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Philosophy of science
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HPM; MJN; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231140454
- ISBN
- 9780231140454
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.40
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Paperback. Originally published separately, Weber's 'Science as a Vocation' and 'Politics as a Vocation' stand as the classic formulations of his positions on two related subjects that go to the heart of his thought: the nature and status of science and its claims to authority; and the nature and status of political claims and the. Editor(s): Owen, David S.; Strong, Tracy B. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206656
- ISBN
- 9780872206656
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€ 20.99€ 17.19
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Paperback. The philosophy of religion and the quest for spiritual truth preoccupied Albert Einstein - so much that it has been said "one might suspect he was a disguised theologian." But what exactly was Einstein's religious credo? This book offers an unbiased and well-documented answer to this question. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: HRAB; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102979
- ISBN
- 9780691102979
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€ 46.99€ 33.73
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hardcover. This is a clear and well-written guide to the philosophy of laws of nature and offers a critical survey of the main positions debated in the current literature on the nature of 'laws of nature'. Series Editor(s): Friggieri, Professor Joseph; Gatens, Professor Moira; Glendinning, Dr. Simon; Goldman, Professor Alan; Helm, Professor Paul; Lamb, Professor David; Lipton, Professor Peter; Musgrave, Professor Alan; Oates, Moore. Series: Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Philosophy. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 406. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Illustrated covers, no DJ as issued, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ashgate
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000481
- ISBN
- 9780754639947
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
paperback. This book brings together essays by one of the pre-eminent scholars of informal logic. Num Pages: 478 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032772
- ISBN
- 9780521618533
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 halftoens, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226409559
- ISBN
- 9780226409559
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.31
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Hardback. Commentators have long argued about whether to read Paul's personification of Sin in Romans literally or figuratively. Matthew Croasmun suggests both that the cosmic power Sin is nothing more than an emergent feature of a vast network of human transgression and that this power is nevertheless a real person. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRC; HRCF2; HRCM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190277987
- ISBN
- 9780190277987
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€ 158.87
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Hardback. Minds and Computers introduces readers to interdisciplinary philosophical consideration of Artificial Intelligence. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620982
- ISBN
- 9780748620982
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Condition: New
€ 129.18€ 126.03
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Paperback. Minds and Computers introduces readers to interdisciplinary philosophical consideration of Artificial Intelligence. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620999
- ISBN
- 9780748620999
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.47
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Paperback. What sets the practice of rigorously tested, sound science apart from pseudoscience? This title seeks to answer this question, known to philosophers of science as "the demarcation problem." Editor(s): Pigliucci, Massimo; Boudry, Maarten. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 halftone, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226051963
- ISBN
- 9780226051963
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Condition: New
€ 45.18
€ 45.18
Hardcover. Shows how scientific discoveries can help resolve some of philosophy's longest - debated issues. This title also shows how we can combine these modes of thinking to begin to understand and how we make certain decisions (science), but also why those decisions may not be for the best (philosophy). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 427. How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to a More Meaningful Life. 320 pages. Shows how scientific discoveries can help resolve some of philosophy's longest - debated issues. This title also shows how we can combine these modes of thinking to begin to understand and how we make certain decisions (science), but also why those decisions may not be for the best (philosophy). Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 27. Weight: 426.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465021383
- ISBN
- 9780465021383
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€ 45.69
€ 45.69
paperback. This treatise on the question of knowledge challenges readers to re-examine the protective barriers built to isolate "science" from other forms of enquiry. The author shows her concern with the plight of education and institutionalized knowledge, and the fate of learning in the future. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033293
- ISBN
- 9780415028301
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Paperback. Midgley notes how science has developed high spiritual ambitions. From prophetic physicists have come speculations that go beyond the claims of any religion. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415107730
- ISBN
- 9780415107730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.67
€ 44.67
Paperback. In "Evolution as a Religion", Mary Midgley examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. She exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278331
- ISBN
- 9780415278331
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Condition: New
€ 22.07
€ 22.07
Paperback. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Series: Heretics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182. Darwin and the Selfish Gene. Series: Heretics. 176 pages. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight: 160.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844652532
- ISBN
- 9781844652532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.62
€ 51.62
hardcover. Investigates the role that Michael Polanyi and several of his contemporaries played in the emergence of the social turn in the philosophy of science. This title reconstructs Polanyi's scientific and political milieus in Budapest, Berlin, and Manchester from the 1910s to the 1950s. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 728. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033421
- ISBN
- 9780226610634
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.91
€ 5.91
Hardcover. Series: Page-Barbour Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 178. .
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937007
- ISBN
- 9780813937007
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Condition: New
€ 39.56
€ 39.56
Paperback. Written between 1972 and 1999 by the late Professor, this collection of essays deals with controversial and topical issues in philosophy of science, education, and morality. It also features exchanges between the author and other leading philosophers, including a dialogue with Eger's colleague and friend, the eminent philosopher, Abner Shimony. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 30. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812694611
- ISBN
- 9780812694611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 42.87
€ 48.99
€ 42.87
Hardcover. Wittgenstein's Beetle and Other Classic Thought Experiments invites readers to participate actively in discovering the surprisingly powerful and fruitful tradition of "thought experiments.". Num Pages: 152 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405121910
- ISBN
- 9781405121910
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Condition: New
€ 107.50
€ 107.50
Hardback. Evolution, Games, and God explores how cooperation and altruism, alongside mutation and natural selection, play a critical role in evolution, from microbes to human societies. Inheriting a tendency to cooperate and self-sacrifice on behalf of others may be as beneficial to a population's survival as the self-preserving instincts of individuals. Editor(s): Nowak, Martin A.; Coakley, Sarah. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 halftones, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRLB; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047976
- ISBN
- 9780674047976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.27
€ 47.99
€ 40.27