Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Readings - Yuri Balashov

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

This comprehensive anthology of classic and contemporary readings by leading philosophers complements Robert Audi's Epistemology: A Contemporary In...

This book will be of interest to students majoring in algebraic geometry and theoretical physics (high energy physics, solid body, astrophysics) as...

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

Reducere. The twentieth century has witnessed an unprecedented 'crisis in the foundations of mathematics', featuring a world-famous paradox (Russell's Parado...

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...

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

"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...

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

DescriptionThe Philosophy of Death Reader presents a collection of classic readings from across the centuries and the continents. Organised around ...

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...

Reducere. Every day, in newspapers and on television, we read and hear about the ongoing destruction of the environment: the greenhouse effect, ozone layer d...

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...

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

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 400Collection: Arden Shakespeare IntersectionsPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 24...

DescriptionIt was in the middle of the 1980s, when the seminal paper by Kar- markar opened a new epoch in nonlinear optimization. The importance of...

The Nature of Life: Classical and Contemporary Perspectives from Philosophy and Science - Mark A. Bedau, Carol E. Cleland

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 344Collection: Arden Shakespeare IntersectionsPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 270 x 296 x 21...

This essential guide offers innovative critical readings of key contemporary novels from Ireland and Northern Ireland.Publisher: Bloomsbury Publish...

The dynamic relationship between the individual and society has been a central concern of Taoism from its ancient beginnings--which is perhaps why ...

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

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

Reducere. Incorporating twelve new readings, Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, Fifth Edition, presents eighty-two selections grouped into fourteen t...

Reducere. This textbook is intended for advanced intermediate students preparing for work or research in Vietnam or with materials written in Vietnamese. It ...

Reducere. Filling a gap in the current literature, this book is the first entirely dedicated to high energy quantum chromodynamics (QCD) including parton sat...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...