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  • Philosophy of Physics

    by M. Bunge ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book deals with some of the current issues in the philosophy, methodology and foundations of physics. Some such problems are: - Do mathematical formalisms interpret themselves or is it necessary to adjoin them interpretation assumptions, and if so how are these as sumptions to be framed? - What are physical theories about: physical systems or laboratory operations or both or neither? - How ... Read more

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  • Scientific Materialism

    by M. Bunge ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The word 'materialism' is ambiguous: it designates a moral doc trine as well as a philosophy and, indeed, an entire world view. Moral materialism is identical with hedonism, or the doctrine that humans should pursue only their own pleasure. Philosophical ma terialismis the view that the real worId is composed exclusively of material things. The two doctrines are logically independent: hedonism is ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Method, Model and Matter

    by M. Bunge ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This collection of essays deals with three clusters of problems in the philo sophy of science: scientific method, conceptual models, and ontological underpinnings. The disjointedness of topics is more apparent than real, since the whole book is concerned with the scientific knowledge of fact. Now, the aim of factual knowledge is the conceptual grasping of being, and this understanding is provided ... Read more

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  • Scientific Research II

    The Search for Truth

    by M. Bunge ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume is a logical sequel of Volume I, The Search for System: indeed, it concerns the ways theoretical systems are put to work and subjected to test. Yet it can be read independently by anyone familiar with some factual theories, referring back to Volume I when necessary. Special Symbols AS;B the set A is included in the set B AvB the union of the sets A and B AnB the common part of the sets ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Treatise on Basic Philosophy

    Ontology I: The Furniture of the World

    by M. Bunge ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    In this Introduction' we shall sketch the business of ontology, or metaphysics, and shall locate it on the map of learning. This has to be done because there are many ways of construing the word 'ontology' and because of the bad reputation metaphysics has suffered until recently - a well deserved one in most cases. 1. ONTOLOGICAL PROBLEMS Ontological (or metaphysical) views are answers to ... Read more

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  • Earthen Vessels

    The Practice of Personal Prayer According to the Holy Fathers

    The Fathers of the Church, deeply-rooted in the Scriptures, have left us a rich treasure as inheritance, not only of texts, but also of manners, forms and gestures of prayer. Today, western Christianity in a special way, needs to rediscover the intimate union which must exist-in prayer just as in any aspect of Christian life-between theory and practice, between contemplation and practical exercise ... Read more

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  • So That All May Flourish

    The Aims of Lutheran Higher Education

    So That All May Flourish provides a substantive and accessible introduction to the vocation, educational priorities, and theological foundations of Lutheran Higher Education (LHE) and the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Intended as a "primer," the book seeks to cultivate knowledge of LHE and NECU that is both appreciative, critical, and constructive. The book includes 16 chapters ... Read more

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  • The Bloomsbury Companion to Spinoza

    Series series Bloomsbury Companions
    Benedictus Spinoza (1632-77) was among the most important of the post-Cartesian philosophers of the second half of the seventeenth century and is still widely studied today. He made original contributions in every major area of philosophy and is best known for his Ethics, which is often held up as a supreme example of a self-contained metaphysical system intended to explain the universe.The ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • The Bloomsbury Handbook of Spinoza

    Series series Bloomsbury Handbooks
    This 2nd edition Handbook of Spinoza retains a unique focus on the biographical details of Spinoza's life, as well as essential scholarship on his influences and early critics. A glossary of key Latin Spinozan terms with English translations remains a key feature alongside short synopses of Spinoza's writings. Adding to the updated contemporary scholarship on Spinoza from across Europe and the US ... Read more

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  • Children, Adults, and Shared Responsibilities

    Jewish, Christian and Muslim Perspectives

    Edited by Marcia J. Bunge ...
    This collection of essays by Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scholars underscores the significance of sustained and serious ethical, inter-religious, and interdisciplinary reflection on children. Essays in the first half of the volume discuss fundamental beliefs and practices within the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam regarding children, adult obligations to them, and a child ... Read more

    $51.69 USD