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Philosophy of science

Hardback. The book is concerned with human progress and the unexpected consequences of technological advances. It examines a vast range of topics from medicine to agriculture, including electronics, communications, a global economy and a burgeoning population. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PH; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198790532
ISBN
9780198790532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
407
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486400365
ISBN
9780486400365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Series: Columbia Series in Science and Religion. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HREX; PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141512
ISBN
9780231141512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.07

Paperback. Contemporary philosophy of science has paid close attention to the understanding of scientific practice, in contrast to the previous focus on scientific method. This work shows the deficiencies of many widespread ideas about the nature of knowledge. It argues that the only feasible explanation of any scientific success is a historical account. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 5. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Fourth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844674428
ISBN
9781844674428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.60

Paperback. Minds and Computers introduces readers to interdisciplinary philosophical consideration of Artificial Intelligence. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; PDA; UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748620999
ISBN
9780748620999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 55. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 217 x 2. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190232993
ISBN
9780190232993
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.95

Paperback. Describes acceleration, deceleration, and inertial movement; fluid dynamics; and the motions of the earth, moon, planets, and comets. This title deals with the fundamental three laws of motion and the law of universal gravity, the physical principles that account for the Copernican system of the world and more. Translator(s): Cohen, I. Bernard; Whitman, Anne; Budenz, Julia. Num Pages: 992 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 276 line figures, 27 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PHD; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
992
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290884
ISBN
9780520290884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.63

Hardback. Contrary to the popular view of science as a mountainous accumulation of facts and data, Stuart Firestein takes the novel perspective that ignorance is the main product and driving force of science, and that this is the best way to understand the process of scientific discovery. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199828074
ISBN
9780199828074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064364
ISBN
9780252064364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

paperback. Explains the central ideas of the quantum revolution and uncertainty principle. This book reveals how words and concepts familiar in daily life can lose their meaning in the world of relativity and quantum physics. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 11. Weight in Grams: 138.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141182155
ISBN
9780141182155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Hardback. Failure is a book that seeks to make science more appealing by exposing its faults. In this sequel to Ignorance, Stuart Firestein shows us that scientific enterprise is riddled with failures, and that this is not only necessary but good. Num Pages: 304 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 185 x 29. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199390106
ISBN
9780199390106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.74

Paperback. The elegance in science is not always obvious, but it does play an important role. Here, Ian Glynn selects historical examples from a wide range of sciences to draw out the principle of elegance, highlighting the role of beauty and simplicity in science, and relating it to important philosophical issues related to inference to the best explanation. Num Pages: 304 pages, 48 line drawings and 18 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199668816
ISBN
9780199668816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.93

Paperback. Translator(s): Bononno, Robert. Series: Posthumanities. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816656899
ISBN
9780816656899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.94

paperback.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521398381
ISBN
9780521398381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.00

Paperback. In Being as Communion philosopher and mathematician William Dembski provides a non-technical overview of his work on information. Dembski attempts to make good on the promise of John Wheeler, Paul Davies, and others that information is poised to replace matter as the primary stuff of reality. Series Editor(s): Peters, Professor Ted; Trigg, Professor Roger; Van Huyssteen, Professor J. Wentzel. Series: Ashgate Science and Religion Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Includes 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL; HRAM3; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754638582
ISBN
9780754638582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.23

Paperback. .
Publisher
Floris Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863155963
ISBN
9780863155963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.89

Paperback. A panel of world experts examines the hottest topics of debate in science and religion, pointing the way forward to further interaction and integration between the two disciplines. Accessible, no prior knowledge required. Editor(s): Priest, Eric. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281075249
ISBN
9780281075249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.61

Paperback. 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: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801895814
ISBN
9780801895814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 253 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Crossway Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581342413
ISBN
9781581342413
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 34. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226293844
ISBN
9780226293844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. As the rise of technology threatens our very humanity, Tabachnick emphasizes that we still may have time to recover and develop these capacities - but we must first decide how far we want to allow technology to determine our existence and our future. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802094698
ISBN
9780802094698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.04

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
€ 24.41

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: HPM; MJN; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140454
ISBN
9780231140454
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Hardback. Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Ancient Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474284677
ISBN
9781474284677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.74
€ 133.60

Paperback.
Publisher
Stanford University Press Stanford, CA
Number of pages
338
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804727860
ISBN
9780804727860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.52

paperback. The text of two series of lectures given by one of the great philosopher-scientists of the twentieth century. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107431836
ISBN
9781107431836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.76

Hardback. In this fascinating read, Kauffman concludes that the development of life on earth is not entirely predictable, because no theory could ever fully account for the limitless variations of evolution. Sure to cause a stir, this book will be discussed for years to come and may even set the tone for the next "great thinker." Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 31. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199390458
ISBN
9780199390458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.78

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

€ 23.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. Building on his earlier book We Have Never Been Modern, Bruno Latour develops his argument about the Modern fetishization of facts, or the creation of factishes. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 254. Series: Science & Cultural Theory. 168 pages, 4 illustrations. One of the leading figures in science studies offers a provocative look at the way science shatters the "fetishes" of magic and religion only to recreate other sorts of fetishes (factishes) in their place. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: JHMC; PDA. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348252
ISBN
9780822348252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.55

Paperback. Series: Edge Question Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFR; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 32. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061899676
ISBN
9780061899676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745669823
ISBN
9780745669823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.09

Paperback. BIC Classification: HPS; JFFK; JFS; PDA; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628384
ISBN
9780816628384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.27

Paperback. Bohm, one of the foremost scientific thinkers of our time, and Hiley present a completely original approach to quantum theory which will alter our understanding of the world and reveal that a century of modern physics needs to be reconsidered Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PHQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415121859
ISBN
9780415121859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21

Hardcover. Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas don't arise from the day-to-day, gradual process of experimentation and data accumulation, but that revolutions in science, those breakthrough moments that disrupt accepted thinking and offer unanticipated ideas, occur outside of normal science. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Fourth Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226458113
ISBN
9780226458113
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.24

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

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA; PN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474286404
ISBN
9781474286404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.83

paperback. A new translation of Bruno's most characteristic and important texts on causality and magic. Editor(s): Blackwell, Richard J.; Luca, Robert de (Duke University, North Carolina). Series Editor(s): Ameriks, Karl; Clarke, Desmond M. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HPCB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 352. And Essays on Magic. Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy. 224 pages, 4 figures. Editor(s): Blackwell, Richard J.; Luca, Robert de (Duke University, North Carolina). A new translation of Bruno's most characteristic and important texts on causality and magic. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HPCB; PDA. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight: 356. Series Editor(s) :Ameriks, Karl; Clarke, Desmond M.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521596589
ISBN
9780521596589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.85

Paperback. This influential book discusses the nature of mathematical discovery, development, methodology and practice, forming Imre Lakatos's theory of 'proofs and refutations'. Editor(s): Worrall, John; Zahar, Elie. Series: Cambridge Philosophy Classics. Num Pages: 196 pages, 27 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HPL; PBCD; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107534056
ISBN
9781107534056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486470108
ISBN
9780486470108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.62

Paperback. Alan Sokal, best-known for his role in the 'Sokal Hoax', here turns his attention to a new set of targets - pseudo-science, religion, and misinformation in public life. He argues that clear thinking, combined with a respect for evidence, are of the utmost importance to the survival of the human race in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFC; JFHX; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 840.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199561834
ISBN
9780199561834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33