Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Hardback. A reassessment of the work of Fisher, Haldane, Muller and Wright on the occasion of the centenaries of their birth. This book brings together the scholarship of biologists, historians and philosophers to analyze the relative contributions and influence of these figures. Editor(s): Sarkar, Sahotra. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792317777
- ISBN
- 9780792317777
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.55
€ 246.55
Hardback. Written before the collapse of the socialist system in Eastern Europe, this book offers a quite objective and serious systematic analysis of the Marxian labor theory of value, Marx's main scientific legacy. After reconstructing the 'prototype' of this theory, it proceeds to a careful and detailed analysis of its foundational problems. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792317784
- ISBN
- 9780792317784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.82
€ 127.82
Hardback. The papers in this work deal primarily with cognitive and social aspects of the interaction between science and technology. Instead of general "global" interpretation schemes and models, empirical case studies form the hard core of the book. Editor(s): Kroes, Peter; Bakker, Martijn. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792318989
- ISBN
- 9780792318989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.52
€ 224.52
Hardback. Rationality in its various expressions and innumerable applications sustains understanding and our sense of reality. This title reveals the workings of the logos at the root of beingness and all rationality, whereby we gaze upon the prospect of a New Enlightenment. Editor(s): Tymieniecka, Anna-Teresa. Series: Analecta Husserliana. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 311
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792319023
- ISBN
- 9780792319023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.22
€ 193.22
Hardback. Distinguished authors from different European countries and America provide a cross-disciplinary perspective on the problems of political decision making under the conditions of scientific uncertainty. Cases from biotechnology and the environmental sciences are discussed. Editor(s): Schomberg, Rene Von. Series: Theory and Decision Library A:. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792319979
- ISBN
- 9780792319979
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardback. Arguing that all explanations of three-dimensionality hinge on an unreflective geometrical language, this work offers a systematic approach starting out from operational definitions of the spatial forms and proofing that only three planes can intersect pairwise orthogonally. Translator(s): Zook, David. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792320258
- ISBN
- 9780792320258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.89
€ 127.89
Hardback. A collection of twelve essays that explore the relations between music and the scientific culture of Galileo's time. It is suitable for musicologists, historians of science and those interested in interdisciplinary perspectives of the late Renaissance - early Baroque. Editor(s): Coelho, Victor Anand. Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792320289
- ISBN
- 9780792320289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.31
€ 192.31
Hardback. Examining the nature, conditions of possibility and scope of a valid dialectical logic, this book opens with an exposition, from an Hegelian point of view, of the categories of Identity, Difference and Contradiction. It discusses some basic issues such as the problems of the Beginning, the End, the Language, and the problem of Nature and Matter. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792320470
- ISBN
- 9780792320470
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.78
€ 192.78
Hardback. Drawing attention to the formal flaws in theories that motivate theory modification, the correspondence relations that hold between old and new theories and the cross-theoretic retention of symmetry and conservation principles, this volume is dedicated to Heinz Post who proposed a rational model of scientific discovery. Editor(s): French, Steven; Kamminga, Harmke. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792320852
- ISBN
- 9780792320852
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.02
€ 248.02
Hardback. Presents an account of the state of algebraic-theoretic methods as applied to linear and nonlinear multidimensional equations of mathematical and theoretical physics. This volume studies the symmetry of integro-differential equations and describes the method of finding final nonlocal transformations. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 435 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBK; PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792321460
- ISBN
- 9780792321460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.15
€ 132.15
Hardback. Publishes 31 of the author's selected papers which have appeared, with one exception, since 1970. This book contains papers that cover a wide range of topics in the philosophy of science. It is concerned with general methodology, including formal and axiomatic methods in science. It is also concerned with causality and explanation. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 510 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792322115
- ISBN
- 9780792322115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.77
€ 250.77
Hardback. Editor(s): Cohen, R.S. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 831.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792322238
- ISBN
- 9780792322238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.48
€ 249.48
Spinors, Twistors and Clifford Algebras and Quantum Deformations
. Ed(S): Borowiec, Andrzej; Jancewicz, Bernar...
hardcover. Proceedings of the Second Max Born Symposium held near Wroclaw, Poland, September 1992 Editor(s): Borowiec, Andrzej; Jancewicz, Bernard; Oziewicz, Zbigniew (Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, Poland). Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 455 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 455
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792322511
- ISBN
- 9780792322511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.36
€ 249.36
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.
- Format
- 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.
- Format
- 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.
- Format
- 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.
- Format
- 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