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Philosophy of science

Paperback. In this study of the cognitive paradigm, De Mey applies the study of computer models of human perception to the philosophy and sociology of science. Num Pages: 366 pages, 30 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; JH; JMR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142593
ISBN
9780226142593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 142 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816689880
ISBN
9780816689880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.60

hardcover. Ron Amundson examines 200 years of scientific views on the evolution-development relationship from the perspective of evolutionary developmental biology. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 line diagrams 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 549. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034705
ISBN
9780521806992
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Paperback. Drawing on esoteric, spritual and philosophical thought, this book considers the all-important question -- why are we here? -- and offers a counter-argument to the current nihilsm prevalent in our world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Floris Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782500025
ISBN
9781782500025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. *John L Casti has created a fascinating, genre-bending book an accessible novel of ideas which explores the fundamental nature of mind and machine. Num Pages: 208 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349108537
ISBN
9780349108537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.47

paperback. This 1998 collection of essays is unparalleled in the depth of its coverage of all facets of Galileo's work. Editor(s): Machamer, Peter. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 476 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HPCB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 702. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034840
ISBN
9780521588416
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Paperback. The Body Politic is the first comprehensive history of the significance and struggles over science in America. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: MBN; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781934137383
ISBN
9781934137383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.25

Hardback. Reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential. This book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146843
ISBN
9780691146843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.61

hardcover. Notions of nature and art as they have been defined and redefined in Western culture, from the Hippocratic writers and Aristotle of Ancient Greece to nineteenth-century chemistry and twenty-first century biomimetics. Editor(s): Bensaude-Vincent, Bernadette; Newman, William R. Series: Dibner Institute Studies in the History of Science & Technology Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 29 figs. illus. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
MIT Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034685
ISBN
9780262026208
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863157752
ISBN
9780863157752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written Num Pages: 800 pages, integrated B&W diagrams and images; 4x8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 50. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474606455
ISBN
9781474606455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.67

Paperback. Considers how a culture of crisis management - what the author calls "the new chronic" - has come to dominate various aspects of contemporary life, from biomedicine to economics to politics. This title unravels the logic of the new chronic where people find themselves suspended in a space between life and death. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 charts. BIC Classification: JHBZ; MBP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352280
ISBN
9780822352280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.98

hardcover. This volume draws together Allan Gotthelf's pioneering work on Aristotle's biology. He examines Aristotle's natural teleology, the axiomatic structure of biological explanation, and the reliance on scientifically organized data in the three great works with which Aristotle laid the foundations of biological science. Series: Oxford Aristotle Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; HPCA; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 830. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033782
ISBN
9780199287956
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816629572
ISBN
9780816629572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.33

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107180833
ISBN
9781107180833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.48

Hardback. An edition of the recently discovered notebook used in the seventeenth-century by John Wallis to teach language to the 'deaf mute' Alexander Popham, who could not inherit unless he could speak - one of the most famous cases in the history of deaf education. David Cram and Jaap Maat place the work in its personal, social, and scientific contexts. Editor(s): Cram, Dr. David; Maat, Jaap. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JD; CFA; CFZ; HBTB; HPC; PDA; PDX. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199677085
ISBN
9780199677085
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 177 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
177
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628088298
ISBN
9781628088298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.89
€ 130.39

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

€ 64.26

hardcover. Argues that what we need to more forward in our understanding of human agency is a reform in the way we study ourselves and a long overdue break with traditional humanist thinking. This title draws from the history of science and contemporary psychology and neuroscience to build a framework for the study of human agency. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago Pr.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033754
ISBN
9780226137629
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Paperback. Being human while trying to scientifically study human nature confronts us with our most vexing problem. What we need to move forward in our understanding of human agency, this book argues, is a reform in the way we study ourselves and a long overdue break with traditional humanist thinking. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226137636
ISBN
9780226137636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.57

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