Philosophy of science books

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Trouble with Physics

Trouble with Physics

Author: Professor of Physics Lee Smolin (Pennsylvania State University)
ISBN: 9781299881167
Format: Electronic book text
$42.11

In this illuminating book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that fundamental physics -- the...  Read More >>

The Poetics of DNA

The Poetics of DNA

Author: Professor Judith Roof
ISBN: 9781299948037
Format: Undefined
$179.52

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Defining Values for Research and Technology: The University's Changing Role

Defining Values for Research and Technology: The University's...

Author: William T. Greenough ,  Philip J. McConnaughay
ISBN: 9780742550261
Format: Paperback
$68.95

Since the end of the Cold War, federal funding for research at American universities has sharply decreased, while...  Read More >>

Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ,  Helen Zimmern
ISBN: 9781406834598
Format: Paperback
$26.14

Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (German: Jenseits von Gut und Boese: Vorspiel einer...  Read More >>

The Structural Foundations of Quantum Gravity

The Structural Foundations of Quantum Gravity

Author: Dean Rickles (University of Calgary, Canada) ,  Steven French (University of Leeds)
ISBN: 9780199269693
Format: Hardback
$257.00

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

Darwin's Conservatives: The Misguided Quest

Darwin's Conservatives: The Misguided Quest

Author: John G West
ISBN: 9780979014109
Format: Paperback
$39.47

"Can Darwin's theory of evolution help save conservatism? A number of prominent conservatives seem to think so,...  Read More >>

Roman Catholicism and Modern Science: A History

Roman Catholicism and Modern Science: A History

Author: Dr Don O'Leary
ISBN: 9780826418685
Format: Hardback
$190.00

In the popular imagination, historical relations between the Roman Catholic Church and modern science are best epitomized...  Read More >>

Making Prehistory; Historical Science and the Scientific Realism Debate. Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology

Making Prehistory; Historical Science and the Scientific...

Author: Derek Turner
ISBN: 9786610917174
Format: Electronic book text
$591.36

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Creative Environments: Issues of Creativity Support for the Knowledge Civilization Age. Studies in Computational Intelligence, Volume 59.

Creative Environments: Issues of Creativity Support...

Author: Andrzej P Wierzbicki ,  Yoshiteru Nakamori
ISBN: 9786610937066
Format: Electronic book text
$1103.52

Creative Environments is a follow-up on the book Creative Space in the same series and by the same authors, serving...  Read More >>

Model-Based Reasoning in Science, Technology, and Medicine

Model-Based Reasoning in Science, Technology, and Medicine...

Author: Lorenzo Magnani ,  Ping Li
ISBN: 9786610944392
Format: Electronic book text
$1186.31

Based on papers presented at the international conference on Model-Based Reasoning in Science and Medicine that...  Read More >>

Universities in the Age of Corporate Science: The Uc Berkeley-Novartis Controversy

Universities in the Age of Corporate Science: The Uc...

Author: Alan P Rudy ,  Dawn Coppin
ISBN: 9786611151201
Format: Electronic book text
$308.88

As a result of widespread financial pressures, U.S. research universities increasingly stress the pursuit of funding...  Read More >>

Quantum Mechanics at the Crossroads: New Perspectives from History, Philosophy and Physics

Quantum Mechanics at the Crossroads: New Perspectives...

Author: James Evans ,  Alan S Thorndike
ISBN: 9786610657193
Format: Electronic book text
$422.14

Brings together leading quantum physicists to expound on the meaning and future directions of quantum mechanics....  Read More >>

Rethinking Explanation

Rethinking Explanation

Author: Johannes Persson ,  Petri Ylikoski
ISBN: 9786610865154
Format: Electronic book text
$924.00

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

The Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators: A Step-By-Step Approach to Public Outreach

The Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators: A Step-By-Step...

Author: Lars Lindberg Christensen
ISBN: 9786610938292
Format: Electronic book text
$173.98

Many people know something about communication it is after all an innate human ability but a full comprehension...  Read More >>

Intentional Acts and Institutional Facts: Essays on John Searle's Social Ontology

Intentional Acts and Institutional Facts: Essays on...

Author: Savas L Tsohatzidis
ISBN: 9786610944002
Format: Electronic book text
$786.72

This book includes ten original essays that critically examine central themes of John Searlea (TM)s ontology of...  Read More >>

Thinking in Complexity: The Computational Dynamics of Matter, Mind, and Mankind

Thinking in Complexity: The Computational Dynamics of...

Author: Klaus Mainzer
ISBN: 9786611067373
Format: Electronic book text
$369.34

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

Scientific Progress: A Study Concerning the Nature of the Relation Between Successive Scientific Theories

Scientific Progress: A Study Concerning the Nature of...

Author: Craig Dilworth
ISBN: 9786611339234
Format: Electronic book text
$892.32

Featuring the Gestalt Model and the Perspectivist conception of science, this book is unusual in its non-relativistic...  Read More >>

Philosophy of Science A-Z. Philosophy A-Z Series.

Philosophy of Science A-Z. Philosophy A-Z Series.

Author: Stathis Psillo
ISBN: 9786610833962
Format: Electronic book text
$143.35

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Apprehension and Argument: Ancient Theories of Starting Points for Knowledge

Apprehension and Argument: Ancient Theories of Starting...

Author: Miira Tuominen
ISBN: 9786610804689
Format: Electronic book text
$839.52

In order for there to be knowledge, there must be at least some primary elements which may be called 'starting points'....  Read More >>

Positioning the History of Science. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science.

Positioning the History of Science. Boston Studies in...

Author: Kostas Gavroglu ,  Jurgen Renn
ISBN: 9786610901821
Format: Electronic book text
$575.52

The present volume, compiled in honor of an outstanding historian of science, physicist and exceptional human being,...  Read More >>

Introduction to Biosemiotics: The New Biological Synthesis

Introduction to Biosemiotics: The New Biological Synthesis...

Author: Marcello Barbieri
ISBN: 9786610902507
Format: Electronic book text
$997.92

Combining approaches from biology, philosophy and linguistics, Biosemiotics proposes that animals, plants and single...  Read More >>

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