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Science: general issues

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

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

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

paperback. Covers the difficult progress from pre-Darwinian thinking to modern genetics, and the devastatingly important impact of one man on our fundamental understanding of biology, life and ourselves. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848311176
ISBN
9781848311176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 7.79

paperback. Unique graphic introductions to big ideas and thinkers, written by experts in the field. Illustrator(s): Van Loon, Borin. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 121 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781848312968
ISBN
9781848312968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.28

paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033869
ISBN
9780226542027
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Translator(s): Brann, Eva T. H. Series: Dover Books on Mathematics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 384. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Dover Publications
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033877
ISBN
9780486272894
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Optimists believe this is the best of all possible worlds, and pessimists fear that might really be the case. There was a time, during the 17th and 18th centuries, when scientists and mathematicians felt they could provide the answer. This book is their story. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 line drawings. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506. 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
KSG0033912
ISBN
9780226199948
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A revisionist view of the history of German Darwinism examines the translation of Darwin's work and its early reception in Germany. Series: Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 499. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
MIT Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0033934
ISBN
9780262072939
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A study of the politics of science, emphasizing the importance of the political origins and impact of scientific ideas. It traces the origins of value-neutrality before the 18th century, explores the exclusion of politics and morals with the emergence of the social sciences and reviews critiques. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034068
ISBN
9780674931701
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A gently guided, profusely illustrated Grand Tour of the world of mathematics. Num Pages: 1128 pages, Over 1000 technical illustrations and cartoons and drawings. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 190 x 58. Weight in Grams: 2132. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Norton & Company
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034072
ISBN
9780393040029
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. Includes contributions to the philosophy of science from a historical point of view. This work represents a distinguished selection of the "Third Biennial Meeting of the History of Philosophy of Science Working Group" in Vienna, which was jointly organised by Vienna Circle Institute at the University of Vienna. Editor(s): Heidelberger, Michael; Stadler, Friedrich K. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 813. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. In illustrated covers, no dj as issued, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034097
ISBN
9781402005091
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034135
ISBN
9780465038299
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Useful for those interested in science and human nature. The author warns that our understanding of human nature is being distorted by two faulty and harmful forms of pseudo-scientific thinking. He demonstrates that theorist explanations do not work and that if taken seriously their theories tend to have dangerous social consequences. Num Pages: 212 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JM; KCA; PDA; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034150
ISBN
9780199265503
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. This 2004 book focuses on three issues of debate in Darwin's theory of evolution using a historical and philosophical perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034163
ISBN
9780521541985
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Based on Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection, "Evolutionary Psychology" with its claim that 'it's all in our genes' has become the most popular scientific theory of the late 20th century. This book gathers together some of the most eminent and outspoken critics of this ideology. Editor(s): Rose, Hilary; Rose, Steven. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JM; JPA; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 218. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034164
ISBN
9780099283195
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Includes Whewell's seminal studies of the logic of induction (with his critique of Mill's theory), arguments for his realist view that science discovers necessary truths about nature, and exercises in the epistemology and ontology of science. This book sets forth a coherent statement of a historically important philosophy of science. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034168
ISBN
9780872200821
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Intellectuals in antiquity and into the Middle Ages assumed that the stars were alive, and this had a great impact on philosophy, religion, and science. In the third century AD, Origen's development of this idea was not only an interesting episode in its history, but had important implications for early Christian theology. Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies. Num Pages: 206 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: HPCB; HRCC1; HRCC2; HRCM; PDX; PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 283. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034180
ISBN
9780198263616
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. This interdisciplinary collection of essays questions: what are genes? Editor(s): Beurton, Peter J.; Falk, Raphael; Rheinberger, Hans-Jorg. Series Editor(s): Ruse, Michael. Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology. Num Pages: 404 pages, 11 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 760. 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
KSG0034216
ISBN
9780521771870
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Translator(s): Sandler, Lorna. Series: Enlightenment source texts. Num Pages: 218 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCD; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Clinamen Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034268
ISBN
9781903083055
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. From the zeros of the mathematician to the void of the philosophers, from Shakespeare to the empty set, from the ether to the quantum vacuum, there is much ado about nothing at the heart of things. This book covers various aspects of nothingness to reveal how the human mind has had to make something of nothing in every field of human enquiry. Num Pages: 400 pages, map, portraits. BIC Classification: HP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034290
ISBN
9780099288459
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Featuring 108 Tips for Time Traveller, this title explains how very simple analysis allows the prediction of debacles such as the 3G auction and the subsequent collapse of an industry, whilst simple - minded thinking is dangerous in the context of a world that is predominantly chaotic and out of control. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 416. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Capstone
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034319
ISBN
9781841124773
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. A controversial challenge to current views of evolution, for the general reader. Num Pages: 486 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 926. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034362
ISBN
9780521827041
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

hardcover. This book presents a new view of Robert Boyle (1627-91), the leading British scientist in the generation before Newton. Editor(s): Hunter, Michael. Num Pages: 249 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 595. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0034365
ISBN
9780521442053
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

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