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Philosophy of science

Paperback. Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Icon Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848312968
ISBN
9781848312968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 321 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607413738
ISBN
9781607413738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.50
€ 81.20

Hardcover. Num Pages: 110 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604560268
ISBN
9781604560268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.13
€ 50.14

hardcover. Simon develops a philosophy of science from a realistic perspective, metaphysics in the exercise of its critical function. Translator(s): Somin, Anthony O.; Simon, Anthony O.; Nelson, Ralph. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 17. Weight in Grams: 423.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823216215
ISBN
9780823216215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.07

Paperback. Simon develops a philosophy of science from a realistic perspective, metaphysics in the exercise of its critical function. Translator(s): Somin, Anthony O.; Simon, Anthony O.; Nelson, Ralph. Num Pages: 153 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 11. Weight in Grams: 241.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
153
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823216222
ISBN
9780823216222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.83

Paperback. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583672167
ISBN
9781583672167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.56

Paperback. Addresses a shift in the hierarchy of scientific explanations Editor(s): Wise, M. Norton. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 149 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822333197
ISBN
9780822333197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Hardcover. A meeting of great minds at the intersection of the arts and sciences Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; PDA; PSAJ; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137727
ISBN
9781934137727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.11

Paperback. Includes Whewell's seminal studies of the logic of induction (with his critique of Mill's theory), arguments for his realist view that science discovers necessary truths about nature, and exercises in the epistemology and ontology of science. This book sets forth a coherent statement of a historically important philosophy of science. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
369
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
Second Edition,2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200821
ISBN
9780872200821
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. This work seeks to break down the barriers between science and religion, as well as between religions themselves, in order to extrapolate a comprehensive understanding of the science of meditation. It reveals ways of understanding the mystical and our search for wisdom in the modern world. Num Pages: 190 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; VXA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217755
ISBN
9780823217755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.45

Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026022
ISBN
9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 55.88

Hardback. Reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential. This book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146843
ISBN
9780691146843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.28

Paperback. An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences. Num Pages: 340 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262514736
ISBN
9780262514736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. The philosophy of science movement is in disarray. The collapse of logical empiricism, and the rise of historicism and social construtivism have left the sciences without an epistimology. This guide describes the fundamentals of natural philosophy and gives a history of the philosophy of science. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813208602
ISBN
9780813208602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.32

hardcover. This book examines the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict over two competing theories to explain why, 65 million years ago, most life on earth--including the dinosaurs--perished. Editor(s): Glen, William. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 697.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722858
ISBN
9780804722858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.38

Includes Whewell's seminal studies of the logic of induction (with his critique of Mill's theory), arguments for his realist view that science discovers necessary truths about nature, and exercises in the epistemology and ontology of science. This book sets forth a coherent statement of a historically important philosophy of science. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
Second Edition,2
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200838
ISBN
9780872200838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.87
€ 44.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594034923
ISBN
9781594034923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.54

Paperback. Thomas Kuhna s shadow hangs over almost every field of intellectual inquiry. His book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions has become a modern classic. His influence on philosophy, social science, historiography, feminism, theology, and (of course) the natural sciences themselves is unparalleled. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378. Little to no shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KOC0009960
ISBN
9780745619293
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 20.00

paperback. Explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution and uncertainty principle. This book reveals how words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182155
ISBN
9780141182155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Editor(s): Callebaut, Werner. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 576 pages, 6 line drawings, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091877
ISBN
9780226091877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.50
€ 46.16

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