Spinoza and einstein
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A concluding chapter provides an argument for the view that an ontology of particular substances and properties leads ineluctably to monism: the bus we board with locke takes us directly to the world of spinoza and einsteinhe also spells out the implications of this view for philosophical conceptions of causation, intentionality, consciousness, and the mind-body problemoxfam bookshop preston what are the most fundamental features of the world? do minds stand outside the natural order? is a unified picture of mental and physical reality possible? the mind in nature provides a staunchly realist account of the world as a unified system incorporating both the mental and the physicalsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe slide from representational use to consciousness involves a change in the material of use, but not the form of representationmartin, an original and influential exponent of 'ontologically serious' metaphysics, echoes locke's dictum that 'all things that exist are only particulars', and argues that properties are powerful qualitiesalong the way, we are led to understand the nature of minds and conscious states of mind in a way that avoids both reductionism (the idea that mental is reducible to the non-mental) and dualism (the idea that mental substances or properties differ dramatically from physical substances and properties)martin emphasizes the importance of non-conscious 'vegetative' systems, which provide clear examples of intentionality in the form of representational use
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In providing an educational reading of spinoza’s moral theory, this book sets up a critical dialogue between educational theory and recent studies which highlight the centrality of ethics in spinoza’s overall philosophy
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On april , in paris, albert einstein and henri bergson publicly debated the nature of timeeinstein considered bergson's theory of time to be a soft, psychological notion, irreconcilable with the quantitative realities of physicsjimena canales introduces readers to the revolutionary ideas of einstein and bergson, describes how they dramatically collided in paris, and traces how this clash of worldviews reverberated across the twentieth centuryshe also discusses how bergson and einstein, toward the end of their lives, each reflected on his rival's legacy-bergson during the nazi occupation of paris and einstein in the context of the first hydrogen bomb explosioncanales explains how the new technologies of the period-such as wristwatches, radio, and film-helped to shape people's conceptions of time and further polarized the public debatebergson, who gained fame as a philosopher by arguing that time should not be understood exclusively through the lens of science, criticized einstein's theory of time for being a metaphysics grafted on to science, one that ignored the intuitive aspects of timesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop kendal paperback as newshe shows how it provoked responses from figures such as bertrand russell and martin heidegger, and carried repercussions for american pragmatism, logical positivism, phenomenology, and quantum mechanicsthe physicist and the philosopher is a magisterial and revealing account that shows how scientific truth was placed on trial in a divided century marked by a new sense of timethe physicist and the philosopher tells the remarkable story of how this explosive debate transformed our understanding of time and drove a rift between science and the humanities that persists today
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Illustrations: frontispiece portrait of einsteinhe is best known for his association with the nobel laureate, albert einstein" after the bern period, einstein maintained a lively correspondence between and with maurice solovineas a young student of philosophy in bern, maurice solovine applied in to receive tutoring in physics from albert einstein in response to an advertisementthe two men struck up a close relationship and einstein was said to say to solovine a few days after meeting him: "it is not necessary to give you lessons in physicsthe spine has no titlesgeneral condition: interior is complete, paper is light brown and bottom paper edge is uneven, everything else in good conditionthe discussion about the problems which we face in physics today is much more interesting; simply come to me when you wishare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibinding: bound in original grey/brown stiff wrapsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe translator maurice solovine () was a romanian philosopher and mathematiciani am pleased to be able to talk to youthis is the first french edition of "zur elektrodynamik bewegter korper"our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Still, his spinoza obsession lingeredrosenberg is stunned to discover that goethe, his idol, was a great admirer of the jewish seventeenth-century philosopher baruch spinozaoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells when sixteen-year-old alfred rosenberg is called into his headmaster's office for anti-semitic remarks he made during a school speech, he is forced, as punishment, to memorize passages about spinoza from the autobiography of the german poet goethelong after graduation, rosenberg remains haunted by this "spinoza problem": how could the german genius goethe have been inspired by a member of a race rosenberg considers so inferior to his own, a race he was determined to destroy? spinoza himself was no stranger to punishment during his lifetimeyalom explores the mindsets of two men separated by 300 years over the years, rosenberg rose through the ranks to become an outspoken nazi ideologue, a faithful servant of hitler, and the main author of racial policy for the third reichthough his life was short and he lived without means in great isolation, he nonetheless produced works that changed the course of historysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing his skills as a psychiatrist, he explores the inner lives of spinoza, the saintly secular philosopher, and of rosenberg, the godless mass murdererbecause of his unorthodox religious views, he was excommunicated from the amsterdam jewish community in , at the age of twenty-four, and banished from the only world he had ever knownby imagining the unexpected intersection of spinoza's life with rosenberg's, internationally bestselling novelist irvin d
