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Philosophy of science

Paperback. In this short book Peter Atkins considers the universal questions to which religions have claimed answers. With economy, wit, and elegance, unswerving before awkward realities, Atkins presents what science has to say. While acknowledging the comfort some find in belief, he declares his own faith in science's capacity to reveal the deepest truths. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199660544
ISBN
9780199660544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.08

Paperback. Drawing on tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that the ascent of molecular biology, with its emphasis on molecules such as DNA rather than organisms, was enabled by crucial rhetorical "softwares." Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727655
ISBN
9780804727655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. A captivating historical survey of the key debates, questions, and controversies at the intersection of science and religion Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAM3; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216172
ISBN
9780300216172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 22.80

Paperback. This text is a transcription of a course, including both lectures and student discussions, taught by McKeon. It provides an introduction to McKeon's conception of pluralism, a central aspect of neo-Pragmatism, while demonstrating how pluralism works in a classroom setting. Num Pages: 420 pages, 29 line drawings, 13 tables, figures, tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226560274
ISBN
9780226560274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

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

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 520 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158068
ISBN
9780691158068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. A fascinating discussion on space and time articulated by the most distinguished scientists of today. Editor(s): Majid, Shahn. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PB; PDA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 56. 8vo.Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press Cambridge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0289436
ISBN
9780521889261
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Paperback. Building on his earlier book We Have Never Been Modern, Bruno Latour develops his argument about the Modern fetishization of facts, or the creation of factishes. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. 168 pages, 4 illustrations. One of the leading figures in science studies offers a provocative look at the way science shatters the "fetishes" of magic and religion only to recreate other sorts of fetishes (factishes) in their place. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDA. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348252
ISBN
9780822348252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239368
ISBN
9780823239368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. In Oppositions and Paradoxes, John L. Bell uses conceptual puzzles and paradoxes as a window into fundamental concepts of mathematics and physics.

Num Pages: 170 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Broadview Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554813025
ISBN
9781554813025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.54

Hardcover. This text examines the organizational aspects of discovery in science. The contribution of such organizational matters as: the selection of scientists; their development and training; and scientific leadership, management and supervision are all explored. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 180 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471969631
ISBN
9780471969631
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.86

Paperback. Discusses a contentious 19th-century debate about apes, humans, and competing theories of evolution Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 b&w photos. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220516
ISBN
9780253220516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505237
ISBN
9780226505237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781466509863
ISBN
9781466509863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: JMA; JMR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226505282
ISBN
9780226505282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA; PDX; PN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 205 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472591838
ISBN
9781472591838
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 54.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 321 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 29. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607413738
ISBN
9781607413738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.03
€ 80.49

Paperback. An anthology of essential writings that cover some of the most influential ideas about the philosophical implications of Darwinism, since the publication of "On the Origin of Species". Editor(s): Ruse, Michael. Num Pages: 592 pages, 6 line illus. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691135540
ISBN
9780691135540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.84
€ 44.93

Hardback. Hilary Putnam has at last paused from philosophizing to collect his papers for publication--his first volume in almost two decades. Contributing to a broad range of philosophical inquiry, Putnam has been said to represent a "history of recent philosophy in outline." In this volume he suggests philosophy's possible future, as well. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050136
ISBN
9780674050136
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.91
€ 69.67

Paperback. Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy. Num Pages: 200 pages, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691174679
ISBN
9780691174679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

Paperback. "This excellent anthology covers a wide range of biological disciplines and controversies. It demonstrates the great value of reflective philosophical analysis in interpreting biology and its claims about human nature. It is ideal for use in introductory courses in philosophy of biology. Editor(s): Rosenberg, Alex; Arp, Robert. Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183161
ISBN
9781405183161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.13

Paperback. Examines how advances in philosophy were led by scientific discoveries - the more humankind understood about the physical world, the more curious we became. Drawing on work by Descartes, Galileo, Hume, Kant, Leibniz, and Newton, this book helps readers understand science through the lens of philosophy. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141206
ISBN
9780691141206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.13
€ 51.02

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.36

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