Philosophy of science books

A clear, penetrating exposition of developments in physical science and mathematics brought about by non-Euclidean...  Read More >>

French philosopher's ideas about evolution and the meaning of life and his critique of Plato, Aristotle, and other...  Read More >>

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Offers a perspective on how scientists reason about the world, design and interpret experiments and communicate...  Read More >>

Clough shows how inadequate empirical philosophy is in creating real change in the sciences. Instead, she supports...  Read More >>

Clough shows how inadequate empirical philosophy is in creating real change in the sciences. Instead, she supports...  Read More >>

This discussion addresses the methodology of a sophisticated realistic approach to scientific as well as everyday...  Read More >>

A comprehensive guide that provides an introduction to the scientific method of inquiry. It helps you not only learn...  Read More >>

Stamos squarely confronts the problem of determining what a biological species is, whether species are real, and...  Read More >>

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Natural and social sciences seem very often, though usually only implicitly, to hedge their laws by ceteris paribus...  Read More >>

Do knowledge and science arise from the application of canons of rationality and scientific method? Or is all our...  Read More >>

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Collection of essays focused on the identification and clarification of philosophical issues in experimental science,...  Read More >>

Nature and Understanding explores the prospect of looking from a scientific point of view at such central ideas...  Read More >>

A pioneering new book tha brings together an important collection of original essays by leading philosophers exploring...  Read More >>

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Examines the perennial issues that keep science and religion at arm's length, clarifies those issues, and fits them...  Read More >>

John Polkinghorne, theoretical physicist and theologian, explores the possibilities of believing in God in an age...  Read More >>

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Does time really flow, or is that simply an illusion? Did time have a beginning? What does it mean to say that time...  Read More >>

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Examines the perennial issues that keep science and religion at arm's length, clarifies those issues, and fits them...  Read More >>