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Philosophy of science
hardcover. Philosophical naturalism, according to which philosophy is continuous with the natural sciences, has dominated the Western academy for well over a century; but the author claims that it is without rational foundation, and that the costs of embracing it are surprisingly high. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034395
- ISBN
- 9780199247608
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. The belief that the world was created by supernatural forces has been shaken by the discovery of the possibility of a self-created and self-creating world, of self-organization. The nature of self-organization, the various approaches to it and certain philosophical inferences are outlined here. Num Pages: 252 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220. . Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0037550
- ISBN
- 9789810212865
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. An in-depth survey of the evolving science of bio-enhancement: where we are now and how to deal with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785781773
- ISBN
- 9781785781773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.37
€ 13.99
€ 10.37
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 458
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872204508
- ISBN
- 9780872204508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.51
€ 46.99
€ 33.51
Hardback. "For years I've fielded queries from colleagues around the world seeking an anthology through which to teach introductory history and philosophy of science courses by means of primary sources from the Greeks to the twentieth century. My answer has always been discouraging: No one book fills that need. But not anymore. Editor(s): McGrew, Timothy; Alspector-Kelly, Marc; Allhoff, Fritz. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 680 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 204 x 180 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405175432
- ISBN
- 9781405175432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.17
€ 108.17
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.05
€ 37.05
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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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.74
€ 20.99
€ 16.74
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.07
€ 57.07
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
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.49
€ 52.49
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.96
€ 157.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA; PDR; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062284075
- ISBN
- 9780062284075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.65
€ 17.99
€ 16.65
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.11€ 122.03
€ 127.11
€ 122.03
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.34
€ 38.99
€ 35.34
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.63
€ 43.99
€ 43.63
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.92
€ 44.92
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. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0036250
- ISBN
- 9780415107730
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.87
€ 23.99
€ 21.87
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
€ 53.76
€ 53.76
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
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. 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: 432 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226103174
- ISBN
- 9780226103174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.38
€ 46.38
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.31
€ 48.31