Philosophy of science books

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Waves in an Impossible Sea: How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean

Waves in an Impossible Sea: How Everyday Life Emerges...

Author: Matt Strassler
ISBN: 9781541603370
Format: Paperback
$34.99

A theoretical physicist takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey to discover how the universe generates everything...  Read More >>

Foreign Astral Sciences in China: From the Six Dynasties to the Northern Song

Foreign Astral Sciences in China: From the Six Dynasties...

Author: Bill M. Mak (Kyoto University, Japan)
ISBN: 9781138477599
Format: Hardback
$305.00

This book explores the history of foreign astral science in China from the unique viewpoint of the knowledge introduced...  Read More >>

Toward a Philosophy of Error in Science

Toward a Philosophy of Error in Science

Author: Douglas Allchin
ISBN: 9780197827673
Format: Hardback
$73.95

History is littered with scientific errors. This contrasts sharply with the image of science as providing a systematic...  Read More >>

Everyday Extraordinary: A Scientist Ponders a Lifetime of Magical, Bizarre, and Paranormal Experiences

Everyday Extraordinary: A Scientist Ponders a Lifetime...

Author: Barry Markovsky
ISBN: 9781493093793
Format: Hardback
$61.99

Experiences with strange phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs, psychics, and miracle cures make for titillating stories....  Read More >>

Contextuality in Random Variables: A Systematic Introduction

Contextuality in Random Variables: A Systematic Introduction...

Author: Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov (Purdue University, Indiana) ,  Janne V. Kujala (University of Turku, Finland)
ISBN: 9781009852678
Format: Paperback
$181.13

This systematic introduction to the theory of contextuality requires no previous familiarity with the subject and...  Read More >>

Contextuality in Random Variables: A Systematic Introduction

Contextuality in Random Variables: A Systematic Introduction...

Author: Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov (Purdue University, Indiana) ,  Janne V. Kujala (University of Turku, Finland)
ISBN: 9781009671927
Format: Hardback
$414.00

This systematic introduction to the theory of contextuality requires no previous familiarity with the subject and...  Read More >>

A Philosopher Looks at the Weather

A Philosopher Looks at the Weather

Author: Benjamin Hale (University of Colorado Boulder)
ISBN: 9781009402682
Format: Paperback
$38.79

A Philosopher Looks at the Weather argues that weather is a powerful force that shapes how we live. As we have developed...  Read More >>

The Search for a Science of Verse, 1880 to the Present

The Search for a Science of Verse, 1880 to the Present...

Author: Christian R. Gelder (Macquarie University, Sydney)
ISBN: 9781009710213
Format: Hardback
$245.81

This book will appeal to scholars in literary studies and the history and philosophy of science, offering a new...  Read More >>

The Organism Is a Theory Volume 77: Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI

The Organism Is a Theory Volume 77: Giuseppe Longo on...

Author: Giuseppe Longo ,  Adam Nocek
ISBN: 9781517920500
Format: Paperback
$54.99

A bold reimagining of life that bridges science, philosophy, cybernetics, and the complexities of biological existence...  Read More >>

The Organism Is a Theory Volume 77: Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI

The Organism Is a Theory Volume 77: Giuseppe Longo on...

Author: Giuseppe Longo ,  Adam Nocek
ISBN: 9781517920494
Format: Hardback
$270.00

A bold reimagining of life that bridges science, philosophy, cybernetics, and the complexities of biological existence...  Read More >>

Probing the Consistency of Quantum Field Theory I: From Nonconvergence to Haag's Theorem (1949–1954)

Probing the Consistency of Quantum Field Theory I: From...

Author: Alexander S. Blum (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy and Max Planck Institute for the History of Science)
ISBN: 9781009265331
Format: Paperback
$46.58

This Element covers the years immediately following the development of renormalized quantum electrodynamics. It...  Read More >>

Probing the Consistency of Quantum Field Theory I: From Nonconvergence to Haag's Theorem (1949–1954)

Probing the Consistency of Quantum Field Theory I: From...

Author: Alexander S. Blum (Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy and Max Planck Institute for the History of Science)
ISBN: 9781009619271
Format: Hardback
$142.31

This Element covers the years immediately following the development of renormalized quantum electrodynamics. It...  Read More >>

Eco-Anxiety and Ecological Citizenship: Navigating an Ecological Emotion

Eco-Anxiety and Ecological Citizenship: Navigating an...

Author: Michel Bourban
ISBN: 9783032032188
Format: Hardback
$158.37

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Blumenbach’s Racial Classification: Deconstructing the Timeless Call for Human Differentiation

Blumenbach’s Racial Classification: Deconstructing the...

Author: Victoria Shmidt ,  Simone De Angelis
ISBN: 9783032159496
Format: Hardback
$116.41

This open access book explores how the elements of Blumenbach’s epistemology have been variously assembled in different...  Read More >>

Einstein über Einstein

Einstein über Einstein

Author: Hanoch Gutfreund ,  Jürgen Renn
ISBN: 9783110744682
Format: Paperback
$59.97

This work views Einstein's Autobiographical Notes, a classic in the history of science, as a key to opening up a...  Read More >>

The Philosophy of Hans Jonas: Freedom and Responsibility

The Philosophy of Hans Jonas: Freedom and Responsibility...

Author: Angela Michelis
ISBN: 9783032180537
Format: Hardback
$369.57

This book offers a compelling exploration of Hans Jonas’s philosophical legacy, focusing on the intertwined concepts...  Read More >>

Essays on Epistemic Dilemmas

Essays on Epistemic Dilemmas

Author: Nick Hughes (University of Oslo)
ISBN: 9780198846352
Format: Hardback
$282.95

This volume explores epistemic dilemmas, situations in which every available option is epistemically unacceptable....  Read More >>

The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity

The Beauty of Falling: A Life in Pursuit of Gravity...

Author: Claudia de Rham
ISBN: 9780691237503
Format: Paperback
$29.99

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How We Got Tired of Experts: Why Science Struggles to Inform Policy

How We Got Tired of Experts: Why Science Struggles to...

Author: Roger Jacobs
ISBN: 9783032091987
Format: Hardback
$336.35

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