Philosophy of Science

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science - Kent W. Staley

Written for students and researchers in the life sciences, this is the first book to provide an accessible introduction to philosophy of science wi...

A comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of science. Introduces the key topics, such as the scientific method, rationalism and empiricism, as...

From the 19th century the philosophy of science has been shaped by a group of influential figures. Who were they? Why do they matter? This introduc...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 280Collection: Key ThinkersPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 147 x 222 x 23Cover type: Hardbac...

This comprehensive anthology draws together writings by leading philosophers on the philosophy of science. Each section is prefaced by an introduct...

"For years I've fielded queries from colleagues around the world seeking an anthology through which to teach introductory history and philosophy of...

Today there are major Departments at the University of Melbourne, the University of New South Wales and the University of Wollongong, and smaller g...

"Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods, and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg's and Lee McIntyre...

How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully -objective?- What, really, can be de...

Publisher: Hackett Publishing Co, IncAuthor(s): James G. LennoxNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 1999Dimensions: 233 x 189 x 24Cover type: Pape...

A comprehensive resource on feminist thinking about and in the sciences. Coverage is divided into four parts: I. Hidden Figures and Historical Crit...

Reducere. The philosophy of science movement is in disarray. The collapse of logical empiricism, and the rise of historicism and social construtivism have le...

Reducere. A great mathematician and teacher bridges the gap between science and the humanities in this exposition of the philosophy of science. Philipp Frank...

Both an anthology and an introductory textbook, Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues offers instructors and students a comprehensive anthology...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 704Collection: Routledge Philosophy CompanionsPublication date: 2013Dimensions: 246 x 178 x 40Cover...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): F GriesmaierNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 22Cover type: Paperback / ...

Scientists have used models for hundreds of years as a means of describing phenomena and as a basis for further analogy. In Scientific Models in Ph...

Wicked Philosophy. Philosophy of Science and Vision Development for Complex Problems provides an overview of the philosophy of the natural sciences...

A masterful survey of the history of Marxist philosophy of science Sheehan retraces the development of a Marxist philosophy of science through deta...

In this close reading of Freudian theory, Jerome C. Wakefield reconstructs Freud's argument for the Oedipal theory of the psychoneuroses, placing t...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Peter Godfrey-SmithIllustration(s): 7 halftonesNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2021Dimen...

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DescriptionWhy the Observer Needs a Central Place in ScienceThe dominantly materialist outlook of modern science leaves a lot unexplained. This inc...

This accessible text offers a comprehensive overview of debates in the field. Topics include the relationship of social policy to social science, i...

Reducere. Yogi Ramacharaka's 1903 text The Hindu-Yogi Science of Breath: A Complete Manual of the Oriental Breathing Philosophy of Physical, Mental, Psychic,...

This is a much-needed new introduction to a field that has been transformed in recent years by exciting new subjects, ideas, and methods. It is des...

More than any other writer of the twentieth century, Henri Poincar brought the elegant, but often complicated, ideas about science and mathematics ...

Reducere. The Encyclopedia of the Science of Law constitutes the first scholarly domain in which Dooyeweerd tested his radically new understanding of created...

John Culliney and David Jones uncover intersections between science and philosophy. Connecting evidence from evolutionary science with early insigh...

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Reducere. An astute and timely examination of the re-emergence of scientific research into racial differences Superior tells the disturbing story of the pers...

Reducere. In this book Nancy Cartwright argues against a vision of a uniform world completely ordered under a single elegant theory, and proposes instead a p...

In his most powerful book to date, award-winning author TimothyFerris makes a passionate case for scienceas the inspiration behind the rise of libe...

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyAuthor(s): Osman BakarNumber of pages: 276Publication date: 1999Dimensions: 208 x 142 x 21Cover type: Paperback...

In the fiftieth anniversary of this book’s first release, Winch’s argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelScience of Logic, first published between 1812 and 1816, is the work in which Georg Wilhelm Fr...

"The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should re...

Reducere. To the medieval thinker, man was the center of creation and all of nature existed purely for his benefit. The shift from the philosophy of the Midd...

DescriptionThis insightful manual by Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathic medicine, sheds light upon the thinking and practices of osteo...

This book is the first scholarly monograph in English devoted to the philosophical analysis of psychedelic drugs. Its central focus is the apparent...

Acclaimed astrophysicist David Darling comes well-armed with both science and mysticism to provide a theory of consciousness and its final conclusi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Massimo ScaligeroTranslator: Eric L. BisbocciThe Logic Against Humanity is considered by many to be Massimo Scaligero's mos...

Reducere. In The End of Science, John Horgan makes the case that the era of truly profound scientific revelations about the universe and our place in it is o...

John Polkinghorne brings unique qualifications to his exploration of the possibilities of believing in God in an age of science: he is internationa...

Hilary Putnam has at last paused from philosophizing to collect his papers for publication-his first volume in almost two decades. Contributing to ...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): WM BaumNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 179 x 255 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softb...

It's Plato, it's Hume, Baudrillard and the concept of the Nietzschean superman!' Keanu Reeves on The MatrixThe Philosopher at the End of the Univer...

In Galileo's Error, he has taken the first step on a new path toward the final theory of human consciousness.'A must-read for anyone interested in ...

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This volume examines key questions on punishment, including it's purpose, forms, effectiveness, equity, justifiability, and contexts. Offers expert...

Reducere. Whereas most readers are familiar with Goethe as a poet and dramatist, few are familiar with his scientific work. In this brilliant book, Henri Bor...

We're used to thinking about the self as an independent entity, something that we either have or are. In The Ego Tunnel, philosopher Thomas Metzing...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: C. K. OgdenJoint Author: Ivor a. RichardsPreface by: Ivor a. Richards"Language is the most important of all the instruments...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Mark (Emory University, USA) RisjordNumber of pages: 288Collection: Routledge Contemporary Introductions ...

The Great Silence explores the multifaceted problem named after the great Italian physicist Enrico Fermi and his legendary 1950 lunchtime question ...

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The story of the science of plasma and its revolutionary implications for the way we understand the universe and our place in it.Publisher: Hodder ...

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This book presents a philosophical study of the idea of reenchantment and its connections with philosophical anthropology, ethics, and ontology. Th...

Reducere. What sets the practice of rigorously tested, sound science apart from pseudoscience? This title seeks to answer this question, known to philosopher...

The conflict between science and religion seems indelible, even eternal. Surely two such divergent views of the universe have always been in fierce...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: W. Ryan KurczakAuthor: Richard FishThe Art and Science of Vedic Astrology Volume II builds upon the previous work and takes...

Reducere. A reevaluation of psychoanalytic theory, based on a Freudian interpretation of the history of Western civilization

A systematic overview of modern metaphysics, covering all of the most important topics in the subject likely to be encountered on a metaphysics cou...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Riccardo StrobinoIllustration(s): 18 tables, 1 figureNumber of pages: 456Collection: Berkeley S...

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Ecology is indispensable to understanding the biological world and addressing the environmental problems humanity faces. Its philosophy has never b...