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Philosophy of science
Hardback. Contrary to the popular view of science as a mountainous accumulation of facts and data, Stuart Firestein takes the novel perspective that ignorance is the main product and driving force of science, and that this is the best way to understand the process of scientific discovery. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199828074
- ISBN
- 9780199828074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.55
€ 32.99
€ 23.55
Hardback. Failure is a book that seeks to make science more appealing by exposing its faults. In this sequel to Ignorance, Stuart Firestein shows us that scientific enterprise is riddled with failures, and that this is not only necessary but good. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199390106
- ISBN
- 9780199390106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.08
€ 31.99
€ 28.08
Hardback. In this fascinating read, Kauffman concludes that the development of life on earth is not entirely predictable, because no theory could ever fully account for the limitless variations of evolution. Sure to cause a stir, this book will be discussed for years to come and may even set the tone for the next "great thinker." Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199390458
- ISBN
- 9780199390458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.61
€ 43.99
€ 37.61
Paperback. This volume presents Steven Weinberg's essays which each struggle in one way or another with the necessity of facing up to the discovery that the laws of nature are impersonal, with no hint of a special status for human beings. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674011205
- ISBN
- 9780674011205
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.90
€ 45.99
€ 37.90
Paperback. Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London, the author shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world - they did not understand what there is to understand. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141980874
- ISBN
- 9780141980874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 788. Civility and Science in Seventeenth-century England. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. 516 pages, 12 halftones, 2 line drawings. This work employs detailed historical narrative to argue about the establishment of factual knowledge both in science and in everyday practice. Accounts of gentlemen-philosophers are used to illustrate the study's claim that trust is imperative for constituting every kind of knowledge. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight: 700.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 516
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226750194
- ISBN
- 9780226750194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.14
€ 47.99
€ 37.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; HRLK; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181617
- ISBN
- 9780231181617
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.47
€ 26.99
€ 20.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474245234
- ISBN
- 9781474245234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.58
€ 33.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM3; HRLK; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181600
- ISBN
- 9780231181600
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Condition: New
€ 82.92€ 63.42
€ 82.92
€ 63.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591811800
- ISBN
- 9781591811800
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.80
€ 26.99
€ 18.80
Hardback. Argues that not only has Kuhn's dominance had an adverse impact on the field but both thinkers have been radically misinterpreted in the process. This debate raises a question: Can science remain an independent, progressive force in society, or is it destined to continue as the technical wing of the military-industrial complex? Series: Revolutions in Science. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231134286
- ISBN
- 9780231134286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.69
€ 44.69
Hardback. Steve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636931
- ISBN
- 9780745636931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.38
€ 72.38
Paperback. Steve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636948
- ISBN
- 9780745636948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.81
€ 24.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Kellert, Stephen H.; Longino, Helen E. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 halftone, 7 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816647637
- ISBN
- 9780816647637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.81
€ 51.99
€ 51.81
Hardback. Originally published in French as: Pluralismes scientifiques: enjeux aepistaemiques et maetaphysiques (Paris: Editions Hermann, 2013). Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944584
- ISBN
- 9780822944584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.19
€ 70.19
Hardback. This book gives concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It aids understanding of current debates, explains their historical development and connects them with broader philosophical issues. Editor(s): Leaman, Oliver. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 296 pages, None. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748622146
- ISBN
- 9780748622146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.30€ 124.35
€ 130.30
€ 124.35
Paperback. This book gives concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It aids understanding of current debates, explains their historical development and connects them with broader philosophical issues. Editor(s): Leaman, Oliver. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 296 pages, None. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620333
- ISBN
- 9780748620333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.53
€ 33.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFS; PDA; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816628384
- ISBN
- 9780816628384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.09
€ 27.99
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Paperback. Sheds light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of having to choose between science and religion, the author asks why do we not opt for the golden resolution that accords dignity and distinction to both? He also delves into the history of science with stories of figures such as Galileo and Darwin. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001855
- ISBN
- 9780099284529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Describes the acceleration, deceleration, and inertial movement; fluid dynamics; and the motions of the earth, moon, planets, and comets. This title deals with the fundamental three laws of motion and the law of universal gravity, and more. It is suitable for scientists, scholars, and students. Translator(s): Cohen, I. Bernard; Whitman, Anne; Budenz, Julia. Num Pages: 616 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PHD; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1274.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520290730
- ISBN
- 9780520290730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.49€ 43.35
€ 54.49
€ 43.35