Philosophy of science books

Many philosophers, physicists, and mathematicians have wondered about the remarkable relationship between mathematics...  Read More >>

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Different from traditional research on the mind-body problem often discussed from an epistemological viewpoint, which...  Read More >>

This book proposes that it is not only states and international bodies that have a responsibility to take action...  Read More >>

Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) is likely the greatest philosophical thinker America has ever produced. His contributions...  Read More >>

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A particle physicist makes the scientific case for an ancient idea about thenature of the universe: that all is...  Read More >>

A short but engaging look at how questions shape our thinking. Why do we ask questions? In Questions, Pia Lauritzen...  Read More >>

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Does human nature constrain social and political change, or do social and political changes transform human nature?...  Read More >>

Fitness, natural selection, common ancestry, mutation, chance, taxonomy, and adaptation are central concepts in...  Read More >>

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This revised and enhanced new edition of a well-established textbook provides a balanced overview of various areas...  Read More >>

This book defends the very contentious Idealist interpretation of Hume on external objects, and draws from it far-reaching...  Read More >>

Does human nature constrain social and political change, or do social and political changes transform human nature?...  Read More >>

Optimality Justifications argues for a renewal of foundation-theoretic epistemology based on optimality justifications,...  Read More >>

This volume focuses on alternatives to the two main philosophical approaches to causation: mechanistic explanation,...  Read More >>

A balanced and thought-provoking guide to all the big questions about AI and ethics Can computers understand morality?...  Read More >>

These topics are drawn from physics, mathematics, and philosophy of nature, and concern interpretations of quantum...  Read More >>

This Element will introduce the main non-physicalist theories of consciousness and explain the most important arguments...  Read More >>

Takes a multicultural, interdisciplinary approach to the rhetoric of science to expand our toolkit for the collective...  Read More >>

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This Element will introduce the main non-physicalist theories of consciousness and explain the most important arguments...  Read More >>

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