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Philosophy of science
Paperback. Featuring a figure of early modern science, this text explores Robert Boyle's philosophy of experiment, a central aspect of his life and work. Philosophical, legal, experimental and religious traditions that played a part in shaping Boyle's experimental thought and practice are examined. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226734972
- ISBN
- 9780226734972
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€ 53.29€ 45.88
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Paperback. A consideration of whether scientific knowledge is objective and universal or socially mediated, whether scientific truths are independent of human values and beliefs. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 344 pages, 56figs. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226292069
- ISBN
- 9780226292069
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€ 40.99€ 31.64
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€ 31.64
Paperback. Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. This title argues that the acts of observing and theorizing are both matters of perspective - which makes scientific knowledge contingent. It also states that colors do not actually exist in objects. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 colour plates, 29 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PHJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226292137
- ISBN
- 9780226292137
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€ 32.99€ 25.94
€ 32.99
€ 25.94
Hardback. Editor(s): Giere, Ronald N. Series: Minnesota Studies in Philosophy of Science S. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816619795
- ISBN
- 9780816619795
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€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Hardback. Focuses on the philosophical relationship between mathematics and the natural sciences. This title shows that the axioms needed for the mathematics used in physics can also generate practically various fields of contemporary pure mathematics. It also provides a foundation for investigations in string theory and other areas of physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115306
- ISBN
- 9780691115306
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€ 71.05€ 55.26
€ 71.05
€ 55.26
Paperback. Reviews the history and development of mathematics, logic, and the physical sciences. This book offers an account of the developments in science and the philosophy of knowledge from the pre-Socratic era to the nineteenth century. Translator(s): Sangalli, Arturo. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095516
- ISBN
- 9780691095516
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
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€ 33.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 halftones. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: PBB; PBX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171715
- ISBN
- 9780691171715
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.46
€ 53.29
€ 42.46
Paperback. Examines how far it is possible to give reasons for trusting science. In defending a realist outlook, Trigg aims to show that even physical science must be given metaphysical foundations. In doing so, he explains and evaluates the views of Rorty, Wittgenstein, Quine, Putnam and Hawking. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631190370
- ISBN
- 9780631190370
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Condition: New
€ 49.92
€ 49.92
Paperback. Editor(s): Richards, Robert J.; Daston, Lorraine. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 260 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317205
- ISBN
- 9780226317205
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€ 32.99€ 25.94
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Paperback. Editor(s): Storer, Norman W. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1002.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226520926
- ISBN
- 9780226520926
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Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 50.66
€ 59.21
€ 50.66
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 718 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; JMC; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1124.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 718
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712000
- ISBN
- 9780226712000
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€ 58.02€ 49.67
€ 58.02
€ 49.67
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations, line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712031
- ISBN
- 9780226712031
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€ 32.99€ 25.94
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Paperback. The new edition of this authoritative introduction to the philosophy of technology includes recent developments in the subject, while retaining the range and depth of its selection of seminal contributions and its much-admired editorial commentary. Editor(s): Scharff, Robert C.; Dusek, Val. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 195 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1240.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 696
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118547250
- ISBN
- 9781118547250
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€ 68.60
€ 68.60
Paperback. This text is a transcription of a course, including both lectures and student discussions, taught by McKeon. It provides an introduction to McKeon's conception of pluralism, a central aspect of neo-Pragmatism, while demonstrating how pluralism works in a classroom setting. Num Pages: 420 pages, 29 line drawings, 13 tables, figures, tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226560274
- ISBN
- 9780226560274
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.56
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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 585. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074332
- ISBN
- 9780252074332
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€ 32.99€ 29.73
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Paperback. This volume aims to help the reader acquire a sense of what philosophy is, how it began, why it persists, and how it is related to other fields of study, especially science. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219354
- ISBN
- 9780631219354
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€ 44.99€ 44.90
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Hardback. * Explores numerous issues and positions in the three most basic areas of Philosophy: Theory of Knowledge, Theory of Value, and Metaphysics. * Identifies and explains the Socratic Method, Running out the Permutations, and Rational Dialogue. * Teaches readers to think through philosophical problems. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219347
- ISBN
- 9780631219347
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Condition: New
€ 146.13
€ 146.13
Paperback. Drawing on tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that the ascent of molecular biology, with its emphasis on molecules such as DNA rather than organisms, was enabled by crucial rhetorical "softwares." Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727655
- ISBN
- 9780804727655
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
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Paperback. A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written Num Pages: 800 pages, integrated B&W diagrams and images; 4x8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474606455
- ISBN
- 9781474606455
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Have you heard the tale of how the sun hatched out of an emu's egg? Or what about the great catfish that carries the world on its back? Has anyone ever told you that earthquakes are caused by a sneezing giant? In this book, the author takes you on a journey from atoms to animals, pollination to paranoia, and the big bang to the bigger picture. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrated throughout with 4 colour integrated artwork. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 247 x 189 x 18. Weight in Grams: 878.
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children´s UK
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857531940
- ISBN
- 9780857531940
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06