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Philosophy of science

Paperback. Tracing the history of science from Aristotle to Einstein, from the Pythagorean theorem to quantum mechanics, this title offers intriguing insights into how scientific theories come into being, how to eliminate blocks to creativity and how science can lead to an understanding of society, the human condition and the human mind itself. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415584852
ISBN
9780415584852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786600592
ISBN
9781786600592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 45.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JHBA; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 219 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816670055
ISBN
9780816670055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 55 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168724
ISBN
9780231168724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. In this introduction to philosophy of biology, Kim Sterelny and Paul E. Griffiths present both the science and the philosophical context necessary for a critical understanding of the debates shaping biology at the end of the 20th century. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 halftones, 25 line drawings, further reading. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226773049
ISBN
9780226773049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. An in-depth survey of the evolving science of bio-enhancement: where we are now and how to deal with it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PSAD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785781773
ISBN
9781785781773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.62

Paperback. aeo The first comprehensive, critical study of one of the foremost twentieth--century philosophers of science -- Paul Feyerabend. aeo The book will be an excellent introduction to Feyerabenda s work for students in philosophy. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745616766
ISBN
9780745616766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.21

Paperback. BIC Classification: PDA. Dimension: 240 x 168. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Edition
1. Aufl. 2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658151232
ISBN
9783658151232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.12
€ 24.82

Paperback. This book contains essays by Ernst Mayr, the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521700344
ISBN
9780521700344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

Paperback. * Combines physics, philosophy, and history in a radical new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics. * Emphasizes the integral role that philosophical analysis plays in physics. * Presents many concrete examples in which struggles with conceptual issues drove innovation in physics. Num Pages: 344 pages, 65. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631225010
ISBN
9780631225010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20. BIC Classification: HPCD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437649
ISBN
9780801437649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Paperback. Series: Phoenix Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226672908
ISBN
9780226672908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.20

Paperback. Contains sixteen essays each one defending the affirmative or negative answer to one of eight specific questions, including: Are there laws of social science? Are causes physically connected to their effects? And, is the mind a system of modules shaped by natural selection? Editor(s): Hitchcock, Christopher. Series: Contemporary Debates in Philosophy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101523
ISBN
9781405101523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.13

Hardback. This new book explores the radical reconceptions of knowledge and science emerging from constructivist epistemology, social studies of science, and contemporary cognitive science. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620234
ISBN
9780748620234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.25
€ 125.17

Hardback. Minds and Computers introduces readers to interdisciplinary philosophical consideration of Artificial Intelligence. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620982
ISBN
9780748620982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.33
€ 119.62

Paperback. Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. This title argues that the acts of observing and theorizing are both matters of perspective - which makes scientific knowledge contingent. It also states that colors do not actually exist in objects. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 colour plates, 29 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA; PHJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226292137
ISBN
9780226292137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Paperback. Constructs a fresh approach to a longtime problem for the philosopher of science: how to explain the simultaneous and widespread presence of both agreement and disagreement in science. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Philosophy & History of Science. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 49.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520057432
ISBN
9780520057432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Hardback. This examination of stem cell biology from a philosophy of science perspective clarifies the field's central concept, the stem cell, as well as its aims, methods, models, explanations and evidential challenges. Relations to systems biology and clinical medicine are also discussed. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230368279
ISBN
9780230368279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.72
€ 59.86

Paperback. This is the first complete edition containing all of Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original paginations with Darwin's indexes retained Editor(s): Darwin, Sir Francis. Series: The Works of Charles Darwin. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Volume 10
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814720530
ISBN
9780814720530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. This book gives concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It aids understanding of current debates, explains their historical development and connects them with broader philosophical issues. Editor(s): Leaman, Oliver. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 296 pages, None. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622146
ISBN
9780748622146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.33
€ 119.62

Paperback. This book gives concise, accurate and illuminating accounts of key positions, concepts, arguments and figures in the philosophy of science. It aids understanding of current debates, explains their historical development and connects them with broader philosophical issues. Editor(s): Leaman, Oliver. Series: Philosophy A-Z. Num Pages: 296 pages, None. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620333
ISBN
9780748620333
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

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
€ 28.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Smith, Daniel W. Series: Theory out of bounds. BIC Classification: 1D; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816630561
ISBN
9780816630561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

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
€ 28.67

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