Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardcover. This book offers an important account of the relationship between science and culture in the eighteenth century. It examines the 'vitalist' turn in physiology and natural philosophy, and its presence and effect in the burgeoning of philosophical and scientific inquiry of the Scottish Enlightenment, and the radical politics and culture of the 1790s. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBTB; HPCD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276185
- ISBN
- 9780230276185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Examining the impact of digital media on surveillance, power and people's capacity for action, this book explores how people act, and are acted upon, in an increasingly connected world. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278158
- ISBN
- 9780230278158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.30
€ 65.30
Hardcover. The complexity and tensions of industrial innovation processes are fleshed out through the analysis of an intriguing case study from the food industry. Drawing together insights from multiple disciplines, this book shows the controversial nature of innovation processes. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; KJU; KNDF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230283664
- ISBN
- 9780230283664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Hardcover. This examination of a series of philosophical issues arising from the applicability of mathematics to science consists of scientifically-informed philosophical analysis and argument. One distinctive feature of this project is that it proposes to look at issues in philosophy of mathematics within the larger context of philosophy of science. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285200
- ISBN
- 9780230285200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardcover. Through empirical material as well as theoretical discussions, this book explores developments in gender-technology relations from the 1980s to today. The author draws on her long-lasting research in the field, providing insight in both historical and more recent discussions of gender in relation to computers and computing. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300132
- ISBN
- 9780230300132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Scientists often try to understand the world by building simplified and idealised models of it. Adam Toon develops a new approach to scientific models by comparing them to the dolls and toy trucks of children's imaginative games, and offers a unified framework to solve difficult metaphysical problems and help to make sense of scientific practice. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301214
- ISBN
- 9780230301214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardcover. What effect have innovations in digital technology had on the way we communicate and work, and what can we expect from the future? Following on from the hugely successful 'e-Shock', Michael de Kare Silver analyses the developments in digital technology over the past decade, and how they have changed our lives both at home and in the workplace Num Pages: 168 pages, 36 black & white halftones, 29 figures. BIC Classification: KJE; PDR; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 412.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301306
- ISBN
- 9780230301306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
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
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. 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 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 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
€ 53.36€ 47.31
€ 53.36
€ 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