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Science: general issues

Hardback. Do knowledge and science arise from the application of canons of rationality and scientific method? This book discusses the theories of method of Quine, Kuhn, Feyerabend (amongst others) and related to the views of Marx, Foucault, Wittgenstein and Nietzsche as well as sociologists of science such as Mannheim and Bloor. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 995.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010422
ISBN
9781402010422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 368.73

paperback. Critically examines the theses of those who debunk the idea of rational explanation. This book argues that neither relativists, sceptics, nihilists, sociologists of 'knowledge' nor the postmodernists successfully debunk the claims of rational explanation, far from it: these theorists presuppose much of the theory of methodology they deny. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010439
ISBN
9781402010439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 362.85

Hardback. Deals with the role of the organisation in scientific research. This book examines organisational influences such as leadership, resources and technology, and their importance in relation to scientific performance. It focuses on the organisation of scientific research and the importance of the research environment to scientific performance. Editor(s): Hurley, John. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMJ; PDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010545
ISBN
9781402010545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.10

Hardback. What were the fundamental questions asked by the early pioneers of molecular biology? This book is suitable for science students and research scientists. In each chapter, the development of a particular aspect of modern biology is described in a historical and logical context, taking into account human aspects of the protagonists of the story. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSB; PSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010927
ISBN
9781402010927
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.85

Hardback. Deals with Newton's understanding of the original divine design hidden in the mathematical laws of nature and delivered to humanity by messengers, such as Noah, Moses and Christ. This book interprets Newton's mathematical method of fluxions as a divine method through which human beings can purify and guard themselves against material bondage. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402011511
ISBN
9781402011511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.21

Hardback. Addresses scientism and relativism, two false philosophies that divorce science from culture in general and from tradition in particular. According to this book, science is an integral part of culture, and both scientism and relativism ignore the cultural value of science. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402011566
ISBN
9781402011566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.83

Hardback. Consists of about 25 essays dealing with the environmental knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside of the US and Europe. This book includes articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Indian, Thai, and Andean views of nature and the environment. It addresses the connections between nature and culture. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 506 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; RNC; TQ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 28. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
506
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402012358
ISBN
9781402012358
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 367.58

hardcover. Provides a contribution to the ongoing debate on the distinction between a 'context of justification' and a 'context of discovery'. Spanning a range of disciplines, this title combines the viewpoint of philosophers and scientists and casts an interdisciplinary perspective on the problem of observation and experimentation. Editor(s): Galavotti, Maria Carla. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 367 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
Edition
2003rd Edition
SKU
V9781402012518
ISBN
9781402012518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.82

Hardback. Offers a reappraisal of the topic of scientific and technological travelling and takes the viewpoint of the European peripheries, including case studies of Portugal, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Hungary and the Scandinavian countries. This book covers different periods of time and local settings, and uses a variety of methodological approaches. Editor(s): Simoes, Ana (University of Lisbon, Portugal); Carneiro, Ana (New University of Lisbon, Portugal); Diogo, Marian Paula (New University of Lisbon, Portugal). Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HDDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402012594
ISBN
9781402012594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.39

Hardback. Meant for physicists, historians, and philosophers of physics as well as students, this book offers an introduction to debates in relativistic and quantum physics. With contributions by physicists, philosophers, and historians of science, it is designed for use in graduate level courses in the history and philosophy of science. Editor(s): Ashtekar, Abhay; Cohen, Robert S.; Howard, Don; Renn, Jurgen; Sarkar, Sahotra; Shimony, A. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 650 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
650
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402012846
ISBN
9781402012846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.78

Hardback. Deals with the entrenched misunderstandings of Feyerabend's philosophy that have arisen through a lack of appreciation of the target of Feyerabend's criticisms. This book brings together the positive elements to be found in Feyerabend's work, and presents these elements as a coherent alternative conception of scientific rationality. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402013508
ISBN
9781402013508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.32

hardcover. Addresses moral reasoning and socioscientific discourse. This title provides a theoretical framework to reconsider what a functional view of scientific literacy entails, by examining how nature of science issues, classroom discourse issues, and cultural issues contribute to habits of mind about socioscientific content. Editor(s): Zeidler, Dana L. (University of South Florida). Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
Edition
2003rd Edition
SKU
V9781402014116
ISBN
9781402014116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.12

