Philosophy of science books

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Fictions of Certitude: Science, Faith, and the Search for Meaning, 1840–1920

Fictions of Certitude: Science, Faith, and the Search...

Author: John S. Haller
ISBN: 9780817320539
Format: Hardback
$145.07

Investigates the fin de siecle search for truth and meaning in a world that had been radically transformed. John...  Read More >>

The Missing Two-Thirds of Evolutionary Theory

The Missing Two-Thirds of Evolutionary Theory

Author: Robert N. Brandon (Duke University, North Carolina) ,  Daniel W. McShea (Duke University, North Carolina)
ISBN: 9781108716680
Format: Paperback
$46.58

In this Element we give an exposition of what we believe to be 'biology's first law'. We believe that through this...  Read More >>

A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos

A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos...

Author: Geraint F. Lewis (University of Sydney) ,  Luke A. Barnes (University of Sydney)
ISBN: 9781108747400
Format: Paperback
$51.72

A discussion, defence and critique of the various arguments around what fine-tuning might mean for the search for...  Read More >>

Resisting Scientific Realism

Resisting Scientific Realism

Author: K. Brad Wray
ISBN: 9781108400954
Format: Paperback
$82.80

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Animal Suffering and the Darwinian Problem of Evil

Animal Suffering and the Darwinian Problem of Evil

Author: John R. Schneider (Calvin College, Michigan)
ISBN: 9781108487603
Format: Hardback
$243.23

This book will be of interest to college faculty and advanced students interested in the relationship between religion...  Read More >>

Getting to Know the World Scientifically: An Objective View

Getting to Know the World Scientifically: An Objective...

Author: Paul Needham
ISBN: 9783030402150
Format: Hardback
$184.77

This undergraduate textbook introduces some fundamental issues in philosophy of science for students of philosophy...  Read More >>

Why Science Is Wrong About Life and Evolution: """The Invisible Gene"" and Other Essays on Scientism."

Why Science Is Wrong About Life and Evolution: """The...

Author: Ted Christopher
ISBN: 9781629671703
Format: Paperback
$28.33

Serious problems have long been apparent for the scientific understanding of life, in particular with regards to...  Read More >>

Change, the Arrow of Time, and Divine Eternity in Light of Relativity Theory

Change, the Arrow of Time, and Divine Eternity in Light...

Author: Daniel Saudek
ISBN: 9783030384104
Format: Hardback
$237.57

This book has two aims; first, to provide a new account of time's arrow in light of relativity theory; second, to...  Read More >>

Understanding Quantum Mechanics: The World According to Modern Quantum Foundations

Understanding Quantum Mechanics: The World According...

Author: Detlef Dürr ,  Dustin Lazarovici
ISBN: 9783030400675
Format: Paperback
$142.29

This book discusses the physical and mathematical foundations of modern quantum mechanics and three realistic quantum...  Read More >>

Science and Scientification in South Asia and Europe

Science and Scientification in South Asia and Europe...

Author: Axel Michaels ,  Christoph Wulf
ISBN: 9780367371715
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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A Variety of Causes

A Variety of Causes

Author: Paul Noordhof (University of York)
ISBN: 9780191892271
Format: Undefined
$290.40

This is the first book length defence of a counterfactual theory of causation. The analysis defended is new. It...  Read More >>

Heat, Pneuma, and Soul in Ancient Philosophy and Science

Heat, Pneuma, and Soul in Ancient Philosophy and Science...

Author: Hynek Bartoš (Charles University, Prague) ,  Colin Guthrie King (Providence College, Rhode Island)
ISBN: 9781108476737
Format: Hardback
$271.69

Ancient theories of the soul were influenced decisively by general assumptions about basic properties of living...  Read More >>

Scientific Ontology: Integrating Naturalized Metaphysics and Voluntarist Epistemology

Scientific Ontology: Integrating Naturalized Metaphysics...

Author: Anjan Chakravartty (Appignani Foundation Professor of Philosophy, Appignani Foundation Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami)
ISBN: 9780197510254
Format: Paperback
$113.49

Though science and philosophy take different approaches to ontology, metaphysical inferences are relevant to interpreting...  Read More >>

Cassirer’s Transformation: From a Transcendental to a Semiotic Philosophy of Forms

Cassirer’s Transformation: From a Transcendental to...

Author: Jean Lassègue
ISBN: 9783030429041
Format: Hardback
$263.97

He finally developed a solution to the problematic unity of objective knowledge by replacing the overarching notion...  Read More >>

The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology, Second Edition

The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an...

Author: Langdon Winner
ISBN: 9780226692548
Format: Paperback
$42.95

“In an age in which the inexhaustible power of scientific technology makes all things possible, it remains to be...  Read More >>

Seemings and Epistemic Justification: How Appearances Justify Beliefs

Seemings and Epistemic Justification: How Appearances...

Author: Luca Moretti
ISBN: 9783030433918
Format: Paperback
$116.41

This book examines phenomenal conservatism, one of the most influential and promising internalist conceptions of...  Read More >>

Social Epistemology and Relativism

Social Epistemology and Relativism

Author: Natalie Alana Ashton (University of Vienna, Austria) ,  Martin Kusch (University of Vienna, Austria)
ISBN: 9780367189389
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This is the first book to explore the connections and interactions between social epistemology and epistemic relativism....  Read More >>

Einstein's Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum

Einstein's Unfinished Revolution: The Search for What...

Author: Lee Smolin
ISBN: 9780143111160
Format: Paperback
$50.16

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The World According to Physics

The World According to Physics

Author: Jim Al-Khalili
ISBN: 9780691182308
Format: Hardback
$29.99

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