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Hardback. Received an honorable mention by the Prose Award Committee in the Best Textbook in Physical Sciences/Mathematics 2017 category The PROSE Awards draw attention to pioneering works of research and for contributions to the conception, production, and design of landmark works in their fields. Editor(s): Atmanspacher, Harald; Maasen, Sabine. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 185 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118864975
ISBN
9781118864975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.42

This is the first volume of original commissioned papers on the subject of Newton and empiricism. The chapters, contributed by a leading team of both established and younger international scholars, explore the nature and extent of Newton's relationship to a variety of empiricisms and empiricists. Editor(s): Biener, Zvi; Schliesser, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: HBLH; HPCD1; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199337095
ISBN
9780199337095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.34

paperback. During his long career, Patrick Suppes has contributed significantly both to the sciences and to scientific philosophies. In this volume, an international group of Suppes' colleagues and collaborators builds upon his insights. It explores a range of topics, from the relationship between science and philosophy. Editor(s): Crangle, Colleen E.; Sienra, Adolfo Garcia de la; Longino, Helen E. Series: Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781575867458
ISBN
9781575867458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology offers concise overviews of philosophical issues raised by all areas of biology. Addressing both traditional and emerging areas of philosophical interest, the volume focuses on the philosophical implications of evolutionary theory as well as key topics such as molecular biology, immunology, and ecology. Editor(s): Sarkar, Sahotra; Plutynski, Anya. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 616 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 183 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1238.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405125727
ISBN
9781405125727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 273.81

Paperback. Comprised of essays by top scholars in the field, this volume offers detailed overviews of philosophical issues raised by biology. Editor(s): Sarkar, Sahotra; Plutynski, Anya. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444337853
ISBN
9781444337853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 178 x 114 x 18. Weight in Grams: 171.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174761
ISBN
9780691174761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. The six American philosophers of technology whose work is profiled in this introduction to the field - Albert Borgmann, Hubert Dreyfus, Andrew Feenberg, Donna Haraway, Don Ihde, and Langdon Winner - are shown to represent an empirical direction in the philosophical study of technology that has developed mainly in North America. Series: Indiana Series in the Philosophy of Technology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 b&w photographs, 1 index. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214492
ISBN
9780253214492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.99

paperback. This book explores ethical issues at the interfaces of science, policy, religion and technology, cultivating the skills for critical analysis. Series: Cambridge Applied Ethics. Num Pages: 388 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 708. An Introduction. Series: Cambridge Applied Ethics. 388 pages, illustrations. This book explores ethical issues at the interfaces of science, policy, religion and technology, cultivating the skills for critical analysis. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 19. Weight: 772.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
387
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521702676
ISBN
9780521702676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.17

paperback. Reason has very often been seen as the highest faculty of man and, therefore, a strong tendency to attempt to analyze man mainly in terms of the rational dimension exists. This tendency was strong in antiquity and was given renewed attention in the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 195.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819199843
ISBN
9780819199843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612099972
ISBN
9781612099972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.81
€ 116.23

Paperback. A new edition of a classic text in the philosophy of science illuminating the major developments in the field. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
OPEN UNIVERSITY PRESS
Number of pages
316
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780335262786
ISBN
9780335262786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.82

Paperback. Designed to explain posthumanism to those outside of academia, this brief and accessible book makes an original argument about anthropology's legacy as a study of "more than human." Series: Anthropological Insights. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442636415
ISBN
9781442636415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Paperback. Alan Sokal, best-known for his role in the 'Sokal Hoax', here turns his attention to a new set of targets - pseudo-science, religion, and misinformation in public life. He argues that clear thinking, combined with a respect for evidence, are of the utmost importance to the survival of the human race in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHX; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561834
ISBN
9780199561834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.73

Paperback. Explores the inner reality of objects, the nature of consciousness and the power of the imagination. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD1; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
SteinerBooks, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781584201212
ISBN
9781584201212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Series: Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415891776
ISBN
9780415891776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Paperback. "This excellent anthology covers a wide range of biological disciplines and controversies. It demonstrates the great value of reflective philosophical analysis in interpreting biology and its claims about human nature. It is ideal for use in introductory courses in philosophy of biology. Editor(s): Rosenberg, Alex; Arp, Robert. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183161
ISBN
9781405183161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.41

Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 283 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: KCA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226727240
ISBN
9780226727240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. This book is an exploration of the fundamental metaphysical problems of substance, space and time. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. Num Pages: 141 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107534315
ISBN
9781107534315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Paperback. Canadian poet links cosmology, mythology, and the human heart in a range of poetic forms. Series: Robert Kroetsch Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: DCF; HPJ; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 134 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781772120912
ISBN
9781772120912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.05

Paperback. Tracing the history of mesmerism, this text explores the contested territory between science and pseudoscience and society and science. Examining who was entranced, who did the entrancing, why it was so compelling and how it became equally powerful evidence of fraud and "unscientific" behaviour. Num Pages: 478 pages, 23 halftones, 59 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL; JMTH; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
478
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226902234
ISBN
9780226902234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

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