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The netherlands guilders spinozaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease see photos to get a good impressionsent by registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The netherlands guilders spinozaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki(code ) read moreplease see photos to get a good impressionsent by registered mailplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The netherlands guilders spinozaregistered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki(code ) read moreplease see photos to get a good impressionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The title is spinozathe sleeve condition is newthe item format is a book paperbacksleeve condition-new
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This is from the einstein site; the entire bar has an effective surge protection circuiteinstein are still making these power strips, although today they have led displays, but the circuitry remains the samemade by the einstein audio company (germany) it is a very effective piece of kit as a power supply and should be able to service all separate components of a hifithis is around 11 years oldof course, this filter utilizes reverse damping, which minimizes high-frequency interference of the connected components (in particular digital devices or devices with switching power supplies)included on the ‘red’ side of the power strip is an effective rf filter, which prevents disruptive rf radiation in the power bar**please note** this item is also listed elsewhere and will be withdrawn if sold therethese are quite expensive, cost me £350 new so this is a bargaintoo high a dc component in the network affects the function and limits the quality of playback of your hifi componentsit has 4 digital inputs (red) and 4 analogue (black)these are highly rated power supplies, this one is in excellent conditionthe octopus the power strip features eight power slots (four of which are filtered), a surge protector that protects all connected equipment, an rf filter and a phase detector! moving off-grid and so cant take this with metry a search for 'einstein the octopus power supply' on the net, although it seems an energy company called octopus comes up a lot in a searchthis voltage detector also recognizes disturbing dc voltages present in the network, if they are above a defined value (dc detect)
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Contains: baby einstein toddler jams baby einstein toddler jams musical toy brand new free delivery!!the toddler jams musical toy by baby einstein lets baby move and groove to 30+ melodiesthis take along toy has an easy-to-grab handle for a concert on the gointroduce a world of music with selections ranging from classical songs to pop music to global genresdispatched with royal mail 2nd classwith bright buttons, you can pause, skip, replay or re-mix it upthis music player is a toddler toy that sparks a lifelong love of musiccondition is newa colourful light show plays along to the beat of the music, encouraging development of fine motor skills as baby dances to the rhythm
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But in "quantum", kumar brings einstein back to the centre of the quantum debatein , albert einstein suggested that light was a particle, not a wave, defying a century of experimentswhile "quantum" sets the science in the context of the great upheavals of the modern age, kumar's centrepiece is the conflict between einstein and bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of sciencein this magisterial book, manjit kumar gives a dramatic and superbly-written history of this fundamental scientific revolution, and the divisive debate at its core'bohr brainwashed a whole generation of physicists into believing that the problem had been solved', lamented the nobel prize-winning physicist murray gell-mannsee oxfam website for delivery information read moretake it nice and easy and savour the experience of your mind being blown without recourse to hallucinogens' nicholas lezard, guardian for most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable scienceoxfam shop worcester 'this is about gob-smacking science at the far end of reason"quantum" is the essential read for anyone fascinated by this complex and thrilling story and by the band of brilliant men at its heartyet for 60 years most physicists believed that quantum theory denied the very existence of reality itselfin this tour de force of science history, manjit kumar shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth centuryas niels bohr said, if you weren't shocked by quantum theory, you didn't really understand itand yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselvesquantum theory looks at the very building blocks of our world, the particles and processes without which it could not existquantum theory is weirdwerner heisenberg's uncertainty principle and erwin schrodinger's famous dead-and-alive cat are similarly strange
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Description albert einstein & leopold infeld - the evolution of physicsbook dimensions: 195 cm & number of pages: 319 including indexitem description first editionillustrated with full-page black and white photographs, charts and diagramsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe third chapter (field, relativity) examines lines of force starting with gravitational fields (ilettered in gilt on the spinea physical collection of forces), moving on to descriptions of electric and magnetic fields”published by cambridge university pressthe growth of ideas from the early concepts to relativity and quanta - illustrated, mathematics, physics - quantity: 1 - first printing of einstein's 'the evolution of physics' - book first printing of einstein's 'the evolution of physics' “the book traces the development of ideas in physics, and originally published in by cambridge university presspublishers’ original blue cloth boards with lettering and gilt design on upper boardit was a popular successthe book has four chapters: the rise of the mechanical view; the decline of the mechanical view; field, relativity; and quantaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Professor puzzle the einstein collection no 1 einstein's house riddle age 8+ new
