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Philosophy of science

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Philosophy of science

Paperback. Examines how far it is possible to give reasons for trusting science. In defending a realist outlook, Trigg aims to show that even physical science must be given metaphysical foundations. In doing so, he explains and evaluates the views of Rorty, Wittgenstein, Quine, Putnam and Hawking. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631190370
ISBN
9780631190370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.92

Paperback. Traces the development, during the 20th century, of the four central themes in the philosophy of science: inductivism and its critics; conventionalism and the Duhem-Quine thesis; the nature of observation; and the demarcation between science and metaphysics. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631183587
ISBN
9780631183587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Hardback. * Newly-commissioned essays by international assembly of leading philosophers of science. * Provides comprehensive survey of philosophy of science. * Treats key figures in the history of philosophy of science. * Accessible and comprehensive introductions to each topic. Editor(s): Newton-Smith, W. H. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 592 pages, 0. BIC Classification: GBC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 266 x 190 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631170242
ISBN
9780631170242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 210.67

Hardback. Examining perspectives on time, how and why we measure time as we do, and time in relation to our lives, the author launches a wide-ranging enquiry into this elusive concept. The book looks at time and the universe as a whole, from the "beginnings" of time through to the present. Num Pages: 162 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 15. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471985457
ISBN
9780471985457
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.43

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. "Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the worlda s most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know. Series: Classic Beer Series. Num Pages: 468 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJM; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471948407
ISBN
9780471948407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.67

Paperback. Presents the basic approaches underlying Stafford Beera s thinking since the publication of his first book in 1959. Deals with a philosophy of science relevant to management and particularly with the nature of models. Demonstrates all major points through examples quoted of management science applications to industry and government. Series: Classic Beer Series. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJT; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 922.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471948384
ISBN
9780471948384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.98

Hardcover. This book illustrates scientific methodology through descriptions of how actual scientists "create science. " The authors present a novel point of view, arguing that the popular perception of science as being strictly objective is untrue and that knowledge is often acquired through very personal means. Series: Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics. Num Pages: 296 pages, indexes. BIC Classification: PBT; PDA; PDN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471396857
ISBN
9780471396857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.76

Hardcover. Evidence-Based Technical Analysis rigorously applies science and statistics to determine the effectiveness of technical analysis in forecasting markets and providing profitable trading signals. To move technical analysis forward, the Aronson proposes a new type of technical analysis, which he calls: evidence-based technical analysis. Series: Wiley Trading. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: KF; PBW; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 232 x 44. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470008744
ISBN
9780470008744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.47
€ 82.96

Hardcover. Tracing the roots of brutal 20th-century human experimentation and extermination to worldviews that dehumanize perpetrators and victims in distinctive ways, Vining finds a parallel between them and "total theory" - beautiful and helpful explanations through attention to system and process that claim to account for the universe and everything in it. Num Pages: 184 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043629
ISBN
9780268043629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.46

Paperback. This work considers the complex, far reaching issues surrounding the Human Genome Project - an international scientific enterprise aimed at attaining a complete sequence and locator map of the human genetic structure by the year 2005 - offering the elimination of genetic abnormalities and diseases. Editor(s): Sloan, Phillip R. Series: Studies in Science & the Humanities from the Reilly Centre for Science, Technology & Values. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHMP; PDA; PSX; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268008208
ISBN
9780268008208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. A mind-expanding exploration of light and how we experience the universe Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220868
ISBN
9780253220868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. Argues that most laypeople, and many scientists, do not have a clear understanding of how metaphor relates to scientific thinking. This book demonstrates the presence and the power of metaphorical thought. It presents a series of studies of scientific systems to illustrate the roles of metaphor in science. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075827
ISBN
9780252075827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAM3; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231178402
ISBN
9780231178402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Hardback. Translator(s): Edlebi, Alyosha. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168946
ISBN
9780231168946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, Figures: 6,. BIC Classification: MB; PBW; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164726
ISBN
9780231164726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFFK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149280
ISBN
9780231149280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.94
€ 83.22

Paperback. Series: Columbia Series in Science and Religion. Num Pages: 232 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: HREX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231145510
ISBN
9780231145510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Hardback. Bridging the gap between the world of science and the realm of the spiritual, this title introduces a natural theory of human consciousness that has its roots in contemporary physics and Buddhism. Series: Columbia Series in Science and Religion. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141505
ISBN
9780231141505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 64.07

Hardback. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134668
ISBN
9780231134668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.94
€ 83.50

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