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  • The Metaphysics of Propositions

    by Matthew Davidson ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Metaphysics
    The book defends an account of propositions on which propositions are structured entities, built up out of properties, relations, and concrete objects. On this account, propositions exist and have truth conditions independent of human minds and linguistic activity.While this view of propositions has existed for more than 100 years, it has been under attack over the last two decades. It has come ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Knowledge and Reality in Nine Questions

    A First Book in Philosophy

    by Matthew Davidson ...
    Have you ever wondered what makes the questions a philosopher asks different from those asked by a non-philosopher? Is it a desire to seek the truth? Is it their reliance on scientific methods? Or is a philosophical question one that deals with the world we live in?For the Ancient Greek thinkers Plato and Aristotle, questions about philosophy concerned the fundamental nature of reality and how we ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • The Metaphysics of Existence and Nonexistence

    Actualism, Meinongianism, and Predication

    by Matthew Davidson ...
    Are there nonexistent objects? Can we make sense of objects having properties without thinking that there are nonexistent objects? Is existence a predicate? Can we make sense of necessarily existing objects depending on God? Tackling these central questions, Matthew Davidson explores the metaphysics of existence and nonexistence.He presents an extended argument for independence actualism, a ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • About Haecceity

    An Essay in Ontology

    by Matthew Davidson ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Metaphysics
    This book offers an in-depth and updated examination of the nature of haecceity—that primitive entity which explains why something is distinct from other things.The book begins by exploring different conceptions of haecceity throughout history. The discussion of various figures across history is important for getting clear on the nature of haecceity and its role in individuation. The next part of ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Modern Developments in Catalysis

    Volume 2

    by Graham Hutchings, Matthew Davidson, Richard Catlow, Christopher Hardacre, Nicholas Turner, Charlotte Williams, Adrian Mulholland, Josie Goodall, Chris Mitchell ...
    The UK Catalysis Hub is a consortium of universities working together on fundamental and applied research to find out how catalysts work and to improve their effectiveness. The contribution of catalysis to manufacturing contributes to almost 40% of global GDP, making development and innovation within the field integral to industry.Modern Developments in Catalysis, Volume 2 provides a review and ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Foundations for a Low-Carbon Energy System in China

    by Henry Lee, Daniel P. Schrag, Matthew Bunn, Michael Davidson, Wei Peng, Wang Pu, Mao Zhimin ...
    Climate change is a key problem of the 21st century. China, as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has committed to stabilize its current emissions and dramatically increase the share of electricity production from non-fossil fuels by 2030. However, this is only a first step: in the longer term, China needs to aggressively strive to reach a goal of zero-emissions. Through detailed discussions ... Read more

    $127.09 USD

  • Modern Developments In Catalysis

    by Graham J Hutchings, Matthew G Davidson, Richard C A Catlow, Christopher Hardacre, Nicholas J Turner, Paul Collier ...
    The UK Catalysis Hub is a consortium of universities working together on fundamental and applied research to find out how catalysts work and to improve their effectiveness. The contribution of catalysis to manufacturing contributes to almost 40% of global GDP, making development and innovation within the field integral to industry.Modern Developments in Catalysis provides a review of current ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Essays in the Metaphysics of Modality

    by Alvin Plantinga ...
    Perhaps no one has done more in the last 30 years to advance thinking in the metaphysics of modality than has Alvin Plantinga. Collected here are some of his most important essays on this influential subject. Dating back from the late 1960's to the present, they chronicle the development of Plantinga's thoughts about some of the most fundamental issues in metaphysics: what is the nature of ... Read more

    $55.79 USD

  • Antimicrobials in Food

    Edited by P. Michael Davidson, T. Matthew Taylor, Jairus R. D. David ...
    Series series Food Science and Technology
    Fifteen years have passed since the 3rd edition of Antimicrobials in Food was published. It was arguably considered the "must-have" reference for those needing information on chemical antimicrobials used in foods. In the years since the last edition, the food industry has undergone radical transformations because of changes on several fronts. Reported consumer demands for the use of "natural" and ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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  • Philosophical Logic

    by John P. Burgess ...
    Series series Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy
    A brief account of philosophical logic from one of the world's leading authoritiesPhilosophical Logic is a clear and concise critical survey of nonclassical logics of philosophical interest written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject. After giving an overview of classical logic, John Burgess introduces five central branches of nonclassical logic (temporal, modal, conditional, ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Wittgenstein’s Arguments in On Certainty Explored

    by Paul S. Salmond ...
    The aim of this short work is to introduce the serious student of philosophy to the work of the late Wittgenstein and to encourage some critical ways of tackling the central philosophical themes dealt with in On Certainty.Some of Wittgenstein’s central problems in On Certainty are couched in the context of his arguments against G.E. Moore’s ‘common-sense' conception of the world. We shall look at ... Read more

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  • The Oxford Handbook of Truth

    Edited by Michael Glanzberg ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Truth is one of the central concepts in philosophy, and has been a perennial subject of study. Michael Glanzberg has brought together 36 leading experts from around the world to produce the definitive guide to philosophical issues to do with truth. They consider how the concept of truth has been understood from antiquity to the present day, surveying major debates about truth during the emergence ... Read more

    $158.39 USD