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Thebaby einstein take along tunes is baby's own mp3 playerbaby einstein's take along tunes is baby's own mp3 playerthe colourful lights dance across the screen to each song and the colourful caterpillar handle is easy for little hands to grasp and take anywhere
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einstein button: push to be inspiredhape baby einstein magic touch pianoinstructor mode - insert a music sheet and let the colour- coded dots guide you to the correct keyfreestyle mode: - tap the keys to create your own tunes
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Used but in excellent condition baby einstein jumparoo360 degree rotating seat with comfy colourful cushionbought brand new for my daughter who loved and used it for around 4 months until she started to want to use her baby walker instead!! excellent for keeping little ones safetly confined and entertained all at the same timehas musical and light up keyboard with different learning settings (numbers shapes and notes) with lots of other toys to help them learnmy daughter is a tiny dot and this was one of the best we found to start off a smaller baby as had quite a low first height setting4 adjustable height settingsstored in doors no damage read more
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I'm selling a tatung einstein tc-01 computerphysically very clean with twin floppy disk drivesthere is a key cover missing on one of the keyscomes with manuals and disks for dos80, xtaldos and a disk of gamesit's in great working condition in original boxi will not at this stage post this computer
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Activity baby einstein entertainer rocker stand and sit and rotatelovely and clean
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Baby einstein neighbourhood friends activity jumper with lights and soundslike brand new - only used a handful of times as my baby didn’t like itbought this for £85 would like £25 for this which is a great bargain! thanks read morenow boxed and with instructions
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Start the underwater adventure with the baby einstein™ sea & discover door jumper™! not only will babies love bouncing up and down, but with four toys including real-world imagery, your little one is sure to stay engaged
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Baby einstein journey of discovery jumper jumperoo activity centre musicalcom/baby-einstein-journey-of-discovery-jumper/pself-discovery mirror rotating snowman ice cube beads neptune submarine with spinning head propeller hanging caterpillar easily adjusts to four height positions the seat of the activity centre rotates 360 degrees seat pad is machine washable link loops allow you to add more toys https://wwwhardly used, bought new in augcondition is used but as good as newfeatures include: a spinning multi-colour globe with music from around the world instrument sounds and phrases in three languages: english, french and spanish
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Baby einstein's take along tunes is baby's own mp3 playerthe colourful lights dance across the screen to each song and the colourful caterpillar handle is easy for little hands to grasp and take anywhere
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham "the einstein factor liberates mental abilities you didn't know you hadintelligence pioneer drwin wenger has identified the tools you need to reach greater levels of sharpness, insight, and overall intelligence" -duncan maxwell anderson, senior editor, success see oxfam website for delivery information read moreit's almost scaryi tried the techniques in the book and they paid off instantlynew research suggests that the superior achievements of famous thinkers may have been more the result of mental conditioning than genetic superioritynow you can learn to condition your mind in the same way and improve your performance in virtually all aspects of mental ability, including memory, quickness, iq, and learning capacityusing wenger's image streaming technique, you learn to bypass inhibitions and access the hypernormal capabilities hidden in your own subconscious
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham amusing and irreverent introduction to einstein's life and thoughtssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Play, rattle and roll! the colorful baby einstein bendy ball is flexible and includes sections that allow you to mix and match red, blue, yellow and greenincludes a rattle inside for baby to shakeperfect for little hands to grasp
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The baby einstein explore & discover soft blocks are a 4-block set that are perfect for little hands to discover and explore! the shapes block features multi-textured fabric for tactile stimulation
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Baby einstein glow and discover lightbarunopened new itembatteries includeddispatched with royal mail 2nd classcondition is new
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Keep baby entertained on-the-go with the baby einstein mini pianodurable toy made from wood and plasticmini piano travel toy with music and sounds
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Fibreglass sculpture of albert einstein holding a stack of books which is a wooden cabinetit is from the 's or possible earlier and is very collectablethere are very few references online related to this itemthe statue has glass eyes he stands at 4'6" tall 16" wide, 16" deep and weighs about 30lbthis is a rare vintage statue of the famous scientiston his right eye there is a glass monocle attached to a metal chain used as a book mark or latch to secure the cabinet doorfirst to see will buy as original and excellent conditionthe books are accented with gold leafthe storage unit has 3 shelves
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