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Télécharger le livre :  First Philosophy Last Philosophy
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First Philosophy Last Philosophy


Giorgio Agamben


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...

Parution : 2024-04-09
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Philosophy Smackdown
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Philosophy Smackdown


Douglas Edwards


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,...

Parution : 2020-05-07
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
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15,44
Télécharger le livre :  Future Metaphysics
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Future Metaphysics


Armen Avanessian


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...

Parution : 2019-11-11
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Éditeur : Polity
Collection : Theory Redux
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Télécharger le livre :  Postmetaphysical Thinking
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Postmetaphysical Thinking


Jürgen Habermas


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...

Parution : 2015-10-07
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Persons and Personal Identity
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Persons and Personal Identity


Amy Kind


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...

Parution : 2015-10-02
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Éditeur : Polity
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19,01
Télécharger le livre :  Metaphysics
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Metaphysics


Theodor W. Adorno


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...

Parution : 2014-12-10
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Causation
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Causation


Douglas Kutach


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...

Parution : 2014-08-26
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Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Properties
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Properties


Douglas Edwards


The world is populated with many different objects, to which we often attribute properties: we say, for example, that grass is green, that the earth is spherical, that humans are animals, and that murder is wrong. We also take it that these properties are things in...

Parution : 2014-05-12
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Éditeur : Polity
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20,16
Télécharger le livre :  An Introduction to Ontology
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An Introduction to Ontology


Nikk Effingham


In this engaging and wide-ranging new book, Nikk Effingham provides an introduction to contemporary ontology - the study of what exists - and its importance for philosophy today. He covers the key topics in the field, from the ontology of holes, numbers and...

Parution : 2013-08-26
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Polity
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Télécharger le livre :  Free Will
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Free Will


Joseph Keim Campbell


What is free will? Why is it important? Can the same act be both free and determined? Is free will necessary for moral responsibility? Does anyone have free will, and if not, how is creativity possible and how can anyone be praised or blamed for anything?These are just...

Parution : 2013-04-26
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Éditeur : Polity
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