Philosophy of science books

In this ground-breaking work, biochemist, priest and 2001 Templeton Prize winner Arthur Peacocke offers a uniquely...  Read More >>

Social constructionists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them. Is reality...  Read More >>

This volume is divided into five parts. The title of the volume refers primarily to part I, which is by far the...  Read More >>

Lakatos: An Introduction provides a thorough overview of both Lakatos's thought and his place in twentieth century...  Read More >>

Can literary fictions convey significant philosophical views, understood in terms of propositional knowledge? This...  Read More >>

Proposes cost-effective alternatives to commercial publications in the face of increased journal prices and reduced...  Read More >>

Realism and the Aim of Science is one of the three volumes of Karl Popper s Postscript to the Logic of scientific...  Read More >>

Essays from a range of disciplinary perspectives show the central role that cooperation plays in structuring our...  Read More >>

For nearly a century, the central theological message of science seemed to be that there was no need for theology:...  Read More >>

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In Systematicity, Paul Hoyningen-Huene answers the question What is science? by proposing that scientific knowledge...  Read More >>

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One of our most brilliant social critics--author of the bestselling The Middle Mind --presents a scathing critique...  Read More >>

The burgeoning field of data analysis is expanding at an incredible pace due to the proliferation of data collection...  Read More >>

'Never before has there been so many and such dreadful weapons in so many irresponsible hands.' - Karl Popper, from...  Read More >>

Adolf Grunbaum is one of the giants of 20th century philosophy of science. This volume is the first of three collecting...  Read More >>

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For undergraduate and graduate courses in Business Communication. The practical advice needed to improve writing...  Read More >>

First comprehensive introduction to information theory explores the work of Shannon, McMillan, Feinstein, and Khinchin....  Read More >>

Classic account of basic methodology and psychology of scientific discovery explains how scientists analyze and...  Read More >>

The scientific discoveries of ancient philosophers such as Aristotle were considered to be in the realm of natural...  Read More >>

Speeches and essays in accessible, everyday language profile influential physicists such as Niels Bohr and Isaac...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1920 and based on the Tarner Lectures in the philosophy of science, this work is a contribution...  Read More >>

Was ist Wissenschaft? Was durfen und sollen wir von ihr erwarten, was nicht? Diese Frage ist die Leitfrage der Wissenschaftstheorie....  Read More >>