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Philosophy of science
hardcover. We use concepts of causal powers and their relatives-dispositions, capacities, and abilities-to describe the world around us, both in everyday life and in scientific practice. This volume presents new work on the nature of causal powers, and their connections with other phenomena within metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. Editor(s): Jacobs, Jonathan D. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198796572
- ISBN
- 9780198796572
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Condition: New
€ 112.29
€ 112.29
hardcover. The 'Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science' offers an overview of the field of science and its development over the past few generations, ranging from biographies on Galileo and Dorothy Hodgkin to the discussions chronicling the change of science from simply a tool of learning to a major force in society. Editor(s): Heilbron, John L. Num Pages: 994 pages, numerous halftones and figures and 8 pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3J; GB; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 188 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Academic United States
- Number of pages
- 994
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195112290
- ISBN
- 9780195112290
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€ 166.78
€ 166.78
hardcover. This book breaks new ground by drawing attention to certain kinds of biases that permeate many parts of science and by developing a theory of how to correct for these biases. Series: Studies in Philosphy: Outstanding Diessertations. Num Pages: 240 pages, references. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415938587
- ISBN
- 9780415938587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.66
€ 187.66
This is the first volume of original commissioned papers on the subject of Newton and empiricism. The chapters, contributed by a leading team of both established and younger international scholars, explore the nature and extent of Newton's relationship to a variety of empiricisms and empiricists. Editor(s): Biener, Zvi; Schliesser, Eric. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: HBLH; HPCD1; JFCX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 242 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199337095
- ISBN
- 9780199337095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.46
€ 151.46
Paperback. This is the definitive guide to what's going on in philosophy. Distinguished scholars contribute incisive and up-to-date critical surveys of the principal areas: moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, philosophy of mind and action, philosophy of language, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. Editor(s): Jackson, Frank; Smith, Michael. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy. Num Pages: 918 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1554.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 918
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199234769
- ISBN
- 9780199234769
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Condition: New
€ 72.06
€ 72.06
Paperback. *John L Casti has created a fascinating, genre-bending book an accessible novel of ideas which explores the fundamental nature of mind and machine. Num Pages: 208 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349108537
- ISBN
- 9780349108537
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Condition: New
€ 16.95
€ 16.95
hardcover. The interplay of literature and physics that led to acceptance of the theory of relativity Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJH; DS; PDA; PHH; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 610. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032433
- ISBN
- 9780472111749
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
The Cultural Context of Medieval Learning: Proceedings of the First In...
(Edited By Robert S. Cohen And Marx W. Wartof...
hardcover. Proceedings of the First International Colloquium on Philosophy, Science, and Technology in the Middle Ages - September 1973 Editor(s): Murdoch, J.E.; Sylla, E.D. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 582 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 995. Volume XXVI only. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032601
- ISBN
- 9789027705600
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This 1998 book breathes new life into classical design arguments, showing how incomplete undirected causes are for science. Series Editor(s): Skyrms, Brian; Adams, Ernest W.; Binmore, Ken; Butterfield, Jeremy; Diaconis, Persi; Harper, William L.; Harsanyi, John; Jeffrey, Richard C.; Spohn, Wolfgang. Series: Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory. Num Pages: 264 pages, notes, references. BIC Classification: HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 525. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032675
- ISBN
- 9780521623872
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Theory Change, Ancient Axiomatics, and Galileo's Methodology
David Gruender And Evandro Agazzi) (Edited By...
hardcover. Proceedings of the 1978 Pisa, Italy, September 4-8, 1978 Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science Editor(s): Hintikka, Jaakko; Gruender, D.; Agazzi, Evandro. Series: Synthese Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708. Volume I only. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032685
- ISBN
- 9789027711267
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Drawing on tools from rhetoric and poststructuralist theory, the author argues that the ascent of molecular biology, with its emphasis on molecules such as DNA rather than organisms, was enabled by crucial rhetorical "softwares." Series: Writing Science. Num Pages: 188 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032727
- ISBN
- 9780804727655
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This book, first published in 2000, explores a range of diverse issues in the intersection of biology and epistemology. Editor(s): Creath, Richard; Maienschein, Jane. Series Editor(s): Ruse, Michael. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 316 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032728
- ISBN
- 9780521597012
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. What is it to be scientific? Is there such a thing as scientific method? And if so, how might such methods be justified? This book seeks to provide answers to these fundamental questions. It begins with the question of what methodology might mean and explores the notions of values, rules and principles. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 600. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032733
- ISBN
- 9781844650859
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Scientific naturalism, or scientism, is the theory that science has all the answers. This book argues that not all philosophical explanations can be reduced to scientific ones. Refuting support for scientism, it suggests that reliabilist and causal theories of epistemic justification are unsound. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Open Court
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032768
- ISBN
- 9780812693805
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This book brings together essays by one of the pre-eminent scholars of informal logic. Num Pages: 478 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF5; HPL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032772
- ISBN
- 9780521618533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. Presents an interdisciplinary reference work suitable for students and researchers concerned with the nature of knowledge. This book consists of 42 alphabetically arranged entries on key concepts at the intersection of philosophy and sociology - what used to be called "sociology of knowledge" but is now increasingly called "social epistemology". Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JHBA; PDA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 211 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 316. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032779
- ISBN
- 9781844650989
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Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This book presents an ardent defence of Darwin's theory of evolution, exploring recent controversies such as Creationism. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032840
- ISBN
- 9780521829472
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. A systematic, carefully reasoned, but non-technical analysis of the nature and significance of scientific knowledge. Num Pages: 412 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 766. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032863
- ISBN
- 9780521772297
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This treatise on the question of knowledge challenges readers to re-examine the protective barriers built to isolate "science" from other forms of enquiry. The author shows her concern with the plight of education and institutionalized knowledge, and the fate of learning in the future. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMR; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033293
- ISBN
- 9780415028301
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Editor(s): Forge, J. Series: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 699. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- D. Reidel Publishing Company
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033398
- ISBN
- 9789027725424
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Investigates the role that Michael Polanyi and several of his contemporaries played in the emergence of the social turn in the philosophy of science. This title reconstructs Polanyi's scientific and political milieus in Budapest, Berlin, and Manchester from the 1910s to the 1950s. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 728. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033421
- ISBN
- 9780226610634
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. What can we never do? The end of each century leads to a stocktaking of human achievement and our expectations about the future. This book looks at what limits there might be to human discovery and what we might find, ultimately, to be unknowable, undoable, or unthinkable. Num Pages: 304 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDR; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033702
- ISBN
- 9780099772118
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Argues that what we need to more forward in our understanding of human agency is a reform in the way we study ourselves and a long overdue break with traditional humanist thinking. This title draws from the history of science and contemporary psychology and neuroscience to build a framework for the study of human agency. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Pr.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033754
- ISBN
- 9780226137629
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Presents a philosophical and historical account of the engagement of the major protagonists of Victorian British philosophy. This title considers the controversies between William Whewell and John Stuart Mill on the topics of science, morality, politics, and economics. It is suitable for philosophers and historians of science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 758. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0033777
- ISBN
- 9780226767338
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00