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Philosophy of science

Paperback. Is the universe - and our place in it - the result of random chance, or is there an ultimate meaning to existence? Where did the laws of nature come from? Were they created by a higher force, or can they be explained in some other way? This book explores how modern science is beginning to shed light on the mysteries of our existence. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
New Edition
SKU
KKD0001317
ISBN
9780140158151
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Sheds light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of having to choose between science and religion, the author asks why do we not opt for the golden resolution that accords dignity and distinction to both? He also delves into the history of science with stories of figures such as Galileo and Darwin. Num Pages: 256 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001855
ISBN
9780099284529
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Argues that the theory of evolution can demystify the miracles of life without devaluing our most cherished beliefs. In this book, the author explores every aspect of evolutionary thinking to show why it is so fundamental to our existence, and why it affirms - not threatens - our convictions about the meaning of life. Num Pages: 592 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 408. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001955
ISBN
9780140167344
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Shows that many of our understandings about scientific thought can be corrected once we realize just how "unnatural" science is. Quoting scientists from Aristotle to Einstein, the book argues that scientific ideas are, with rare exceptions, counter-intuitive and contrary to common sense. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 0. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003131
ISBN
9780571169726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The last 100 years has seen science deal with issues outside itself, communicate with the public and try to answer questions long considered the province of religion. A collection of accessible essays exploring the big questions of contemporary science. Editor(s): Appignanesi, Richard. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 276. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0001111
ISBN
9781840463514
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Apart from the rainbows, lightning and northern lights in the title, the author discusses the blue of the sky, the colours of twilight and the dewdrop, and halos and other light phenomena. Num Pages: 88 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRQC5; PDA; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781906999803
ISBN
9781906999803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.63

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: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141980874
ISBN
9780141980874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Shows that many of our understandings about scientific thought can be corrected once we realize just how "unnatural" science is. Quoting scientists from Aristotle to Einstein, the book argues that scientific ideas are, with rare exceptions, counter-intuitive and contrary to common sense. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 0. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0003133
ISBN
9780571169726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. *A witty, profound book about how all the most significant scientific discoveries are now all in the past. Also contains exclusive interviews with Stephen Hawkins etc. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004151
ISBN
9780349109268
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Uses the four classical elements of earth, water, air and fire to present a new scientific perspective on nature. Num Pages: 176 pages, 52 b/w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Adonis Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780932776358
ISBN
9780932776358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.49

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. Thomas Kuhna s shadow hangs over almost every field of intellectual inquiry. His book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions has become a modern classic. His influence on philosophy, social science, historiography, feminism, theology, and (of course) the natural sciences themselves is unparalleled. Series: Key Contemporary Thinkers. Num Pages: 246 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378. Little to no shelf wear
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KOC0009960
ISBN
9780745619293
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 20.00

Paperback. Challenging a purely mechanistic view of human existence, Edward O. Wilson examines what makes human beings supremely different from all other species. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631491146
ISBN
9781631491146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Godel, Escher, Bach is a Pulitzer Prize--winning treatise exploring patterns and symbols in the thinking of mathematician Kurt Godel, artist M. C. Escher and composer Johann Sebastian Bach. A groundbreaking book that has set the standard for interdisciplinary writing. A book every thinking reader must have. Num Pages: 824 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465026562
ISBN
9780465026562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.33

Paperback. Beloved and contemplated by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, this book examines the places in which we place our conscious and unconscious thoughts and guides us through a stream of cerebral meditations on poetry, art, and the blooming of consciousness itself. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AMA; HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107521
ISBN
9780143107521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.44

Hardcover. A fascinating discussion on space and time articulated by the most distinguished scientists of today. Editor(s): Majid, Shahn. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PB; PDA; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 56. 8vo.Good clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press Cambridge
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0289436
ISBN
9780521889261
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

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