Philosophy of science books

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

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In contemporary philosophy of science, ontological reductionism, or the claim that everything that exists in the...  Read More >>

The most advanced and celebrated mind of the 20th Century, without a doubt, is attributed to Albert Einstein. This...  Read More >>

Scientific concepts, laws, theories and models are representations but are uniquely different. This book explores...  Read More >>

Contemporary philosophy is largely naturalistic in approach – it takes philosophy to be constrained by the results...  Read More >>

Through historical and ethnographic research and use of local scholarly works, this book provides an analysis of...  Read More >>

Establishes that ontological and epistemological reductionism stand or fall together. This book proposes a strategy...  Read More >>

Great social critic predicted the future in this fascinating 1901 volume, a mix of shrewd, accurate speculations,...  Read More >>

Many philosophers these days consider themselves naturalists, but it's doubtful any two of them intend the same...  Read More >>

Molecular biology as a unifying perspective on life that complements that of evolutionary biology.  Read More >>

This 1892 publication by the mathematician Karl Pearson (1857–1936) presents a positivist account of the nature...  Read More >>

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On its original publication in 1919, The Place of Science in Modern Civilization was recognized as a major contribution,...  Read More >>

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Drawing on ethnographic examples from across the world, and from the virtual and global 'places' created by new...  Read More >>

The emergence of objectivity in the mid-nineteenth-century sciences, as revealed through images in scientific atlases—a...  Read More >>

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Game Theory: 5 Questions is a collection of short interviews based on 5 questions presented to some of the most...  Read More >>

At the heart is the question: how will scientific advances and the philosophical issues they create affect the individual...  Read More >>

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In today's world, Christians find challenges to their faith every day. This new resource gives answers for some...  Read More >>

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The difference between cause and effect seems obvious and crucial in ordinary life, yet missing from modern physics....  Read More >>

This book explores the impact of biblical reading practices on scientific thought in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth...  Read More >>