Philosophy of science books

In this captivating biography, Patricia Rife interprets both the life and times of Lise Meitner (1878-1968), the...  Read More >>

What is spacetime? General relativity and quantum field theory answer this question in different ways. This collection...  Read More >>

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring antagonized some of the most powerful interests in the nation--including the farm...  Read More >>

Sir Arthur Clarke Award Winner Many environmentalists think going into space detracts from solving problems on Earth....  Read More >>

Looks at the development of Western thought. This book uncovers significant parallels between the teachings and...  Read More >>

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

The nature of scientific explanation has been an important topic in philosophy of science for many years. This book...  Read More >>

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Under what conditions is a group of scientists rational? How would rational scientists collectively agree to make...  Read More >>

Scientific realism is the view that our best scientific theories give approximately true descriptions of both observable...  Read More >>

Science news is met by the public with a mixture of fascination and disengagement. On the one hand, Americans are...  Read More >>

This book outlines the consequences of digitization for peer-reviewed research articles published in electronic...  Read More >>

Explores the relationship between a neoliberal mode of governance and the so-called genetic revolution.  Read More >>

This book includes ten original essays in three parts that critically examine central themes of John Searle s ontology...  Read More >>

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Ce volume rassemble les notes historiques parues dans les differents livres des elements de mathematique de l'auteur....  Read More >>

Philosophy of science has always been an integral part of philosophy, and since the beginning of the 20h century...  Read More >>

This thoroughly revised 5th edition of Zeh's classic text investigates irreversible phenomena and their foundation...  Read More >>

The book contains a series of 40 articles written by forward-thinking speakers who presented their findings at the...  Read More >>

Treats smart materials and artificial life. This title includes a chapter on information and computational dynamics...  Read More >>

Reflects on the effects of discoveries in genetics on a broad range of scientific fields. This book shows the way...  Read More >>

A brilliant ensemble of the world's most visionary scientists provides twenty-five original never-before-published...  Read More >>