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Philosophy of science
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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€ 26.99€ 20.47
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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
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€ 47.99€ 37.14
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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
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€ 14.99€ 12.58
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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
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€ 45.99€ 38.22
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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
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€ 43.99€ 37.61
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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
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€ 31.99€ 28.08
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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
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.74
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Hardcover. This volume argues for a new image of science that understands both natural and social phenomena to be the product of mechanisms, casting the work of science as an effort to understand those mechanisms. Glennan offers an account of the nature of mechanisms and of the models used to represent them in physical, life, and social sciences Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198779711
- ISBN
- 9780198779711
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Condition: New
€ 98.51
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 135 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 183 x 14. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590332801
- ISBN
- 9781590332801
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Condition: New
€ 82.48€ 63.40
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Paperback. Presents an argument that bodies are knowable only through culture and history; they are not in any simple way natural, nor free of relations of power. This book traces the construction of particular deviant bodies, including the homosexual body, the HIV-infected body, the infertile body, the deaf body, the colonized body, and the criminal body. Editor(s): Terry, Jennifer; Urla, Jacqueline L. Series: Race, Gender, & Science. Num Pages: 424 pages, 27 b&w photos. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253209757
- ISBN
- 9780253209757
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.47
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Paperback. Attempts to acquaint students with the methodology of science and some of its achievements; reflects on the origins and universality of religion; and brings science and religion into a dialogue, showing that religious and philosophical reflections on the findings of science point to concerns that cannot be gained by scientific method. Num Pages: 298 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 300 x 198 x 12. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- ATF Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Pap/Cdr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781920691776
- ISBN
- 9781920691776
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€ 32.99€ 23.81
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Paperback. Argues that most laypeople, and many scientists, do not have a clear understanding of how metaphor relates to scientific thinking. This book demonstrates the presence and the power of metaphorical thought. It presents a series of studies of scientific systems to illustrate the roles of metaphor in science. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075827
- ISBN
- 9780252075827
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€ 29.99€ 27.67
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Paperback. Editor(s): Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom; Chrulew, Matthew. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178815
- ISBN
- 9780231178815
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Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 27.39
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Hardback. Editor(s): Chrulew, Matthew; Rose, Deborah Bird; van Dooren, Thom. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAF; RNKH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231178808
- ISBN
- 9780231178808
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€ 103.70€ 79.16
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Paperback. Editor(s): Shannon, Thomas A. Series: Readings in Bioethics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742532380
- ISBN
- 9780742532380
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€ 51.29
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Paperback. An investigation of the boundaries of science. Gieryn argues that when scientific claims reach courtrooms, boardrooms and living rooms, we use cultural 'maps' to decide whom to believe and to demarcate science from ideology, faith or nonsense. He argues that there are no stable criteria to distinguish science from non-science. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226292625
- ISBN
- 9780226292625
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
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Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199919758
- ISBN
- 9780199919758
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Condition: New
€ 43.18
€ 43.18
Hardcover. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226458113
- ISBN
- 9780226458113
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€ 54.99€ 42.80
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Paperback. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348. 288 pages. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 138 x 216 x 19. Weight: 350.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226458120
- ISBN
- 9780226458120
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.21
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Paperback. "The road since structure", assembled with Kuhn's input before his death in 1996, follows the development of his thought through the later years of his life. Collected here are several essays and an extensive autobiographical interview discussing his life and philosophy Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226457994
- ISBN
- 9780226457994
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Condition: New
€ 33.00€ 29.91
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Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pitchstone Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634310000
- ISBN
- 9781634310000
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.42
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Paperback. Tim Lewens explores what it means to take an evolutionary approach to cultural change, and why this approach is often treated with suspicion. He makes an original case for the value of evolutionary thinking for students of culture, and shows why the concerns of sceptics should not be dismissed as mere prejudice, confusion, or ignorance. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JF; JH; JM; PDA; PSAJ. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198801191
- ISBN
- 9780198801191
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Condition: New
€ 47.28
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paperback. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 32 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 28. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691165714
- ISBN
- 9780691165714
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.20
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Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816674657
- ISBN
- 9780816674657
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.31
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