Hardback. Includes versions of papers presented to the Third International Conference of the European Science Education Research Association, held in Thessaloniki, Greece, in August 2001. This book handles several theoretical approaches, research overviews and research methodologies as well as the topic of teaching and learning of science. Editor(s): Psillos, Dimitris; Kariotoglou, Petros (Department of Early Childhood Education of Florina, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece); Tselfes, Vassilis (Faculty of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece); Hatzikraniotis, Evripides; Fassoulopoulos, George (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece); Kallery, Maria (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece). Num Pages: 481 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 923.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
481
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402014123
ISBN
9781402014123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.35

Paperback. Using the studies of more than 75 researchers in 15 countries, this book examines as to what extent they offer evidence for an identity as a distinctive field of research. It addresses the relation between research and practice to see teaching and learning in the science classroom as interdependent with national policies and curriculum traditions. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402014680
ISBN
9781402014680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.39

Hardback. Brings together contributions that resemble spotlights thrown on the past twenty-five years of science and technology studies. This title covers a broad range: history of science; science and politics; science and contemporary democracy; science and the public; science and the constitution; and, science and metaphors. Editor(s): Joerges, Bernward; Nowotny, Helga. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402014819
ISBN
9781402014819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.30

Paperback. Brings together contributions that resemble spotlights thrown on the past twenty-five years of science and technology studies. This title covers a broad range: history of science; science and politics; science and contemporary democracy; science and the public; science and the constitution; and, science and metaphors. Editor(s): Joerges, Bernward; Nowotny, Helga. Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
323
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402014826
ISBN
9781402014826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 189.09

Hardback. Attempts to provide an articulation of issues surrounding scientific realism, scientific rationality, the epistemology of non-classical physics, the type of revolutionary changes in the development of science, the naturalization of epistemology within frameworks of cognitive science and structural linguistics, and others. Editor(s): Ginev, Dimitur (University of Sofia, Bulgaria). Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402014963
ISBN
9781402014963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.60

Hardback. Containing stochastic non-linear models of biological systems, this book in biomathematics presents results for scalar and vector difference equations in random media with applications to the stochastic biological systems. It also offers an approach to the study of stochastic biological systems in random media such as random evolution approach. Series: Mathematical Modelling: Theory and Applications. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402015540
ISBN
9781402015540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.00

hardcover. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Manoa, Hawaii, U.S.A., 2-6 October 2002 Editor(s): Nation, James (Department of Mathematics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA); Trofimova, Irina (Collective Intelligence Lab, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada); Rand, John D. (Department of Mathematics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA); Sulis, William (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada). Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Edition
2003rd Edition
SKU
V9781402015670
ISBN
9781402015670
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.19

Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Manoa, Hawaii, U.S.A., 2-6 October 2002 Editor(s): Nation, James (Department of Mathematics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA); Trofimova, Irina (Collective Intelligence Lab, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada); Rand, John D. (Department of Mathematics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA); Sulis, William (Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada). Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402015687
ISBN
9781402015687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.78

Hardback. Presents an overview of higher-order Hamilton geometry with applications to higher-order Hamiltonian mechanics. This book contains the general theory of higher order Hamilton spaces, semisprays, the canonical nonlinear connection, the N-linear metrical connection, and the Riemannian almost contact metrical model of these spaces. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402015748
ISBN
9781402015748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.86

Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Acquafredda, Maratea, Italy from 19 May to 1 June 2002 Editor(s): Swinbank, Richard; Shutyaev, Victor (Institute of Numerical Mathemat ics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia); Lahoz, William (Albert Data Assimilation Research Centre, University of Reading). Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; RBG; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 693.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402015939
ISBN
9781402015939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 188.48

Hardback. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Communities and Technologies; C&T 2003 Editor(s): Huysman, Marleen; Wenger, Etienne; Wulf, Volker. Num Pages: 484 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402016110
ISBN
9781402016110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.81

Hardback. How can educators bridge the gap between 'big' ideas about teaching students to think and educational practice? This book addresses this question. It looks at science instruction with regard to two sets of explicit goals: one set refers to teaching science concepts and the second set refers to teaching higher order thinking. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JN; PD; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
22
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402018527
ISBN
9781402018527
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.97

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