question at the heart of metaphysics: how are the appearances related to reality, how does what we find in the sciences comport with what we encounter in everyday experience and in the laboratory? Objects, for instance, appear to be colourful, noisy, self-contained, and massively interactive. Physics tells us they are dynamic swarms of colourless ... Read more

    $75.59 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Ontology, Modality, and Mind

    Themes from the Metaphysics of E. J. Lowe

    Edited by Alexander Carruth, Sophie Gibb, John Heil ...
    This book explores a range of traditional and contemporary metaphysical themes that figure in the writings of E. J. Lowe, whose powerful and influential work was still developing at the time of his death in 2015. During his forty-year career, he established himself as one of the world's leading philosophers, publishing eleven single-authored books and well over two hundred essays. His scholarship ... Read more

    $75.59 USD

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    Appearance in Reality

    by John Heil ...
    Narrated by Tim Campbell ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 51 min

    In Appearance in Reality, John Heil addresses a question at the heart of metaphysics: how are the appearances related to reality, how does what we find in the sciences comport with what we encounter in everyday experience and in the laboratory? Objects, for instance, appear to be colorful, noisy, self-contained, and massively interactive. Physics tells us they are dynamic swarms of colorless ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Series series Routledge Classics
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  • A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time

    by Adrian Bardon ...
    Adrian Bardon's A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time is a short introduction to the history, philosophy, and science of the study of time-from the pre-Socratic philosophers through Einstein and beyond. A Brief History of the Philosophy of Time covers subjects such as time and change, the experience of time, physical and metaphysical approaches to the nature of time, the direction of time, ... Read more

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  • Aristotle's Revenge

    The Metaphysical Foundations of Physical and Biological Science

    by Edward Feser ...
    Actuality and potentiality, substantial form and prime matter, efficient causality and teleology are among the fundamental concepts of Aristotelian philosophy of nature. Aristotle's Revenge argues that these concepts are not only compatible with modern science, but are implicitly presupposed by modern science. Among the many topics covered are the metaphysical presuppositions of scientific method; ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • A Powerful Particulars View of Causation

    by R.D. Ingthorsson ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Metaphysics
    This book critically examines the recent discussions of powers and powers-based accounts of causation. The author then develops an original view of powers-based causation that aims to be compatible with the theories and findings of natural science.Recently, there has been a dramatic revival of realist approaches to properties and causation, which focus on the relevance of Aristotelian metaphysics ... Read more

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  • An Introduction to Metaphysics

    by John W. Carroll, Ned Markosian ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    This book is an accessible introduction to the central themes of contemporary metaphysics. It carefully considers accounts of causation, freedom and determinism, laws of nature, personal identity, mental states, time, material objects, and properties, while inviting students to reflect on metaphysical problems. The philosophical questions discussed include: What makes it the case that one event ... Read more

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