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Philosophy of science

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

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

€ 104.20
€ 79.73

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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195173314
ISBN
9780195173314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Paperback. Van Berkel's account provides a new and comprehensive interpretation of the origins of the mechanical philosophy of nature, the philosophy that culminated in the work of Isaac Newton. Translator(s): Ultee, Maarten. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9, 9 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409368
ISBN
9781421409368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st University of Minnesota Press Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816648818
ISBN
9780816648818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.36

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Adonis Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932776396
ISBN
9780932776396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.29
€ 41.43

Paperback. A dazzingly written guide to the basic laws of physics and their connections to the natural world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp b&w photographs, diagrams. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349106496
ISBN
9780349106496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.11

Paperback. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 488 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KOC0010929
ISBN
9780521603256
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Complexity and Postmodernism is an exciting and an original book that should be read by anyone interested in gaining a fresh understanding of complexity, postmodernism and connectionism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 2 line figures, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415152877
ISBN
9780415152877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.23

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816674657
ISBN
9780816674657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Hardcover. Many scientists look at the universe and conclude we are here by chance. The astronomer and historian Owen Gingerich looks at the same evidence--and the fact that the universe is comprehensible to our minds--and sees it as proof for the intentions of a Creator-God. The more rigorous science becomes, the more clearly God's handiwork can be understood. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA; PDX; PGK; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 115 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417106
ISBN
9780674417106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. Scholars from disciplines as diverse as political science and art history have offered widely differing interpretations of Kuhn's ideas, appropriating his notions of paradigm shifts and revolutions to fit their own theories, however imperfectly. Destined to become the authoritative philosophical study of Kuhn's work. Bibliography. Translator(s): Levine, Alexander T. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226355511
ISBN
9780226355511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Lidgard, Scott; Nyhart, Lynn K. Num Pages: 400 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226446455
ISBN
9780226446455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. 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: 1KBB; HPJ; HRAB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217960
ISBN
9780823217960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

paperback. In his monumental 1687 work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, known familiarly as the Principia, Isaac Newton laid out in mathematical terms the principles of time, force, and motion that have guided the development of modern physical science. This title is based on the 1726 edition. Translator(s): Cohen, I. Bernard; Whitman, Anne; Budenz, Julia. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PHD; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
616
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290747
ISBN
9780520290747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.97

Paperback. The importance of science and technology and future of education and research are just some of the subjects discussed here. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 179 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 266. Series: Canto Classics. 182 pages. The importance of science and technology and future of education and research are just some of the subjects discussed here. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight: 270.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107606142
ISBN
9781107606142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.06

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199919758
ISBN
9780199919758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.84

Paperback. This unique book explores the captivating colors that appear in the atmosphere of the earth: coronas, glories, halos, rainbows, dawn and dusk. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF3; PDA; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 11. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Adonis Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932776488
ISBN
9780932776488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.47

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. .
Publisher
Melrose Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911280972
ISBN
9781911280972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

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

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. A comprehensive introduction to the philosophy of science. Introduces the key topics, such as the scientific method, rationalism and empiricism, as well as more advanced topics such as realism and antirealism. Num Pages: 304 pages, further reading, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415221573
ISBN
9780415221573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science. It explores the fundamental questions and challenges in the field, and looks at philosophical issues in particular sciences, including the problem of classification in biology, and the nature of space and time in physics. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 174 x 111. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198745587
ISBN
9780198745587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

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