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Philosophy of science

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 140 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465049646
ISBN
9780465049646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.58

Paperback. Demonstrates that society must set ethically acceptable limits on scientific advances. This book sheds light on the ethical and legal questions that vie for our attention. It helps the readers recognize the mysteries that lie at the heart of their lives and the metaphysical reality that gives meaning to life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773527843
ISBN
9780773527843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF7; JFFK; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149297
ISBN
9780231149297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.67

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

€ 108.04
€ 83.70

Paperback. The papers collected here focus on probabilistic causality, addressing topics such as the search for casual mechanisms, epistemic and metaphysical views of causality, Baesian nets and causal dependance, and causation in the special sciences. The emphasis is on stochastic processes, however. Editor(s): Galavotti, Maria Carla; Suppes, Patrick; Costantini, Domenico. Series: Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HP; PBWL; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781575863221
ISBN
9781575863221
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.17

Paperback. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 38. .
Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517900656
ISBN
9781517900656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback. Editor(s): De Caro, Mario; Macarthur, David. Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134675
ISBN
9780231134675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.36

Paperback. We live in a moment of unprecedented complexity, an era in which change occurs faster than our ability to comprehend it. This books offers a map for the unfamiliar terrain opening in our midst, unfolding an alternative philosophy of our time through a synthesis of science and culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226791180
ISBN
9780226791180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 291 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781466509863
ISBN
9781466509863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.13

Paperback. The author has been to the future a few years ahead of the rest of us - and reckons it has a lot going for it. This book tracks one curious man's journey to find out what's in store. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846683572
ISBN
9781846683572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.95

Hardback. Evolution, Games, and God explores how cooperation and altruism, alongside mutation and natural selection, play a critical role in evolution, from microbes to human societies. Inheriting a tendency to cooperate and self-sacrifice on behalf of others may be as beneficial to a population's survival as the self-preserving instincts of individuals. Editor(s): Nowak, Martin A.; Coakley, Sarah. Num Pages: 360 pages, 14 halftones, 1 line illustration, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HRAM3; HRLB; PDA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047976
ISBN
9780674047976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Hardcover. Wittgenstein's Beetle and Other Classic Thought Experiments invites readers to participate actively in discovering the surprisingly powerful and fruitful tradition of "thought experiments.". Num Pages: 152 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405121910
ISBN
9781405121910
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.50

Paperback. Written between 1972 and 1999 by the late Professor, this collection of essays deals with controversial and topical issues in philosophy of science, education, and morality. It also features exchanges between the author and other leading philosophers, including a dialogue with Eger's colleague and friend, the eminent philosopher, Abner Shimony. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 30. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812694611
ISBN
9780812694611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 42.87

Hardcover. Series: Page-Barbour Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HPN; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 178. .
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937007
ISBN
9780813937007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.56

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

€ 5.91

Paperback. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Series: Heretics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 182. Darwin and the Selfish Gene. Series: Heretics. 176 pages. Explores the nature of our moral constitution to challenge the view that reduces human motivation to self-interest. This title argues that simple, one-sided accounts of human motives, such as the 'selfish gene' tendency in neo-Darwinian thought, may be illuminating but are always unrealistic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HPX; PDA. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 12. Weight: 160.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844652532
ISBN
9781844652532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.62

Paperback. In "Evolution as a Religion", Mary Midgley examines how science comes to be used as a substitute for religion and points out how badly that role distorts it. She exposes the illogical logic of poor doctrines that shelter themselves behind the prestige of science. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HPCF; HRAB; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415278331
ISBN
9780415278331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.07

Paperback. Midgley notes how science has developed high spiritual ambitions. From prophetic physicists have come speculations that go beyond the claims of any religion. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415107730
ISBN
9780415107730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.67

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
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033293
ISBN
9780415028301
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.91

Hardcover. Shows how scientific discoveries can help resolve some of philosophy's longest - debated issues. This title also shows how we can combine these modes of thinking to begin to understand and how we make certain decisions (science), but also why those decisions may not be for the best (philosophy). Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 427. How Science and Philosophy Can Lead Us to a More Meaningful Life. 320 pages. Shows how scientific discoveries can help resolve some of philosophy's longest - debated issues. This title also shows how we can combine these modes of thinking to begin to understand and how we make certain decisions (science), but also why those decisions may not be for the best (philosophy). Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: HPQ; PDA. Dimension: 218 x 157 x 27. Weight: 426.
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465021383
ISBN
9780465021383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.69

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