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Science & Technology
Hardcover. The author attempts to show that scientific realism is compatible with the presence of idealization in the sciences. His main contention is that idealized theories can be treated as counterfactuals about how things are in worlds that are similar to but simpler than the actual world. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230308459
- ISBN
- 9780230308459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Paperback. This book offers a fresh look at sustainable consumption, exploring how grassroots community action can spread ideas in society. It presents a 'New Economics' approach based on alternative measures of wealth and value, examining how these are put into practice through local organic food systems, low-impact eco-housing, and complementary currencies. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNU; THX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230321755
- ISBN
- 9780230321755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.12
€ 127.12
Hardcover. The philosophy of the humanistic sciences has been a blind-spot in analytic philosophy. This book argues that by adopting an appropriate pragmatic analysis of explanation and interpretation it is possible to show that scientific practice of humanistic sciences can be understood on similar lines to scientific practice of natural and social sciences. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348561
- ISBN
- 9780230348561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.74
€ 66.74
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230356160
- ISBN
- 9780230356160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230365483
- ISBN
- 9780230365483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.13
€ 67.13
Paperback. What is mathematics about? And how can we have access to the reality it is supposed to describe? The book tells the story of this problem, first raised by Plato, through the views of Aristotle, Proclus, Kant, Frege, Godel, Benacerraf, up to the most recent debate on mathematical platonism. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230365490
- ISBN
- 9780230365490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.09
€ 72.09
Hardcover. This book develops the major themes of time series analysis from its formal beginnings in the early part of the 20th century to the present day through the research of six distinguished British statisticians, all of whose work is characterised by the British traits of pragmatism and the desire to solve practical problems of importance. Series: Palgrave Advanced Texts in Econometrics. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; PBT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369115
- ISBN
- 9780230369115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.19
€ 196.19
Hardcover. Some scientific categories seem to correspond to genuine features of the world and are indispensable for successful science in some domain; in short, they are natural kinds. This book gives a general account of what it is to be a natural kind and puts the account to work illuminating numerous specific examples. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230369177
- ISBN
- 9780230369177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This is the first major response to the challenge of neuroscience to religion. It considers eastern forms of religious experience as well as Christian viewpoints and challenges the idea of a mind identical to, or a by-product of, brain activity. It explores religion as inner experience of the Transcendent, and suggests a modern spirituality. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HRLK; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507708
- ISBN
- 9780230507708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Paperback. This is the first major response to the challenge of neuroscience to religion. It considers eastern forms of religious experience as well as Christian viewpoints and challenges the idea of a mind identical to, or a by-product of, brain activity. It explores religion as inner experience of the Transcendent, and suggests a modern spirituality. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HRLK; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230507715
- ISBN
- 9780230507715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.83
€ 128.83
Hardcover. This edited volume brings together leading social scientists who address recent evidence and debates about public engagement and trust in experts. The chapters consider different methods of public consultation for a variety of new technologies, including genetically modified foods, mobile telecommunications, nanotechnology, and hydrogen energy. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; RNP; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517059
- ISBN
- 9780230517059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230517585
- ISBN
- 9780230517585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Taking insights from the philosophy of science and technology, theories of participatory democracy and Critical Theory, the author tackles and explores how democratic participation in scientific research and technological innovation could be possible, as a deliberative means of improving the rational basis for the development of modern society. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230522060
- ISBN
- 9780230522060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.99
€ 66.99
Hardcover. Scientific concepts, laws, theories and models are representations but are uniquely different. This book explores each within an original, philosophical framework rooted in the Kantian tradition. Through a revisionist historical approach, it shows how this tradition helps us rethink contemporary issues in epistemology and the philosophy of science. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 221 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230522084
- ISBN
- 9780230522084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Paperback. The fully updated 2nd edition of this critically acclaimed book covers the exciting developments in light science of the past five years. Light Years is an engaging survey of everything we know of the universe's most enigmatic phenomenon and the remarkable people who have been captivated by it. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230527256
- ISBN
- 9780230527256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.10
€ 37.10
Hardcover. This book analyzes the extent to which the current political paradigm is capable of meeting the challenges of climate change. Placing the UK in comparative perspective, leading energy expert Catherine Mitchell argues for a new way of approaching policy towards energy and sustainability. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 247 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; RNPG; RNT; THX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230537118
- ISBN
- 9780230537118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.07
€ 205.07
Hardcover. This book examines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with those we live with, and the technological practices that inform daily life. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBK; JHMC; PDR; TB; YXF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230545489
- ISBN
- 9780230545489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Paperback. This is the first biography of William Shockley, founding father of Silicon Valley - one of the most significant and reviled scientists of the 20th century. Drawing upon unique access to the private Shockley archives, veteran technology historian and journalist Joel Shurkin gives an unflinching account of how such promise ended in such ignominy. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551923
- ISBN
- 9780230551923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.92€ 47.31
€ 53.92
€ 47.31
Paperback. Each year thousands of people die from bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Alternative drugs are urgently needed. A surprising ray of hope from the past are viruses that kill bacteria, but not us. Award-winning science journalist Thomas Hausler investigates how these long-forgotten cures may help sick people today. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBX; PDZ; VFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551930
- ISBN
- 9780230551930
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.95
€ 55.95
Paperback. What is the Turin Shroud? When were the Pyramids built? Why did the dinosaurs die out? How did the Earth take shape? With questions like these, says Chris Turney, time is of the essence. And understanding how we pinpoint the past, he cautions, is crucial to putting the present in perspective and planning for the future. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HDW; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230551947
- ISBN
- 9780230551947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.03
€ 31.99
€ 27.03