Philosophy of science
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Philosophy of science
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€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
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
€ 28.22
€ 28.22
Paperback. Infinity is surely the strangest idea that humans have ever thought. Where did it come from and what is it telling us about our Universe? Can there actually be infinities? Can you do an infinite number of things in a finite amount of time? Is the Universe infinite? This book takes you on a tour of these questions and discusses the answers. Num Pages: 352 pages, 60. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099443728
- ISBN
- 9780099443728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.40
€ 17.99
€ 13.40
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: VS; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Energy Psychology Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition,First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781604150629
- ISBN
- 9781604150629
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.58
€ 18.58
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474401845
- ISBN
- 9781474401845
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.55€ 208.92
€ 216.55
€ 208.92
paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PBT; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 230. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSK0000506
- ISBN
- 9781591846512
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Paperback. As the rise of technology threatens our very humanity, Tabachnick emphasizes that we still may have time to recover and develop these capacities - but we must first decide how far we want to allow technology to determine our existence and our future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802094698
- ISBN
- 9780802094698
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.61
€ 34.99
€ 31.61
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 halftoens, 13 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226409559
- ISBN
- 9780226409559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.31
€ 42.99
€ 33.31
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield International United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786600882
- ISBN
- 9781786600882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.94
€ 40.99
€ 38.94
Hardcover. In 1965 English scientist James Lovelock had a flash of insight: the Earth is not just teeming with life; the Earth, in some sense, is life. In this book, the author uses Gaia and its history, its supporters and detractors, to illuminate the nature of science itself. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; RB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731704
- ISBN
- 9780226731704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.84
€ 31.99
€ 24.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Gaffney, Peter. Num Pages: 416 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816665983
- ISBN
- 9780816665983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.45
€ 29.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Seeking to break the deadlock in the ongoing wars between philosophers of science and sociologists of science, this text argues that social interaction actually assists us in securing firm, rationally-based knowledge, clarifying the philosophical points at issue. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088761
- ISBN
- 9780691088761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.62
€ 54.99
€ 39.62
paperback. A synthesis of ideas uniting quantum theory, and the theories of computation, knowledge and evolution. It explores the connections between these strands which reveal the fabric of reality in which human actions and ideas play essential roles. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140146905
- ISBN
- 9780140146905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. Presents key documents from the pre-1915 history of the extraterrestrial life debate. This work also demonstrates that belief in extraterrestrial life has had major effects on science and society, and that metaphysical and religious views have permeated the debate throughout much of its history. Editor(s): Crowe, Michael J. Num Pages: 552 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268023683
- ISBN
- 9780268023683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.20
€ 42.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 217 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Monkfish Book Publishing
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780974935973
- ISBN
- 9780974935973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.62
€ 18.99
€ 17.62
paperback. This 2004 book focuses on three issues of debate in Darwin's theory of evolution using a historical and philosophical perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034163
- ISBN
- 9780521541985
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Hardback. Hugh Everett III was an American physicist best known for his many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which formed the basis of his PhD thesis at Princeton University in 1957. This book presents the long and short versions of Everett's thesis along with a collection of his explanatory writings and correspondence. Editor(s): Barrett, Jeffrey A.; Byrne, Peter. Num Pages: 392 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 243 x 29. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 408
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145075
- ISBN
- 9780691145075
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.35€ 80.20
€ 103.35
€ 80.20
Paperback. Demonstrates that society must set ethically acceptable limits on scientific advances. This book sheds light on the ethical and legal questions that vie for our attention. It helps the readers recognize the mysteries that lie at the heart of their lives and the metaphysical reality that gives meaning to life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773527843
- ISBN
- 9780773527843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.87
€ 24.99
€ 22.87
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
€ 41.04