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  • Emergence

    by Paul Humphreys ...
    Interest in emergence amongst philosophers and scientists has grown in recent years, yet the concept continues to be viewed with skepticism by many. In this book, Paul Humphreys argues that many of the problems arise from a long philosophical tradition that is overly committed to synchronic reduction and has been overly focused on problems in philosophy of mind. He develops a novel account of ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Philosophical Papers

    by Paul Humphreys ...
    Paul Humphreys pioneered philosophical investigations into the methodological revolution begun by computer simulations. He has also made important contributions to the contemporary literature on emergence by developing the fusion account of diachronic emergence and its generalization, transformational emergence. He is the discoverer of what has come to be called `Humphreys' Paradox' in probability ... Read more

    $84.99 CAD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Science

    Edited by Paul Humphreys ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This handbook provides both an overview of state-of-the-art scholarship in philosophy of science, as well as a guide to new directions in the discipline. Section I contains broad overviews of the main lines of research and the state of established knowledge in six principal areas of the discipline, including computational, physical, biological, psychological and social sciences, as well as general ... Read more

    $60.99 CAD

  • Digital Media

    Transformations in Human Communication

    Edited by Paul Messaris, Lee Humphreys ...
    The age of digital media has given rise to a new social world. It is a world in which the transmission of information from the few to the many is steadily being supplanted by the multi-directional flow of facts, lies, and ideas. It is a world in which hundreds of millions of people are voluntarily depositing large amounts of personal details in publicly accessible databases. It is a world in which ... Read more

    $84.99 CAD

  • Models, Simulations, and Representations

    Edited by Paul Humphreys, Cyrille Imbert ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Science
    Although scientific models and simulations differ in numerous ways, they are similar in so far as they are posing essentially philosophical problems about the nature of representation. This collection is designed to bring together some of the best work on the nature of representation being done by both established senior philosophers of science and younger researchers. Most of the pieces, while ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    It's Funny How The World Turns,The Fantastic Tale Of Lwmper and Queg

    by Paul Humphreys, Michael Zeitz ...
    Narrated by Paul Humphreys ...

    Unabridged

    26 min

    A bedtime story for children between 4 and 7.The story starts on a tiny twinkling star.There is a forest of bright blue trees and a Huge Magic Gold Bauble,bigger than a truck!There is a town controlled by a Mean Man There's a poor boy called Lwmper Dadink who lives in a cardboard box with his best friend ,a goat called Queg.Can the poor boy and his best friend save the town from The Mean Man?Is ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quantum Physics

    by Marc Humphrey, Paul V. Pancella ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Quantum physics explores the behavior of matter and energy at the molecular, atomic, nuclear, and even smaller levels. Idiot's Guides: Quantum Physics explores this very complex topic, while making it easy-to-understand for science enthusiasts and students alike. It skips the complicated math and dives right in to all of the concepts, paradoxes, and implications that make quantum physics so ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • A Study Of Performance Measurement In The Outsourcing Decision

    by Ronan McIvor, Anthony Wall, Alan McKittrick, Paul Humphreys ...
    Outsourcing is a key issue for many organisations having moved from the contracting out of peripheral activities such as cleaning to more critical areas such as design and marketing. This report is for managers and people in finance and accounting functions and takes a practical approach in developing a framework and then applying this framework in an actual organisation which makes it easier for ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Physics

    by Paul V. Pancella, Marc Humphrey ...
    Series series Idiot's Guides
    Physics can be a complex and intimidating subject. Idiot's Guides: Physics breaks down the complex topics of physics and makes them easy to understand. Readers will learn from numerous examples and problems that teach all of the fundamentals — Newton's Laws, thermodynamics, mass, energy and work, inertia, velocity and acceleration, and more! ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Infections in the Adult Intensive Care Unit

    by Hilary Humphreys, Bob Winter, Mical Paul ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    The book will provide some basic aspects of the pathophysiology of infection, but essentially the book will be practical-based and use case-illustrations to highlight key aspects of diagnosis, management and prevention. Through a combination of text, tables, figures/line drawings, clinical illustrations and other illustrations, it is hoped to provide a comprehensive, interesting and stimulating ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Orcapedia

    by Tiffany Humphrey, Captain Paul Watson ...
    ORCAPEDIA presents a sobering look at the current imprisonment of a highly intelligent, socially complex, non-threatening species—orcas—by an industry strictly for profit. Many remember the movement to release Keiko, the orca who appeared in the family drama Free Willy, into the wild. Today, there are dozens of other orcas still in captivity. Readers are introduced to more than 60 orcas by name ... Read more

    $15.83 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Majesty of the Moon

    by Paul Barry Humphrey ...
    Our need for alternative energy in the year 2062 means the Moon is being mined. The problem is that by mining for helium-3, it is somehow tilting the moon off its orbital trajectory. Even more alarming is the fact there are nuclear weapons in silos facing downwards into the moon. The Orbiting Alternative Genesis Space Station and its crew and AIs are getting nervous as calamity unfolds on the Moon ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus