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Hardback. Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. This book presents the long and short versions of Everett's thesis along with a collection of his explanatory writings and correspondence. Editor(s): Barrett, Jeffrey A.; Byrne, Peter. Num Pages: 392 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145075
- ISBN
- 9780691145075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.20€ 79.73
€ 104.20
€ 79.73
Hardback. The Physics of Theism provides a timely, critical analysis of the ways in which physics intertwines with religion. Koperski brings clarity to a range of arguments including the fine-tuning argument, naturalism, the laws of nature, and the controversy over Intelligent Design. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118932810
- ISBN
- 9781118932810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.43
€ 90.43
Paperback. The Physics of Theism provides a timely, critical analysis of the ways in which physics intertwines with religion. Koperski brings clarity to a range of arguments including the fine-tuning argument, naturalism, the laws of nature, and the controversy over Intelligent Design. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118932803
- ISBN
- 9781118932803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.74
€ 34.74
Paperback. Editor(s): Foss, Jeffrey E. Num Pages: 580 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 580
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551116242
- ISBN
- 9781551116242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.43
€ 96.43
Paperback. This text is a discussion of issues that have been raised by the "Science Wars" (science versus the arts and humanities). The book presents papers for discussion, and then commentaries on those papers, drawing out discussions on central themes, and finally the participants respond to these issues. Num Pages: 342 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467238
- ISBN
- 9780226467238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.74
€ 37.99
€ 29.74
Hardback. Jane Maienschein examines how understanding of embryos evolved from the speculations of natural philosophers to bioengineering, with its life-enhancing therapies. She shows that research on embryos has always seemed promising to some but frightening to others, and makes the case that public understanding must be informed by scientific findings. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: MFKC3; PDA; PDX; PSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725553
- ISBN
- 9780674725553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.07
€ 47.99
€ 40.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Weinstein, Jami; Colebrook, Claire. Series: Critical Life Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCB; HPCF7; JFFR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172141
- ISBN
- 9780231172141
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.41€ 90.18
€ 118.41
€ 90.18
Paperback. Editor(s): Weinstein, Jami; Colebrook, Claire. Series: Critical Life Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; HPCB; HPCF7; JFFR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231172158
- ISBN
- 9780231172158
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. James Williams sets out a new process philosophy of signs where signs are processes, not fixed relations. He develops his argument through a formal model and a series of case studies. He engages in dialogue with the philosophies of Deleuze and Whitehead, and in critical discussion with contemporary and historical theories of the sign. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: CFA; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748695010
- ISBN
- 9780748695010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.72
€ 32.99
€ 27.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9. BIC Classification: HPN; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486258
- ISBN
- 9780801486258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.26
€ 38.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. In examining the role that timing can play in the establishment of theory and explanation, this book argues that the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics was accepted not because it was better than David Bohm's (who supplied an alternative explanation), but because it appeared first. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132044
- ISBN
- 9780226132044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 46.02
€ 53.29
€ 46.02
Paperback. A comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of science. Introduces the key topics, such as the scientific method, rationalism and empiricism, as well as more advanced topics such as realism and antirealism. Num Pages: 304 pages, further reading, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415221573
- ISBN
- 9780415221573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. This book brings together all the work in a new field of physics, the chaos theory, an extension of classical mechanics. The author shows how computers have been able to help researchers, by mapping the whole plane of solutions of non-linear equations. Num Pages: 368 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: PBWS; PDA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780749386061
- ISBN
- 9780749386061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40
Paperback. * The author emphasises new post--empirical approaches to the philosophy of science and their application to the social sciences* Rich in examples and makes extensive use of case studies* The book offers an original introduction to the philosophy of social science; it should be widely adopted on undergraduate courses. . Num Pages: 278 pages. BIC Classification: JHBC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614083
- ISBN
- 9780745614083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.28
€ 27.28
Hardback. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628088298
- ISBN
- 9781628088298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.45€ 129.43
€ 189.45
€ 129.43
Hardcover. Jacopo Zabarella's two treatises On Methods and On Regressus (1578) are among the most important Renaissance discussions of how scientific knowledge should be acquired, arranged, and transmitted. They belong to a lively debate about the order in which sciences should be taught and the method to be followed in demonstrations. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724792
- ISBN
- 9780674724792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
Hardcover. Jacopo Zabarella's two treatises On Methods and On Regressus (1578) are among the most important Renaissance discussions of how scientific knowledge should be acquired, arranged, and transmitted. They belong to a lively debate about the order in which sciences should be taught and the method to be followed in demonstrations. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724808
- ISBN
- 9780674724808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 black & white tables, 17 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; JHMC; JM; JP; KC; PDA; PDX; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 33. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138675797
- ISBN
- 9781138675797
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.23
€ 51.23
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603742
- ISBN
- 9780691603742
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.94
€ 42.99
€ 30.94
paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: JH; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845400828
- ISBN
- 9781845400828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88