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Book Description: Taylor & Francis Ltd. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW PRINT ON DEMAND., Closure: A Story of Everything, Hilary Lawson, For over 2000 years our culture has believed in the possibility of a single true account of the world. Now this age is coming to a close. As a result there is a deep unease. We are lost both as individuals, and as a culture. In the new relativistic, post-modern era, we have no history, no right or moral action, and no body of knowledge. In their place is a plethora of alternative, and sometimes incompatible theories from 'fuzzy logic' to 'consilience' proposing a theory of everything. Closure is a response to this crisis. It is a radically new story about the nature of ourselves and of the world.Closure exposes the central questions of contemporary philosophy: language and meaning, of the individual and identity, of truth and reality, but it is also philosophical in the broader everyday sense that it enables us to make sense of where and who we are. A central principle, the process of closure, is shown to be at the heart of experience and language. As a theory of knowledge it has dramatic consequences for our understanding of the sciences, involving a reinterpretation of what science does and how it is able to do it. It similarly proposes a profound shift in the role of art and religion. But, above all, it reshapes our understanding of ourselves and the organisation of society, our goals and our capacity to achieve them.A superb new account of how order is created out of disorder, Closure is an exhilarating work of conceptual geography. Bookseller Inventory # B9780415011389

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Book Description: ROUTLEDGE CHAPMAN HALL 01/04/2012, 2012. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New print on demand book. Shipped from US. This item is printed on demand. Bookseller Inventory # IJ-9780415011389

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Book Description: Taylor and Francis(Routledge), 2001. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 9.213 by 6.142 inches. (432 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. For over 2000 years our cuture has beieved in the possibiity of a singe true account of the word. Now this age is coming to a cose. As a resut there is a deep unease. We are ost both as individuas, and as a cuture. In the new reativistic, post-modern era, we have no history, no right or mora action, and no body of knowedge. In their pace is a pethora of aternative, and sometimes incompatibe theories from 'fuzzy ogic' to 'consiience' proposing a theory of everything. Cosure is a response to this crisis. It is a radicay new story about the nature of ourseves and of the word. Cosure exposes the centra questions of contemporary phiosophy: anguage and meaning, of the individua and identity, of truth and reaity, but it is aso phiosophica in the broader everyday sense that it enabes us to make sense of where and who we are. A centra principe, the process of cosure, is shown to be at the heart of experience and anguage. As a theory of knowedge it has dramatic consequences for our understanding of the sciences, invoving a reinterpretation of what science does and how it is abe to do it. It simiary proposes a profound shift in the roe of art and reigion. But, above a, it reshapes our understanding of ourseves and the organisation of society, our goas and our capacity to achieve them. A superb new account of how order is created out of disorder, Cosure is an exhiarating work of conceptua geography.The Preface The Proogue 1. The Structure of Cosure 2. Language as Cosure 3. The Search for Cosure: Science, Logic and Mathematics 4. The Search for Openness: Art, Reigion and the Unknown 5. The Poitics of Cosure The Epiogue 'Hiary Lawson shows himsef to be a atter-day 'metaphysician' on the grand scae . a quite astonishing achievement.' - Aan Montefiore, University of Oxford Hiary Lawson runs TVF, a major TV production company which produces documentaries and shows for Channe 4 and the BBC. He has a phiosophy background (Hardback). Bookseller Inventory # AG0415011388

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Book Description: Taylor and Francis Ltd Country = UNITED KINGDOM, 2012. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 432 pages. (432 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. {Publisher's Publication Date = 2001} For over 2000 years our culture has believed in the possibility of a single true account of the world. Now this age is coming to a close. As a result there is a deep unease. This work discusses the idea of culture and what it means to us. (Hardback). Bookseller Inventory # AB0415011388

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Book Description: ROUTLEDGE CHAPMAN HALL 01/05/2012, 2012. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New print on demand book. Shipped from US. This item is printed on demand. Bookseller Inventory # IO-9780415011389

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Book Description: Routledge, 2001. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 372 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # __0415011388

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Book Description: Taylor Francis Ltd, United Kingdom, 2001. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 234 x 156 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery ***** Print on Demand *****. For over 2000 years our culture has believed in the possibility of a single true account of the world. Now this age is coming to a close. As a result there is a deep unease. We are lost both as individuals, and as a culture. In the new relativistic, post-modern era, we have no history, no right or moral action, and no body of knowledge. In their place is a plethora of alternative, and sometimes incompatible theories from 'fuzzy logic' to 'consilience' proposing a theory of everything. Closure is a response to this crisis. It is a radically new story about the nature of ourselves and of the world.Closure exposes the central questions of contemporary philosophy: language and meaning, of the individual and identity, of truth and reality, but it is also philosophical in the broader everyday sense that it enables us to make sense of where and who we are. A central principle, the process of closure, is shown to be at the heart of experience and language. As a theory of knowledge it has dramatic consequences for our understanding of the sciences, involving a reinterpretation of what science does and how it is able to do it. It similarly proposes a profound shift in the role of art and religion. But, above all, it reshapes our understanding of ourselves and the organisation of society, our goals and our capacity to achieve them.A superb new account of how order is created out of disorder, Closure is an exhilarating work of conceptual geography. Bookseller Inventory # APC9780415011389

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Book Description: Routledge, 2012. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 9.5 by 6 inches. (00432 pages) This item is printed on demand. Please allow up to 10 days extra for printing & delivery. {Publisher's Publication Date = 2001-07-16 00:00:00} [ships from USA takes 8-14 days to Europe] Lang=English accessory:NO ACCESSORY (Hardcover ). Bookseller Inventory # AF0415011388

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Book Description: Taylor & Francis Group. Book Condition: New. pp. 432. Bookseller Inventory # 7541328

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