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Philosophy of science

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604831
ISBN
9780691604831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. The metaphor of "science wars" has taken on a predominant position within the collective conscious and some in the scientific community perceive their profession under threat. Based on interviews with groups with alleged "anti-science" attitudes, this book examines how powerful these critiques are. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847698011
ISBN
9780847698011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PGK; PHM; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231179607
ISBN
9780231179607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. In the interdisciplinary tradition of Buckminster Fuller's work, Gregory Bateson's Mind and Nature, and Fritjof Capra's Tao of Physics, Metapatterns embraces both nature and culture, seeking out the grand-scale patterns that help explain the functioning of our universe. Num Pages: 296 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231067508
ISBN
9780231067508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. Covering such topics as designation of uses, antidegradation, procedures for review and revision of water quality standards, and the water-quality-based approach to pollution control, this handbook provides readers with guidance on complying with the Water Quality Standards Regulation, 40 CFR 131. Num Pages: 482 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; TB; TQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 265 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Government Institutes Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
482
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865874688
ISBN
9780865874688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 230.56

Introduces the philosophy of science focused on cultivating an understanding of both the workings of science and its historical and social context. This title offers selections that range from discussions of topics in general methodology to a sampling of foundational problems in various physical, biological, behavioral, and social sciences. Num Pages: 464 pages, Ill.d.tabs.ch. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204515
ISBN
9780872204515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.65
€ 61.84

Paperback. Using Simone Weil's philosophy of science and mathematics as an introduction to the thought of one of the most powerful philosophical and theological minds of the twentieth century, the author investigates Weil's earliest texts on science, in which she lays the foundation for a conception of science rooted in basic human concerns and activities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034870
ISBN
9780268034870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Using Simone Weil's philosophy of science and mathematics as an introduction to the thought of one of the most powerful philosophical and theological minds of the twentieth century, the author investigates Weil's earliest texts on science, in which she lays the foundation for a conception of science rooted in basic human concerns and activities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034863
ISBN
9780268034863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Paperback. Translator(s): Pakis, Valentine A. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 104 pages, 16 b/w plates. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
104
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678228
ISBN
9780816678228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.21

Paperback. * Newly--commissioned essays by international assembly of leading philosophers of science. * Provides comprehensive survey of philosophy of science. * Treats key figures in the history of philosophy of science. * Accessible and comprehensive introductions to each topic. Editor(s): Newton-Smith, W. H. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 592 pages, 0. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1026.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631230205
ISBN
9780631230205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.34

Paperback. Apart from the rainbows, lightning and northern lights in the title, the author discusses the blue of the sky, the colours of twilight and the dewdrop, and halos and other light phenomena. Num Pages: 88 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRQC5; PDA; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781906999803
ISBN
9781906999803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Editor(s): Ernst, Waltraud; Horwath, Ilona. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837624342
ISBN
9783837624342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.46

An analysis and rebuttal of E.O. Wilson's "Consilience", this volume is a devotion of science to the quantitative and reductionist world, measured against the mysterious, qualitative suggestions of religion and art. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781582431413
ISBN
9781582431413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.30

Paperback. Editor(s): Callebaut, Werner. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 576 pages, 6 line drawings, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 186 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091877
ISBN
9780226091877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.50
€ 46.16

paperback. Explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution and uncertainty principle. This book reveals how words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182155
ISBN
9780141182155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Thomas Kuhna s shadow hangs over almost every field of intellectual inquiry. His book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions has become a modern classic. His influence on philosophy, social science, historiography, feminism, theology, and (of course) the natural sciences themselves is unparalleled. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378. Little to no shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KOC0009960
ISBN
9780745619293
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 20.00

Includes Whewell's seminal studies of the logic of induction (with his critique of Mill's theory), arguments for his realist view that science discovers necessary truths about nature, and exercises in the epistemology and ontology of science. This book sets forth a coherent statement of a historically important philosophy of science. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
Second Edition,2
Number of pages
369
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872200838
ISBN
9780872200838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.87
€ 44.33

Paperback. The philosophy of science movement is in disarray. The collapse of logical empiricism, and the rise of historicism and social construtivism have left the sciences without an epistimology. This guide describes the fundamentals of natural philosophy and gives a history of the philosophy of science. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813208602
ISBN
9780813208602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.32

Paperback. An analysis of two heuristic strategies for the development of mechanistic models, illustrated with historical examples from the life sciences. Num Pages: 340 pages, 33 b&w illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262514736
ISBN
9780262514736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691026022
ISBN
9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 55.88

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