Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
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
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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
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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
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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325871
- ISBN
- 9780792325871
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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
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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327509
- ISBN
- 9780792327509
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Condition: New
€ 183.56
€ 183.56
Hardback. Brings a collection of essays which offer a systematic account of Wittgenstein's philosophy of mind and contribute in an absolutely new and original way to illuminating his later conception of human perceptive, emotional and cognitive language from both a theoretical and an historical point of view. Editor(s): Egidi, Rosaria. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331711
- ISBN
- 9780792331711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.47
€ 193.47
Hardback. This text is devoted to the study of non-Archimedean - and especially p-adic - mathematical physics. Basic questions about the nature and possible applications of such a theory are investigated. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331728
- ISBN
- 9780792331728
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Condition: New
€ 128.59
€ 128.59
Hardback. This text gives a detailed record of Ludwig Boltzmann's life and philosophical thoughts during his final years, a period of major change in physics, needing a new methodology of theoretical, idealized science. Editor(s): Blackmore, John T. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJC; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332312
- ISBN
- 9780792332312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.45
€ 203.45
Realism and Anti-realism in the Philosophy of Science
. Ed(S): Cohen, Robert S.; Hilpinen, Risto; C...
Hardback. Beijing International Conference, 1992 Editor(s): Cohen, Robert S.; Hilpinen, Risto; Chiu, Jen-Tsung; Qiu, Ren-Zong. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 517 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 915.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 517
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332336
- ISBN
- 9780792332336
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Condition: New
€ 250.69
€ 250.69
Hardback. In relation to the problems faced, in contemplation and in practical affairs, philosophers must confront the question 'What is knowledge?'. This work deals with problems of knowing and believing, of the kinds and criteria of knowledge, of truth and fallibility, and of the cultural as well as individual factors in cognition. Editor(s): Kucuradi, Ioanna; Cohen, Robert S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332411
- ISBN
- 9780792332411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.22
€ 193.22
Paperback. This text redresses the philosophical neglect of experimental practice, offering an account of experiment as natural intelligence. It draws on studies of the early development of electromagnetism in the 19th century and the laboratory work of Michael Faraday, an experimental philosopher. Series: Science and Philosophy. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 595.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332534
- ISBN
- 9780792332534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.26
€ 188.26
Hardback. This text is devoted to the study of equilibrium and nonequilibrium states of infinite continuous systems in quantum statistical mechanics. Model systems in the theories of superconductivity and superfluidity and other exactly solvable models are studied in detail. Series: Mathematical Physics Studies. Num Pages: 461 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332589
- ISBN
- 9780792332589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.53
€ 126.53