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Philosophy of science

Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: JMRN; PDA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178426
ISBN
9780231178426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.40

Paperback. This book explores central philosophical concepts, issues, and debates in the philosophy of science, both historical and contemporary. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 297 pages, 8 b/w illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 177 x 13. Weight in Grams: 600.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521129992
ISBN
9780521129992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.96

Paperback. This book provides an easily accessible introduction to the roles that values play in scientific research. It examines case studies from a wide variety of research areas, and it highlights multiple strategies for fostering engagement between stakeholders so that value influences can be identified and subjected to critical scrutiny. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190260811
ISBN
9780190260811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.14

Paperback. Van Berkel's account provides a new and comprehensive interpretation of the origins of the mechanical philosophy of nature, the philosophy that culminated in the work of Isaac Newton. Translator(s): Ultee, Maarten. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409368
ISBN
9781421409368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.94

Paperback. Presents an account of the scientific achievements and lives of cosmologists from Babylonians to Newton. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140192469
ISBN
9780140192469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226458069
ISBN
9780226458069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.04

Paperback. This book, Goldstein's magnum opus and widely regarded as a modern classic in psychology and biology, grew out of his dissatisfaction with traditional natural science techniques for analyzing living beings. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: JMM; PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780942299977
ISBN
9780942299977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. Constructs a fresh approach to a longtime problem for the philosopher of science: how to explain the simultaneous and widespread presence of both agreement and disagreement in science. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Philosophy & History of Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 49.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520057432
ISBN
9780520057432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.60

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1 halftone 4 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691654317
ISBN
9780691654317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.71

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1 halftone 4 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600512
ISBN
9780691600512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.67
€ 42.44

hardcover. Presents a philosophical and historical account of the engagement of the major protagonists of Victorian British philosophy. This title considers the controversies between William Whewell and John Stuart Mill on the topics of science, morality, politics, and economics. It is suitable for philosophers and historians of science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033777
ISBN
9780226767338
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Paperback. Philosophers of quantum mechanics have generally addressed exceedingly simple systems. Laura Ruetsche offers a much-needed study of the interpretation of more complicated systems, and an underexplored family of physical theories, such as quantum field theory and quantum statistical mechanics, showing why they repay philosophical attention. Num Pages: 398 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PH; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199681068
ISBN
9780199681068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAM3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178402
ISBN
9780231178402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.40

Paperback. For the first time in a single volume, this offers a comprehensive overview of Bohm's original works from a non-technical perspective. Editor(s): Nichol, Lee. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415261746
ISBN
9780415261746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761858690
ISBN
9780761858690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Paperback. Shows that many of our understandings about scientific thought can be corrected once we realize just how "unnatural" science is. Quoting scientists from Aristotle to Einstein, the book argues that scientific ideas are, with rare exceptions, counter-intuitive and contrary to common sense. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 0. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003131
ISBN
9780571169726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Shows that many of our understandings about scientific thought can be corrected once we realize just how "unnatural" science is. Quoting scientists from Aristotle to Einstein, the book argues that scientific ideas are, with rare exceptions, counter-intuitive and contrary to common sense. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 0. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003133
ISBN
9780571169726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The emergence of objectivity in the mid-nineteenth-century sciences, as revealed through images in scientific atlases--a story of how lofty epistemic ideals fuse with workaday practices. Num Pages: 501 pages, 32 color illus., 108 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 43. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
Zone Books United States
Number of pages
501
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781890951795
ISBN
9781890951795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Paperback. Translator(s): Trenn, T.J.; Bradley, F. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226253251
ISBN
9780226253251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.72

Hardback. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134668
ISBN
9780231134668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.69
€ 83.70

Paperback. Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, this work shows how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. It also presents games derived from scientific models for equilibrium, selection, growth, and the composition of RNA. Translator(s): Kimber, Robert B.; Kimber, Rita. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, 67 figs., 41 in color. BIC Classification: PBT; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
a
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025667
ISBN
9780691025667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.96

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The Merlin Press London
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850364330
ISBN
9780850364330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 93 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 180.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604564853
ISBN
9781604564853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 34.45

Paperback. In this study of the cognitive paradigm, De Mey applies the study of computer models of human perception to the philosophy and sociology of science. Num Pages: 366 pages, 30 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; JH; JMR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142593
ISBN
9780226142593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.68

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