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  • An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

    de Kent W. Staley ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    This thoroughly updated second edition guides readers through the central concepts and debates in the philosophy of science. Using concrete examples from the history of science, Kent W. Staley addresses questions about what science is, why it is important, and the basis for trust in scientific results. The first part of the book introduces the central concepts of philosophy of science, with ... Leer más

    $32.79 USD

  • An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

    de Kent W. Staley ...
    Series series Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
    This book guides readers by gradual steps through the central concepts and debates in the philosophy of science. Using concrete examples from the history of science, Kent W. Staley shows how seemingly abstract philosophical issues are relevant to important aspects of scientific practice. Structured in two parts, the book first tackles the central concepts of the philosophy of science, such as the ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

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  • Philosophy of Science

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Samir Okasha ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully 'objective'? What, really, can be defined as science? In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Samir Okasha explores the main themes and theories of contemporary philosophy of science, and investigates fascinating, challenging questions such as these. Starting at the very ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • The Blind Spot

    Why Science Cannot Ignore Human Experience

    de Adam Frank, Marcelo Gleiser, Evan Thompson ...
    A compelling argument for including the human perspective within science, and for how human experience makes science possible.“This is by far the best book I've read this year.”—Michael Pollan, Professor of the Practice of Non-fiction, Harvard University; #1 New York Times bestselling author“(A) stimulating manifesto for changing the way we look at things.”—Wall Street JournalIt’s tem... ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

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  • Theory and Reality

    An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Second Edition

    de Peter Godfrey-Smith ...
    How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is “really” like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the reader on a grand tour of more than a hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of ... Leer más

    $22.39 USD

  • Information and the Nature of Reality

    From Physics to Metaphysics

    Edición de Paul Davies, Niels Henrik Gregersen ...
    Many scientists regard mass and energy as the primary currency of nature. In recent years, however, the concept of information has gained importance. Why? In this book, eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information, from quantum information to biological and digital information, in order to understand how nature works. Beginning with an historical treatment ... Leer más

    $26.99 USD

  • Philosophy of Science: Teach Yourself

    de Mel Thompson ...
    A modern understanding of the world is unthinkable without science, but what exactly is it? What does it mean to say that something is 'scientific'? How are its results justified? From the genetic basis of life, to the structures of the universe and the atom, TEACH YOURSELF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE explores how the key ideas that shape our world have been developed.- Investigate the history of ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Philosophy of Science

    A Contemporary Introduction

    de Alex Rosenberg ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Introductions to Philosophy
    Any serious student attempting to better understand the nature, methods and justification of science will value Alex Rosenberg’s updated and substantially revised Third Edition of Philosophy of Science: A Contemporary Introduction. Weaving together lucid explanations and clear analyses, the volume is a much-used, thematically oriented introduction to the field.New features of the Third Edition ... Leer más

    $66.99 USD

  • The Last Writings of Thomas S. Kuhn

    Incommensurability in Science

    de Thomas S. Kuhn ...
    "A fascinating sketch of Kuhn's mature thought" this volume is a must-read follow-up to The Structure of Scientific Revolutions ( Los Angeles Review of Books ).This book contains the text of Thomas S. Kuhn's unfinished book, The Plurality of Worlds: An Evolutionary Theory of Scientific Development, which Kuhn himself described as a return to the central claims of Th... ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Nature of Nature

    Examining the Role of Naturalism in Science

    de Bruce Gordon, William Dembski ...
    The intellectual and cultural battles now raging over theism and atheism, conservatism and secular progressivism, dualism and monism, realism and antirealism, and transcendent reality versus material reality extend even into the scientific disciplines. This stunning new volume captures this titanic clash of worldviews among those who have thought most deeply about the nature of science and of the ... Leer más

    $13.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Philosophy of Science

    A Beginner's Guide

    de Geoffrey Gorham ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    So the world didn’t end on 10 September 2008: but maybe it got you thinking…The world didn’t end on 10 September 2008, but the possibility may have got you thinking: was it worth the risk? What is the point of science actually? Geoffrey Gorham considers these questions and explores the social and ethical implications of science by linking them to issues facing scientists today: human extinction, ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • Models and Theories

    A Philosophical Inquiry

    de Roman Frigg ...
    Models and theories are of central importance in science, and scientists spend substantial amounts of time building, testing, comparing and revising models and theories. It is therefore not surprising that the nature of scientific models and theories has been a widely debated topic within the philosophy of science for many years.The product of two decades of research, this book provides an ... Leer más

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