The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science, Paperback - E. A. Burtt

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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...

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 Mid...

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Presents a narrative history that reveals the roots of modern science in the medieval world. This book debunks many of the myths about the Middle A...

Reducere. In a philosophical idiom that attempts to be intelligible to the reader who is not traditionally trained, this study outlines various dimensions of...

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Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Isabelle StengersNumber of pages: 200Collection: Theory Out Of BoundsPublication date: 2000Dimen...

While Kant's philosophy of science is a growing field of study, his Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science has often been poorly understood. T...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Peter PesicIllustration(s): 143 figuresNumber of pages: 360Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 203 x 231 x 28Cover...

Equations lie at the heart of many of the most successful scientific theories. Here, the best-known equations are unpacked for the layman with an e...

Reducere. DescriptionUntil the sixteenth century, people believed in magic as a way of explaining how the world worked. Indeed Queen Elizabeth I had a court ...

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Haraway's discussions of how scientists have perceived the sexual nature of female primates opens a new chapter in feminist theory, raising unsettl...

Reducere. Charles Carter (1887-1968) wrote this book in London during World War II. It was his first book in more than a dozen years. In this book, Carter tu...

Reducere. DescriptionAt the beginning of the 21st century, science and philosophy are at the crossroads. The achievements of science and technology in the pr...

Reducere. FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN ANALYSIS. Enlarged and Corrected Printing J. DIEUDONNE This book is the first volume of a treatise which will eventually cons...

Reducere. In addition to his ground-breaking research, Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg is known for a series of highly praised texts on various aspects of phy...

Foundations of Modern International Thought - David Armitage

This book is for physics students interested in the mathematics they use and for mathematics students interested in seeing how some of the ideas of...

Science is often presented as a set of propositions to affirm. On those terms, the existence of God becomes yet another such proposition, and all s...

Reducere. DescriptionNow in its third edition, The Rise of Early Modern Science argues that to understand why modern science arose in the West it is essentia...

A comprehensive account of knowledge of the natural world in Europe, c.1500-1700. Articles by leading specialists describe how new ideas, discoveri...

Reducere. Michael Strevens's "provocative and fascinating" (Jennifer Szalai, New York Times) investigation of science asks two fundamental questions: Why is ...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael StrevensNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 23Cover type: Paperback / ...

This Handbook surveys the state of the art on ground as well as its connections and applications to other topics. The central issues of ground are ...

Reducere. The Young Muslim's Guide to Modern Science is aimed at high schoolers, university students and teachers, and anyone wanting to understand what mode...

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

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): James PoskettNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 323 x 286 x 40Cover type: HardbackRedescopera...

Reducere. Ren Gu non (1886-1951) is undoubtedly one of the luminaries of the twentieth century, whose critique of the modern world has stood fast against the...

DescriptionHow are today's 'hearts and minds' programs linked to a late-19th century definition of human factors as people's moral and mental defic...

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The first textbook covering the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution. Providing students of all backgrounds with the...

Using nothing more than undergraduate mathematical skills this book takes the reader from basic IS-LM style macro models to the state of the art li...