Philosophy of science books

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Chinese Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Chinese Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science...

Author: Fan Dainian ,  Robert S. Cohen
ISBN: 9780792334637
Format: Hardback
$913.44

Others discuss the history of modern physics and biology, the history of historiography of science in China and...  Read More >>

Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life

Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings...

Author: Daniel C. Dennett
ISBN: 9780140167344
Format: Paperback
$36.99

Argues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs....  Read More >>

Law and Prediction in the Light of Chaos Research

Law and Prediction in the Light of Chaos Research

Author: Paul Weingartner ,  Gerhard Schurz
ISBN: 9783540615842
Format: Hardback
$237.47

Chaos research has triggered deep discussions in the philosophy of science. This volume discusses the fundamental...  Read More >>

The Philosophy and History of Molecular Biology: New Perspectives

The Philosophy and History of Molecular Biology: New...

Author: Sahotra Sarkar
ISBN: 9780792339472
Format: Hardback
$480.48

This text reflects recent trends in the philosophy and history of molecular biology. It brings together historians,...  Read More >>

Fire in the Mind: Science, Faith, and the Search for Order

Fire in the Mind: Science, Faith, and the Search for...

Author: George Johnson
ISBN: 9780679740216
Format: Paperback
$44.88

A study of the human drive to create order and reason notes the parallel beliefs of the ancient Anasazi people,...  Read More >>

Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Method

Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Method

Author: Donald Gillies (Professor of the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics, Professor of the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics, King's College, London)
ISBN: 9780198751595
Format: Paperback
$65.95

A study of the impact of scientific advances made in Artificial Intelligence on philosophy. Taking a clear, non-technical...  Read More >>

Facets of Faith and Science: Vol. I: Historiography and Modes of Interaction

Facets of Faith and Science: Vol. I: Historiography...

Author: Jitse Van Der Meer
ISBN: 9780819199874
Format: Paperback
$110.00

This first volume explores the specific roles of metaphysical and religious beliefs in explanation and theory construction...  Read More >>

Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Method

Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Method

Author: Donald Gillies (Professor of the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics, Professor of the Philosophy of Science and Mathematics, King's College, London)
ISBN: 9780198751588
Format: Hardback
$197.95

A study of the impact of scientific advances made in Artificial Intelligence on philosophy. Taking a clear, non-technical...  Read More >>

Conversations on the Uses of Science

Conversations on the Uses of Science

Author: N. Hackerman
ISBN: 9781574410150
Format: Paperback
$36.99

A candid and often humorous discussion between Hackerman and Ashworth on the problems scientists and society will...  Read More >>

The Infamous Boundary: Seven Decades of Heresy in Quantum Physics

The Infamous Boundary: Seven Decades of Heresy in Quantum...

Author: W. Faris ,  David Wick
ISBN: 9780387947266
Format: Paperback
$50.16

Although quantum mechanics has predicted an extraordinary range of phenomena with unprecedented accuracy, it remains...  Read More >>

Hierarchy Theory: A Vision, Vocabulary, and Epistemology

Hierarchy Theory: A Vision, Vocabulary, and Epistemology...

Author: Valerie Ahl ,  T. F. H. Allen
ISBN: 9780231084802
Format: Hardback
$190.95

This basic guide introduces the relationships between observation, perception, and learning that form the substance...  Read More >>

Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge

Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge

Author: Deborah G. Mayo
ISBN: 9780226511986
Format: Paperback
$92.95

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Hypothesis and Perception: Roots of Scientific Method

Hypothesis and Perception: Roots of Scientific Method...

Author: Errol E. Harris
ISBN: 9780391039537
Format: Paperback
$59.40

The sequel to The Foundations of Metaphysics in Science , this book addresses the epistomological questions unexamined...  Read More >>

Priceless Knowledge?: Natural Science in Economic Perspective

Priceless Knowledge?: Natural Science in Economic Perspective...

Author: Nicholas Rescher
ISBN: 9780847682454
Format: Paperback
$54.95

This work examines the economics of natural science and argues that perfecting natural science is impracticable,...  Read More >>

The Artful Universe: The Cosmic Source of Human Creativity

The Artful Universe: The Cosmic Source of Human Creativity...

Author: John D Barrow ,  John D Barrow
ISBN: 9780316082426
Format: Paperback
$52.77

In this eclectic and entertaining study of the interrelationship between the arts and the sciences, Barrow explains...  Read More >>

Conjuring Science: Scientific Symbols and Cultural Meanings in American Life

Conjuring Science: Scientific Symbols and Cultural Meanings...

Author: Christopher P. Toumey
ISBN: 9780813522852
Format: Paperback
$68.51

When actors who play doctors on TV endorse certain products, what are the implications for Americans? This book...  Read More >>

The Disunity of Science: Boundaries, Contexts, and Power

The Disunity of Science: Boundaries, Contexts, and Power...

Author: Peter Galison ,  David J. Stump
ISBN: 9780804724364
Format: Hardback
$146.95

Sixteen scientists examine whether the sciences are, or ever were, unified by a single theoretical view of nature...  Read More >>

Religion and Science: History, Method, Dialogue

Religion and Science: History, Method, Dialogue

Author: W. Mark Richardson ,  Wesley J. Wildman
ISBN: 9780415916677
Format: Paperback
$98.99

As the interdisciplinary study of science and religion has been gaining momentum in recent years, Religion and Science...  Read More >>

Religion and Science: History, Method, Dialogue

Religion and Science: History, Method, Dialogue

Author: W. Mark Richardson ,  Wesley J. Wildman
ISBN: 9780415916660
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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Aristotle's ""Meteorology, Book 4""

Aristotle's ""Meteorology, Book 4""

Author: of Aphrodisias Alexander ,  Eric Lewis
ISBN: 9780715626849
Format: Hardback
$343.20

Aristotle's ""Meterology Book 4"" provides an account of the formation of minerals, metals and other homogeneous...  Read More >>

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