Philosophy of science books

14042 books were found.

Laws of Nature

Laws of Nature

Author: Peter Mittelstaedt ,  Paul A. Weingartner
ISBN: 9783540240792
Format: Hardback
$472.56

Although the chapters (and in some cases parts of the chapters) were originally written by one of the two authors,...  Read More >>

Understanding Scientific Reasoning

Understanding Scientific Reasoning

Author: Leslie Burkholder ,  Ronald N. Giere
ISBN: 9780155063266
Format: Paperback
$287.63

Develops critical reasoning skills and guides students in improvement of their scientific and technological literacy....  Read More >>

The Artful Universe Expanded

The Artful Universe Expanded

Author: John Barrow (Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge)
ISBN: 9780192805690
Format: Hardback
$65.00

Draws out the links between our aesthetic inclinations and the mathematical and physical structure of the Universe...  Read More >>

Environmental Management and Decision Making for Business

Environmental Management and Decision Making for Business...

Author: R. Staib
ISBN: 9781349520725
Format: Paperback
$232.85

Many of the environmental impacts made by organisations are created by early strategic planning, marketing and design...  Read More >>

Values and Objectivity in Science: The Current Controversy about Transgenic Crops

Values and Objectivity in Science: The Current Controversy...

Author: Hugh Lacey
ISBN: 9780739110454
Format: Hardback
$146.95

This book offers an account of how values play an important role within scientific practices, and how this account...  Read More >>

Human Cloning: Must We Sacrifice Medical Research in the Name of a Total Ban?

Human Cloning: Must We Sacrifice Medical Research in...

Author: Committee on the Judiciary ,  United States Senate
ISBN: 9781410224477
Format: Paperback
$44.85

"""Cloning seems to be one of those words and concepts that seems to inspire a lot of dread in people, visions of...  Read More >>

Issues Raised by Human Cloning Research

Issues Raised by Human Cloning Research

Author: United States House of Representatives ,  Committee of Energy and Commerce
ISBN: 9781410224439
Format: Paperback
$50.13

Nearly 80 years ago, Aldous Huxley wrote his literary masterpiece Brave New World. In that book he posited a future...  Read More >>

Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science

Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science

Author: Petr Hajek ,  Luis Valdes-Villanueva
ISBN: 9781904987215
Format: Paperback
$79.20

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The Impact of Science on Society

The Impact of Science on Society

Author: Isaac Asimov ,  N a S a
ISBN: 9781410224378
Format: Paperback
$66.00

""Reprinted from the 1985 edition.""--Title page verso.  Read More >>

Leibniz and the Natural World: Activity, Passivity and Corporeal Substances in Leibniz's Philosophy

Leibniz and the Natural World: Activity, Passivity and...

Author: Pauline Phemister
ISBN: 9781402034008
Format: Hardback
$498.96

In the present book, Pauline Phemister argues against traditional Anglo-American interpretations of Leibniz as an...  Read More >>

Physics in Oxford, 1839-1939: Laboratories, Learning and College Life

Physics in Oxford, 1839-1939: Laboratories, Learning...

Author: Robert Fox (Modern History Faculty, University of Oxford, UK) ,  Graeme Gooday (School of Philosophy, University of Leeds, UK)
ISBN: 9780198567929
Format: Hardback
$284.95

This book shows that physics in pre-war Oxford has a colourful and dynamic history. Its examination of physics teaching...  Read More >>

The Thoughtful Guide to Science and Religion: Using Science, Experience and Religion to Discover Your Own Destiny

The Thoughtful Guide to Science and Religion: Using...

Author: Michael Meredith
ISBN: 9781905047161
Format: Undefined
$52.67

Here Michael Meredith moves through intellectual enquiry and scientific analysis into compassion and the vision...  Read More >>

Values and Objectivity in Science: The Current Controversy about Transgenic Crops

Values and Objectivity in Science: The Current Controversy...

Author: Hugh Lacey
ISBN: 9780739111413
Format: Paperback
$63.95

This book offers an account of how values play an important role within scientific practices, and how this account...  Read More >>

El Fundamento del Ser

El Fundamento del Ser

Author: Lope Molina Gomez
ISBN: 9781597540711
Format: Paperback
$88.04

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Stations of Wisdom

Stations of Wisdom

Author: Frithjof Schuon
ISBN: 9780941532181
Format: Paperback
$31.68

These essays go to the roots of the religious/science impass.  Read More >>

Set Theory: Boolean-Valued Models and Independence Proofs

Set Theory: Boolean-Valued Models and Independence Proofs...

Author: John L. Bell (Professor of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario)
ISBN: 9780198568520
Format: Hardback
$164.95

This monograph is a follow up to the author's classic text Boolean-Valued Models and Independence Proofs in Set...  Read More >>

Darwinian Myths: The Legends and Misuses of a Theory

Darwinian Myths: The Legends and Misuses of a Theory...

Author: Edward Caudill
ISBN: 9781572334526
Format: Paperback
$52.67

In Darwinian Myths, Edward Caudill examines the ability of Darwin's theory to inspire legends, focusing particularly...  Read More >>

Conjecture of Self: A Testable and Optimistic Theory of Reality

Conjecture of Self: A Testable and Optimistic Theory...

Author: Daryl McGinnis
ISBN: 9781933265582
Format: Paperback
$34.19

Herein lies a challenge for all. From casual philosophers to hardcore scientists, everyone is welcome to join in...  Read More >>

Marvels of Modern Science

Marvels of Modern Science

Author: Paul Severing ,  1st World Library
ISBN: 9781421804798
Format: Paperback
$31.55

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and...  Read More >>

Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction

Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction

Author: Alex Rosenberg
ISBN: 9780415343169
Format: Hardback
$316.80

Exploring the main themes in the philosophy of science, this core text has been revised and updated to include new...  Read More >>

The Evolutionary Mind: Conversations on Science, Imagination & Spirit

The Evolutionary Mind: Conversations on Science, Imagination...

Author: Rupert Sheldrake ,  Terence McKenna
ISBN: 9780974935973
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Three acclaimed authors engage in conversation blending scientific observation, mythical imagination, and visionary...  Read More >>

Science, Religion, and the Human Experience

Science, Religion, and the Human Experience

Author: James D. Proctor (Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara)
ISBN: 9780195175332
Format: Paperback
$100.95

The relationship between science and religion is depicted in one of two ways. In one view, they are locked in an...  Read More >>

Reality and Rationality

Reality and Rationality

Author: The late Wesley C. Salmon ,  Merrilee H. Salmon (Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh (Emerita))
ISBN: 9780195177848
Format: Hardback
$303.00

This is a short, cohesive collection of published articles by one of the top philosophers of science in the 20th...  Read More >>

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