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Philosophy of science
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
€ 46.18
€ 46.18
Hardback. The esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debate, arguing that it is riddled by conceptual incoherence. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5499 x 3971 x 13. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347149
- ISBN
- 9780822347149
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
Paperback. The esteemed historian and philosopher of science Evelyn Fox Keller addresses the nature-nurture debate, arguing that it is riddled by conceptual incoherence. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 8. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347316
- ISBN
- 9780822347316
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.07
€ 25.99
€ 24.07
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
€ 30.99€ 22.10
€ 30.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Is the universe - and our place in it - the result of random chance, or is there an ultimate meaning to existence? Where did the laws of nature come from? Were they created by a higher force, or can they be explained in some other way? This book explores how modern science is beginning to shed light on the mysteries of our existence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- New Edition
- SKU
- KKD0001317
- ISBN
- 9780140158151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. "Extremely well done.. will universally be referred to, not by its title, but as 'Kraus's Companion'.." -Transactions of the C. S. Peirce Society Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 190 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217953
- ISBN
- 9780823217953
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.13
€ 112.13
Hardcover. National Book Award Finalist. How did humanity originate and why does a species like ours exist on this planet? Do we have a special place, even a destiny in the universe? Where are we going, and perhaps, the most difficult question of all, "Why?" Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871401007
- ISBN
- 9780871401007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.58
€ 25.99
€ 22.58
Paperback. Challenging a purely mechanistic view of human existence, Edward O. Wilson examines what makes human beings supremely different from all other species. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631491146
- ISBN
- 9781631491146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.59
€ 16.99
€ 15.59
Paperback. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 222 pages, illustrations, line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226712031
- ISBN
- 9780226712031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81
hardcover. This book examines the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict over two competing theories to explain why, 65 million years ago, most life on earth--including the dinosaurs--perished. Editor(s): Glen, William. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 697.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804722858
- ISBN
- 9780804722858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.38
€ 181.38
Paperback. This book examines the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict over two competing theories to explain why, 65 million years ago, most life on earth--including the dinosaurs--perished. Editor(s): Glen, William. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 521.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722865
- ISBN
- 9780804722865
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.00
€ 40.99
€ 36.00
Paperback. This text offers an understanding of the nature of scientific, mathematical and engineering practice, and the production of scientific knowledge. The author presents an approach to the unpredictable nature of change in science, taking into account a number of factors. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 halftones, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; TBDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668031
- ISBN
- 9780226668031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.39
€ 37.99
€ 29.39
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€ 25.18
€ 26.99
€ 25.18
Hardcover. The Principle of Least Action underlies all physics and leads into quantum mechanics and Einstein's Relativity. There are some textbooks that do the calculations, and one book with nice pictures, but no book (before this one) that explains what 'action' is, and why nature follows this principle. Num Pages: 272 pages, 52. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198743040
- ISBN
- 9780198743040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.44
€ 54.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Gagliano, Monica; Ryan, John C.; Vieira, Dr. Patricia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 51. .
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781517901851
- ISBN
- 9781517901851
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. A welcome intervention in the science vs. humanities debate Series: Studies in Literature & Science. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472067978
- ISBN
- 9780472067978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.86
€ 40.99
€ 35.86
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465049646
- ISBN
- 9780465049646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.76
€ 27.99
€ 24.76
Paperback. Focusing on the earliest forays into microscopical research, from 1620 to 1720, this book provides technological history of the knowledge that helped launch philosophy into the modern era. It argues that the discovery of microworld presented metaphysicians with the task of reconciling the ubiquity of life with human-centered theological systems. Series: Studies in Intellectual History & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPC; JFCX; PDA; PDND; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691017099
- ISBN
- 9780691017099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.73
€ 46.99
€ 33.73
Paperback. Considers how science as such has evolved and positioned itself. This book reveals how the two principles of craft and understanding became formalized into a single enterprise, science, that would be carried out by a new kind of person, the scientist. It is useful for aficionados and historians of science. Num Pages: 254 pages, 14 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226139494
- ISBN
- 9780226139494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.38
€ 28.38