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Philosophy of science
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
Condition: New
€ 55.91€ 44.33
€ 55.91
€ 44.33
A work on the Timaeus that takes Plato's Cosmology as starting point. Num Pages: 390 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872203877
- ISBN
- 9780872203877
Condition: New
€ 55.91€ 44.33
€ 55.91
€ 44.33
Paperback. This work seeks to break down the barriers between science and religion, as well as between religions themselves, in order to extrapolate a comprehensive understanding of the science of meditation. It reveals ways of understanding the mystical and our search for wisdom in the modern world. Num Pages: 190 pages, glossary, index. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA; VXA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823217755
- ISBN
- 9780823217755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.45
€ 37.99
€ 34.45
Hardcover. Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant artist, scientist, engineer, mathematician, architect, inventor, and even musician. But he was also a profoundly modern man. Not only did Leonardo invent the empirical scientific method, but Capra's study of Leonardo's notebooks reveals that he was a systems thinker centuries before the term was coined. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berrett-Koehler United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609949891
- ISBN
- 9781609949891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.32
€ 32.99
€ 29.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Sentient Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591811800
- ISBN
- 9781591811800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. The philosophy of science movement is in disarray. The collapse of logical empiricism, and the rise of historicism and social construtivism have left the sciences without an epistimology. This guide describes the fundamentals of natural philosophy and gives a history of the philosophy of science. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813208602
- ISBN
- 9780813208602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.32
€ 46.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858690
- ISBN
- 9780761858690
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Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Paperback. These essays go to the roots of the religious/science impass. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- World Wisdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780941532181
- ISBN
- 9780941532181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.71
€ 13.99
€ 13.71
Paperback. "Clearly analyzing the narratives, myths, and controversies at play in modern science, The Art of Science is an engaging exercise in the social study of human creativity." - Mark Kingwell, University of Toronto Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600980
- ISBN
- 9781442600980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.13
€ 34.99
€ 32.13
Hardback. Received an honorable mention by the Prose Award Committee in the Best Textbook in Physical Sciences/Mathematics 2017 category The PROSE Awards draw attention to pioneering works of research and for contributions to the conception, production, and design of landmark works in their fields. Editor(s): Atmanspacher, Harald; Maasen, Sabine. Num Pages: 600 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 185 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118864975
- ISBN
- 9781118864975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.42
€ 125.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 247 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879754402
- ISBN
- 9780879754402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.01
€ 41.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Schilpp, Paul Arthur. Series: Library of Living Philosophers. Num Pages: 799 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1043.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 799
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875482866
- ISBN
- 9780875482866
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Condition: New
€ 59.48€ 54.68
€ 59.48
€ 54.68
Paperback. Covering such topics as designation of uses, antidegradation, procedures for review and revision of water quality standards, and the water-quality-based approach to pollution control, this handbook provides readers with guidance on complying with the Water Quality Standards Regulation, 40 CFR 131. Num Pages: 482 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; TB; TQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 265 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Government Institutes Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865874688
- ISBN
- 9780865874688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 230.56
€ 230.56
Paperback. The metaphor of "science wars" has taken on a predominant position within the collective conscious and some in the scientific community perceive their profession under threat. Based on interviews with groups with alleged "anti-science" attitudes, this book examines how powerful these critiques are. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847698011
- ISBN
- 9780847698011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.45
€ 53.45
paperback. Reason has very often been seen as the highest faculty of man and, therefore, a strong tendency to attempt to analyze man mainly in terms of the rational dimension exists. This tendency was strong in antiquity and was given renewed attention in the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819199843
- ISBN
- 9780819199843
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Condition: New
€ 92.38
€ 92.38
Hardback. This title asks not whether science itself is about to end or even to wane, but whether people will stop claiming that science knows nature as it is. Science, it suggests, may know nature only as scientists see it; or even that, in "knowing" nature, scientists to some extent create it. Series: Nobel Conference S. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819184894
- ISBN
- 9780819184894
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Condition: New
€ 102.83
€ 102.83
Hardback. Thought-provoking and controversial, Lawless Universe is a complement to, even an antidote for, books that create the misimpression that science can explain everything. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801895807
- ISBN
- 9780801895807
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.02
€ 94.02
Paperback. This work is an account of the human tendency to deny or minimize biology. It considers a wide variety of anti-biological systems and their relation to larger issues, particularly gender studies, and discusses a variety of expressions of the antithesis between human beings and natural processes. Num Pages: 254 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSJ; PDA; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761803218
- ISBN
- 9780761803218
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Condition: New
€ 101.15
€ 101.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Shannon, Thomas A. Series: Readings in Bioethics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 299.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742532380
- ISBN
- 9780742532380
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Condition: New
€ 51.43
€ 51.43
Hardback. Clough shows how inadequate empirical philosophy is in creating real change in the sciences. Instead, she supports a more pragmatic approach based on the work of Richard Rorty and Donald Davidson. This work encourages Clough's fellow feminists to refocus their critiques and discard their philosophical debates about epistemology. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPK; JFFK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742514645
- ISBN
- 9780742514645
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.35
€ 165.35
The Scientific and the Divine. Conflict and Reconciliation from Ancien...
Arieti, James A.; Wilson, Patrick A.
Paperback. Examines the perennial issues that keep science and religion at arm's length, clarifies those issues, and fits them into an historical framework-from Plato, to Aquinas, to today's thinkers. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513976
- ISBN
- 9780742513976
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Condition: New
€ 68.66
€ 68.66
The Scientific and the Divine. Conflict and Reconciliation from Ancien...
Arieti, James A.; Wilson, Patrick A.
Hardback. Examines the perennial issues that keep science and religion at arm's length, clarifies those issues, and fits them into an historical framework-from Plato, to Aquinas, to today's thinkers. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742513969
- ISBN
- 9780742513969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.58
€ 173.58
Paperback. An up-to-date guide on the stem cell controversy and the discovery, hope, and fear that surrounds.. Num Pages: 328 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PDA; PSF; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611453522
- ISBN
- 9781611453522
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.53
€ 18.99
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A collection of essays discussing a wide range of sciences and the central philosophical issues associated with them, presenting the sciences collectively to encourage a greater understanding of their associative theoretical foundations, as well as their relationships to each other. Editor(s): Allhoff, Fritz. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405199957
- ISBN
- 9781405199957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.64
€ 53.64