Philosophy of science
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Philosophy of science
Paperback. John Losee looks at rejected scientific theories through an analysis of case studies from the history of science. Each excerpt is of sufficient length to make clear the particular evaluative problem under consideration, and each discussion of scientific evaluative practice includes what scientists and philosophers have written on the topic. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822958734
- ISBN
- 9780822958734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.56
€ 69.56
Paperback. Includes Whewell's seminal studies of the logic of induction (with his critique of Mill's theory), arguments for his realist view that science discovers necessary truths about nature, and exercises in the epistemology and ontology of science. This book sets forth a coherent statement of a historically important philosophy of science. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 369
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- Second Edition,2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200821
- ISBN
- 9780872200821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.81
€ 32.99
€ 23.81
Includes Whewell's seminal studies of the logic of induction (with his critique of Mill's theory), arguments for his realist view that science discovers necessary truths about nature, and exercises in the epistemology and ontology of science. This book sets forth a coherent statement of a historically important philosophy of science. Num Pages: 370 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Edition
- Second Edition,2
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872200838
- ISBN
- 9780872200838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.66€ 43.61
€ 55.66
€ 43.61
Paperback. Argues that taking on some of the characteristics of plants will help us and our relationship to our world. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- SteinerBooks, Inc
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584201434
- ISBN
- 9781584201434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.15
€ 26.99
€ 20.15
Hardback. * Explores numerous issues and positions in the three most basic areas of Philosophy: Theory of Knowledge, Theory of Value, and Metaphysics. * Identifies and explains the Socratic Method, Running out the Permutations, and Rational Dialogue. * Teaches readers to think through philosophical problems. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219347
- ISBN
- 9780631219347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.33
€ 145.33
Paperback. This volume aims to help the reader acquire a sense of what philosophy is, how it began, why it persists, and how it is related to other fields of study, especially science. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631219354
- ISBN
- 9780631219354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.28
€ 45.28
Paperback. This introduction to the philosophy of technology discusses its sources and uses. Tracing the changing meaning of "technology" from ancient times to the modern day, it identifies two important traditions of critical analysis of technology: the engineering approach and the humanities approach. Num Pages: 410 pages, 8 halftones, 4 line drawings, 9 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 410
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226531984
- ISBN
- 9780226531984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.64
€ 35.99
€ 28.64
Paperback. Series: Edge Question Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061899676
- ISBN
- 9780061899676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.38
€ 17.99
€ 16.38
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 14 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231156394
- ISBN
- 9780231156394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.78
€ 44.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915145928
- ISBN
- 9780915145928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.56
€ 25.99
€ 19.56
Hardcover. Contents: "Introduction"," Bibliography"On the Sects for BeginnersAn Outline of EmpiricismOn Medical Experience"Index of the Persons"" Mentioned in the Texts""Index of the Subjects"" Mentioned in the Texts" Translator(s): Walzer, R.; Frede, M. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: MBX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780915145911
- ISBN
- 9780915145911
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.48€ 42.75
€ 54.48
€ 42.75
Paperback. In Timaeus Plato attempts to describe and explain the structure of the universe: the creator god, the elements, the lower gods, the stars, and men. The companion piece, Critias, is the origin of the story of Atlantis, the lost empire defeated by ancient Athenians. This is the clearest translation yet of these crucial ancient texts. Translator(s): Waterfield, Robin. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages, c. 20 black and white diagrams. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HPCA; HPJ; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192807359
- ISBN
- 9780192807359
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
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€ 12.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 253 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Crossway Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781581342413
- ISBN
- 9781581342413
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.16
€ 27.99
€ 21.16
Hardback. Argues that time travel fiction is a narrative "laboratory," a setting for thought experiments in which essential theoretical questions about storytelling are represented in the form of literal devices and plots Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823249961
- ISBN
- 9780823249961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.30
€ 112.30
Paperback. Argues that time travel fiction is a narrative "laboratory," a setting for thought experiments in which essential theoretical questions about storytelling are represented in the form of literal devices and plots Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823249978
- ISBN
- 9780823249978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.99
€ 37.99
€ 33.99
hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes index. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Spokesman Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851244297
- ISBN
- 9780851244297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London, the author shows that the scientists of the past not only did not understand what we understand about the world - they did not understand what there is to understand. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141980874
- ISBN
- 9780141980874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.58
€ 15.99
€ 12.58
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press Stanford, CA
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804727860
- ISBN
- 9780804727860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.75
€ 37.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFR; JFHC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Feral House,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936239443
- ISBN
- 9781936239443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.42
€ 25.99
€ 19.42
paperback. A collection of lectures given by Chandrasekhar, the astrophysicist. Num Pages: 180 pages, 6 halftones, 8 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100876
- ISBN
- 9780226100876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.46
€ 35.99
€ 28.46