Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. Deals with issues in the historiography of science, focusing on what is known as the internalist approach. This book includes topics such as ancient Greek mathematics during the Enlightenment, the physical sciences in the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as discussions of the relationship between history and philosophy of science. Editor(s): Gavroglu, Kostas; Christianidis, Y.; Nicolaidis, Efthymios (National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece). Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 472 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792322559
- ISBN
- 9780792322559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.60
€ 73.60
Hardback. Contains a facsimile reproduction of Marcel Riesz's notes of a set of lectures he delivered at the University of Maryland, College Park, between October 1957 and January 1958. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792322993
- ISBN
- 9780792322993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.14
€ 192.14
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Heraklion, Greece, July 6-10, 1992 Editor(s): Caflisch, Russel; Papanicolaou, G.C. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PHF; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323334
- ISBN
- 9780792323334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.50
€ 247.50
Hardback. The romantic concept of knowledge was decidedly unitary, but, in the period between 1790 and 1840, the special emphasis it placed on observation and research led to an unprecedented accumulation of data, accompanied by growth in scientific specialization. This book deals with the problem concerning the unitary concept of knowledge in that period. Editor(s): Poggi, Stefano; Bossi, Maurizio. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323365
- ISBN
- 9780792323365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Paperback. This collection shows how allegory offers highlights for culture, with its fluctuations and transformation. This collective effort retrieves the vision of the exalted human spirit, bringing together literature, theatre, music and painting in a variety of revealing perspectives. Editor(s): Kronegger, Marlies; Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 643.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323488
- ISBN
- 9780792323488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.54
€ 193.54
Hardback. Presents the basic ontological issues that must be raised with respect to the meaning and function of natural science. This title discusses the ontological issues from a hermeneutico-phenomenological point of view. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 327 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 327
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323648
- ISBN
- 9780792323648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.70
€ 124.70
Hardback. Includes a discussion and some proposals regarding the way the logic of questions can be applied to understanding scientific research and draws upon work in artificial intelligence in a discussion of heuristics and methods for appraising heuristics. It also includes a discussion of a third source for scientific objectives and heuristics. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 677.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323716
- ISBN
- 9780792323716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.97
€ 193.97
Hardback. Since the Niels Bohr centenary of 1985 there has been an astonishing international surge of scholarly analyses of Bohr's philosophy. This work features essays on a surprising variety of the different facets of Bohr as the natural philosopher whose 'framework of complementarity' shaped the final phase of the quantum revolution. Editor(s): Faye, Jan; Folse, Henry J. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323785
- ISBN
- 9780792323785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 312.60
€ 312.60
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on 'Molecular Spectroscopy: Recent Experimental and Computational Advances', Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, (Acores), Portugal, August 30-September 11, 1992 Editor(s): Fausto, R. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 454
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792323884
- ISBN
- 9780792323884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 367.06
€ 367.06
Hardback. This text deals with the role of scientific theories in measurement. It addresses the assets and liabilities of theories which display the feature of "completeness", a theory which can be used as its own observation theory. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324751
- ISBN
- 9780792324751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.90
€ 192.90
Hardback. Includes the essays that analyze aspects of the work of Galileo, Leibniz, Kant and Whewell, deal with the question of the unity of the sciences and with the question of toleration in academe, share a common philosophical commitment to principle of pragmatism, and show that pragmatism emerges historically in unexpected places. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324980
- ISBN
- 9780792324980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.64
€ 194.64
Hardback. Contains 4 volumes with contributions ranging over probability and statistics, mathematical and experimental psychology, the foundations of physics, education theory, the philosophy of language, measurement theory, and the philosophy of science. This work is useful for philosophers of language, and of mathematical social sciences, and linguists. Editor(s): Humphreys, Paul W. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 420 pages, 9 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 781.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325529
- ISBN
- 9780792325529
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.77
€ 248.77
Hardback. Contains 4 volumes with contributions ranging over probability and statistics, mathematical and experimental psychology, the foundations of physics, education theory, the philosophy of language, measurement theory, and the philosophy of science. This work is useful for philosophers of language, and of mathematical social sciences, and linguists. Editor(s): Humphreys, Paul W. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325536
- ISBN
- 9780792325536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.86
€ 246.86
Hardback. An understanding of developments in Arabic mathematics between the IXth and XVth century is vital to a full appreciation of the history of classical mathematics. This book highlights one of the major developments in Arabic mathematical thinking, provoked by the double fecondation between arithmetic and the algebra of al-Khwarizmi. Translator(s): Armstrong, Angela. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325659
- ISBN
- 9780792325659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.07
€ 248.07
Hardback. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325871
- ISBN
- 9780792325871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 274.17
€ 274.17
hardcover. Papers from the 9th International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science Editor(s): Prawitz, Dag; Westerstahl, Dag. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 614 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1033.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Number of pages
- 614
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327028
- ISBN
- 9780792327028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.37
€ 244.37
Hardback. Provides background and analysis of Plaass's treatise on Kant's "Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science" (MF), extends it to include the body of the "MF" and offers a variation on the analysis of the relationship between mathematics and metaphysics in the "MF". Translator(s): Miller, Maria G.; Miller, Alfred E. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327509
- ISBN
- 9780792327509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.11
€ 189.11
Hardback. This volume presents a unified theory of shock waves corresponding to gravitational and electromagnetic fields and to magnetohydrodynamics in the context of general relativity. The common tool employed is provided by tensor distribution. Series: Mathematical Physics Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328056
- ISBN
- 9780792328056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.85
€ 192.85
Hardback. Patrick Suppes is a philosopher and scientist whose contributions range over probability and statistics, mathematical and experimental psychology. This work features papers that were commissioned with the mandate of advancing research in their respective fields rather than retrospectively surveying the contributions that Suppes himself has made. Editor(s): Humphreys, Paul W. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CFA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328629
- ISBN
- 9780792328629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.55
€ 247.55
Hardback. This text is an outcome of two conferences held in Poland in 1987 and 1990. Both conferences dealt with the problem of rationality. It presents a comprehensive current account of the manifold approaches to the problem of rationality and related issues. Editor(s): Misiek, Jozef. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329251
- ISBN
- 9780792329251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.34
€ 188.34
Hardback. In three volumes, this book contains contributions from a distinguished group of scholars from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences, the humanities and the arts. The essays presented herein focus on philosophical and historical issues in contemporary physics. Editor(s): Gavroglu, Kostas; Stachel, John J. (Boston University, Center for Einstein Studies and Dept. of Physics, MA, USA); Wartofsky, Marx W. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329886
- ISBN
- 9780792329886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.28
€ 195.28
Hardback. This text documents learning and teaching in open-inquiry learning environments, designed with the precepts of the following specific educational thinkers in mind: John Dewey, Seymour Papert, Donald Schon and Allan Collins. Series: Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education. Num Pages: 315 pages, 6 black & white tables, 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
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330882
- ISBN
- 9780792330882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.27
€ 193.27
Hardback. Presents a mathematical analysis of cumulative processes of economic growth. Divided into two sections, Basic Economic Growth Models: An Axiomatic Approach, and Basic Dynamic Systems, this monograph is useful for scholars in economics and applied mathematics, and also as a supplementary graduate textbook in economics and mathematics. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; PBWH; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330912
- ISBN
- 9780792330912
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.32
€ 130.32
Hardback. Rescher offers an explanation of the presuppositions and methods of rational enquiry, and an exercise in metaknowledge, developing a systematic body of knowledge about the scope and limits of knowledge itself. Series: Episteme. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331483
- ISBN
- 9780792331483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.56
€ 183.56