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    Life Is Short

    Dean Rickles

    Why life's shortness - more than anything else - is what makes it meaningful.

    Death might seem to render pointless all our attempts to create a meaningful life. Doesn't meaning…

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    Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful

    Dean Rickles

    Why life’s shortness - more than anything else - is what makes it meaningful.

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    Dual-Aspect Monism and the Deep Structure of Meaning

    Harald Atmanspacher, Dean Rickles

    This book investigates the metaphysical position of dual-aspect monism, with particular emphasis on the concept of meaning as a fundamental feature of the fabric of reality.

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    The Philosophy of Physics

    Dean Rickles,Robert Rickles

    In this unique book, Dean Rickles guides readers through the core questions underlying the philosophy of physics. He discusses the three pillars of modern physics (quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and…

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    The Philosophy of Physics

    Dean Rickles,Robert Rickles

    In this unique book, Dean Rickles guides readers through the core questions underlying the philosophy of physics. He discusses the three pillars of modern physics (quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and…

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    A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory

    Dean Rickles

    During its forty year lifespan, string theory has always had the power to divide, being called both a ‘theory of everything’ and a ‘theory of nothing’.

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    A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory

    Dean Rickles

    During its forty year lifespan, string theory has always had the power to divide, being called both a ‘theory of everything’ and a ‘theory of nothing’.

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    The Ashgate Companion to Contemporary Philosophy of Physics

    Introducing readers to the developments in the philosophical foundations of physics, this book offers an overview of the central debates in the philosophy of quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, quantum computation…

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    Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful

    Dean Rickles

    Why life’s shortness - more than anything else - is what makes it meaningful.

    Death might seem to render pointless all our attempts to create a meaningful life. Doesn’t meaning…

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    What is Philosophy of Science?

    Dean Rickles

    Philosophy of science puts science itself under the microscope: What exactly is science? How do its explanations of the world differ from those of other subjects, including so-called pseudo-sciences…

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    What is Philosophy of Science?

    Dean Rickles

    Philosophy of science puts science itself under the microscope: What exactly is science? How do its explanations of the world differ from those of other subjects, including so-called pseudo-sciences…

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    Symmetry, Structure, and Spacetime

    Dean Rickles (University of Sydney, Australia)

    Considers several interpretative difficulties raised by gauge-type symmetries (those that correspond to no change in physical state). This book focuses on spacetime physics, and in particular classical and quantum general…

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    Structural Realism: Structure, Object, and Causality

    Written by the foremost authorities on structural realism, this volume grapples with questions such as ‘what is structure?’ and ‘what is an object?’ The most recent advances in the field…

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    Structural Realism: Structure, Object, and Causality

    Written by the foremost authorities on structural realism, this volume grapples with questions such as ‘what is structure?’ and ‘what is an object?’ The most recent advances in the field…

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    Information and Interaction: Eddington, Wheeler, and the Limits of Knowledge

    In this essay collection, leading physicists, philosophers, and historians attempt to fill the empty theoretical ground in the foundations of information and address the related question of the limits to…

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    Information and Interaction: Eddington, Wheeler, and the Limits of Knowledge

    In this essay collection, leading physicists, philosophers, and historians attempt to fill the empty theoretical ground in the foundations of information and address the related question of the limits to…

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    The Structural Foundations of Quantum Gravity

    What is spacetime? General relativity and quantum field theory answer this question in different ways. This collection of essays looks at the problem of uniting these two fundamental theories of…

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    Covered with Deep Mist: The Development of Quantum Gravity (1916-1956)

    Dean Rickles (Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, University of Sydney, Australia)

    This is the first book-length treatment of the history of attempts to bring quantum mechanics and gravitation together. It goes beyond a mere technical examination of the problems, by also…

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    Thinking about Science, Reflecting on Art

    Thinking about Science, Relecting on Art is the first book to systematically examine the relationship between the philosophy of science and aesthetics.

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    Thinking about Science, Reflecting on Art: Bringing Aesthetics and Philosophy of Science Together

    Thinking about Science, Relecting on Art is the first book to systematically examine the relationship between the philosophy of science and aesthetics.

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    Biofeedback and Family Practice Medicine

    In addition, the successful application of biofeedback training to a variety of complaints such as those presented in this volume has heralded the addition of biofeedback to the treatment modalities…

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    Biofeedback and Family Practice Medicine

    In addition, the successful application of biofeedback training to a variety of complaints such as those presented in this volume has heralded the addition of biofeedback to the treatment modalities…

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    Dual-Aspect Monism and the Deep Structure of Meaning

    Harald Atmanspacher (Turing Center of ETH Zurich, Switzerland and the C.G. Jung Institute Zurich, Switzerland),Dean Rickles

    This book investigates the metaphysical position of dual-aspect monism, with particular emphasis on the concept of meaning as a fundamental feature of the fabric of reality.

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