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Philosophy of science
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.38
€ 19.99
€ 17.38
Paperback. Over the coming decades, Artificial Intelligence will profoundly impact the way we work and live. Whose interests should such systems serve? What limits should we place on their use? This book is a succinct introduction to the complex social, ethical, legal, and economic issues raised by the emergence of intelligent machines. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; UYQ; UYZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190602390
- ISBN
- 9780190602390
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.53
€ 13.00
€ 12.53
hardcover. Written by one of the preeminent researchers in the field, this provides a comprehensive exposition of modern analysis of causation. Num Pages: 484 pages, 124 b/w illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 186 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1044. Models, Reasoning and Inference. 484 pages, 124 b/w illus. 7 tables. Written by one of the preeminent researchers in the field, this provides a comprehensive exposition of modern analysis of causation. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 29. Weight: 1048.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 484
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521895606
- ISBN
- 9780521895606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.61
€ 72.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9. BIC Classification: HPN; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801486258
- ISBN
- 9780801486258
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.26
€ 38.99
€ 35.26
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401845
- ISBN
- 9781474401845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.03€ 196.76
€ 207.03
€ 196.76
Paperback. Free-roaming killer drones stalk the battlespace looking for organic targets. Human combatants are programmed to feel no pain. High-power microwave beams detonate munitions, jam communications, and cook internal organs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWA; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 126 x 190 x 27. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Polity
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745685960
- ISBN
- 9780745685960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.76
€ 15.76
Paperback. This paperback edition of Higher Superstition includes a new afterword by the authors. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801857072
- ISBN
- 9780801857072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.05
€ 37.99
€ 32.05
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.46
€ 53.24
€ 42.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 53 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; PB; PDA; PHU; RNPG; YQM; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168731
- ISBN
- 9780231168731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.68
€ 25.99
€ 19.68
Hardcover. Jacopo Zabarella's two treatises On Methods and On Regressus (1578) are among the most important Renaissance discussions of how scientific knowledge should be acquired, arranged, and transmitted. They belong to a lively debate about the order in which sciences should be taught and the method to be followed in demonstrations. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724792
- ISBN
- 9780674724792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
Paperback. Philosophy of Science: An Anthology assembles some of the finest papers in the philosophy of science since 1945, showcasing enduring classics alongside important and innovative recent work. Editor(s): Lange, Marc. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 664 pages, 40. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 169 x 44. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405130349
- ISBN
- 9781405130349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99
€ 54.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Heath, Sir Thomas L. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 443 pages, figs. BIC Classification: DNF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486600888
- ISBN
- 9780486600888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Hardcover. Jacopo Zabarella's two treatises On Methods and On Regressus (1578) are among the most important Renaissance discussions of how scientific knowledge should be acquired, arranged, and transmitted. They belong to a lively debate about the order in which sciences should be taught and the method to be followed in demonstrations. Series: The I Tatti Renaissance Library. Num Pages: 412 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724808
- ISBN
- 9780674724808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.07
€ 40.99
€ 34.07
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€ 23.14
€ 24.99
€ 23.14
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.34
€ 47.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. Examines the phenomenological and cultural roots of Goethe's approach to science, and argues that Goethe's insights represent the foundation for a future science of nature. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, port. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Floris Books
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863152382
- ISBN
- 9780863152382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.24
€ 26.99
€ 20.24
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.56
€ 26.99
€ 20.56
Paperback. A systematic overview of modern metaphysics, covering all of the most important topics in the subject likely to be encountered on a metaphysics course. The emphasis is on contemporary views and issues rather than on the history of metaphysics. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198752530
- ISBN
- 9780198752530
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.90
€ 63.90
Paperback. A stunning defence of faith from one of the world's leading scientists: the long-time head of the Human Genome Project. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847390929
- ISBN
- 9781847390929
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Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.97
€ 11.99
€ 9.97
Paperback. Scientific evidence for the continual presence of consciousness with or without connection to a living organism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620553039
- ISBN
- 9781620553039
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.51
€ 17.99
€ 17.51
Paperback. Steve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745636948
- ISBN
- 9780745636948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.66
€ 24.66
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140. .
- Publisher
- The Merlin Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364514
- ISBN
- 9780850364514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.47
€ 17.99
€ 16.47
Paperback. First published in English in 1959, Karl Popper's "The Logic of Scientific Discovery" revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge and is one of the most widely read books about science written in the 20th century. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HPL; PDA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278447
- ISBN
- 9780415278447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.36
€ 26.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. Is there a 'physics of society'? Ranging from Hobbes and Adam Smith to modern work on traffic flow and market trading, and across economics, sociology and psychology, this title shows how much we can understand of human behaviour when we cease to try to predict and analyse the behaviour of individuals. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: JMH; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 36. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 13th Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099457862
- ISBN
- 9780099457862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.88
€ 13.00
€ 11.88