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Everything Coming Out of Nothing vs. A Finite, Open and Contingent Universe
Bentham Science Publishers 2012; US$ 49.00Very often, contemporary theoretical cosmologists ignore the crucial contributions made in Medieval Europe to the birth of modern physics. This book intends to bridge the gap in accessible language for the non specialist. This book puts in a proper historical perspective, that the universe is intelligible as attested by the monumental fact of modern... more...
The Spell of the Sensuous
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2012; US$ 16.00Animal tracks, word magic, the speech of stones, the power of letters, and the taste of the wind all figure prominently in this intellectual tour de force that returns us to our senses and to the sensuous terrain that sustains us. This is a major work of ecological philosophy that startles the senses out of habitual ways of perception. more...
Capital Times
University of Minnesota Press 1996; US$ 90.00Capital Times analyzes the social and political processes involved in conceptions of time in ancient and medieval tradition and sets them in the context of contemporary political and philosophical debates centering on the thought of Kant and Marx. Witty and learned, Alliez?s ambitious work forces us to reevaluate the philosophical and historical status... more...
Time in Contemporary Intellectual Thought
Elsevier Science 1999; US$ 155.00In this book, fifteen authors from a wide spectrum of disciplines (ranging from the natural sciences to the arts) offer assessments of the way time enters their work, the definition and uses of time that have proved most productive or problematic, and the lessons their subjects can offer for our understanding of time beyond the classroom and laboratory... more...
When Faith Storms the Public Square
John Hunt Publishing 2011; US$ 9.99To some, the notion of mixing religious groups and community organizing may seem a pleasing prospect, an idea long overdue. To others, it may be anathema. Like it or not, however, this blending is a reality that has been forged in streets and meeting halls day by day, from the very beginnings of our country to the present-day touchstones of President... more...
Persistence and Spacetime
OUP Oxford 2010; US$ 54.99Material objects persist through time and survive change. How do they manage to do so? What are the underlying facts of persistence? Do objects persist by being "wholly present" at all moments of time at which they exist? Or do they persist by having distinct "temporal segments" confined to the corresponding times? Are objects three-dimensional... more...
The Future of the Philosophy of Time
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 130.00The last century has seen enormous progress in our understanding of time. This volume features original essays by the foremost philosophers of time discussing the goals and methodology of the philosophy of time, and examining the best way to move forward with regard to the field's core issues. The collection is unique in combining cutting edge... more...
A Companion to the Philosophy of Time
Wiley 2013; US$ 195.00A 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. The most comprehensive reference work on the philosophy of time... more...
The Constants Of Nature
Random House Group Ltd 2010; US$ 14.67The constants of nature are the numbers that define the essence of the Universe. They tell us how strong its forces are, and what its fundamental laws can do: the strength of gravity, of magnetism, the speed of light, and the masses of the smallest particles of matter. They encode the deepest secrets of the Universe and express at once our greatest... more...
God, Chance and Purpose
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 25.00The thesis of this book is that chance is an integral part of God's creation. more...









