Philosophy of science

Engineering has always been a part of human life but has only recently become the subject matter of systematic philosophical inquiry.

Engineering has always been a part of human life but has only recently become the subject matter of systematic philosophical inquiry.

Wittgenstein criticised prevailing attitudes toward the sciences.

Wittgenstein criticised prevailing attitudes toward the sciences.

Are science and technology independent of one another?

Are science and technology independent of one another?

The modernist-apologetic approach to the relation between revelation and science and politics has been a central part of Arab discourses on the future of Muslim societies for over a century.

The modernist-apologetic approach to the relation between revelation and science and politics has been a central part of Arab discourses on the future of Muslim societies for over a century.

Skepticism is one of the most enduring and profound of philosophical problems.

Skepticism is one of the most enduring and profound of philosophical problems.

New materialism challenges the mechanistic models characteristic of early modern philosophy that regarded matter as largely passive and inert.

New materialism challenges the mechanistic models characteristic of early modern philosophy that regarded matter as largely passive and inert.

Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection challenges our very sense of belonging in the world.

Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection challenges our very sense of belonging in the world.

This collection offers a new understanding of the epistemology of measurement.

This collection offers a new understanding of the epistemology of measurement.

What kind of stuff is the world made of?

What kind of stuff is the world made of?

One of the key themes of the Enlightenment was the search for universal laws and truths that would help illuminate the workings of the universe.

One of the key themes of the Enlightenment was the search for universal laws and truths that would help illuminate the workings of the universe.

Thomas Kuhn's celebrated work, 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' revolutionized thinking in the philosophy of science and to a large extent his 'paradigm shift' view has replaced logical positivism and the philosophy of Karl Popper.

Thomas Kuhn's celebrated work, 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' revolutionized thinking in the philosophy of science and to a large extent his 'paradigm shift' view has replaced logical positivism and the philosophy of Karl Popper.

This book presents the case for belief in both creation and evolution at the same time as rejecting creationism.

This book presents the case for belief in both creation and evolution at the same time as rejecting creationism.

Drawing upon the rich heterogeneity of Denis Diderot's texts-whether scientific, aesthetic, philosophic or literary-Andrew Clark locates and examines an important epistemological shift both in Diderot's oeuvre and in the eighteenth century more generally.

Drawing upon the rich heterogeneity of Denis Diderot's texts-whether scientific, aesthetic, philosophic or literary-Andrew Clark locates and examines an important epistemological shift both in Diderot's oeuvre and in the eighteenth century more generally.

Might human morality be a product of evolution?

Might human morality be a product of evolution?

Evolutionary approaches to the study of human beings have been able to explain the origin and maintenance of many of the features of our bodies.

Evolutionary approaches to the study of human beings have been able to explain the origin and maintenance of many of the features of our bodies.

How did empirical research become the cornerstone of modern science?

How did empirical research become the cornerstone of modern science?

Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the publication of Francis Bacon's Advancement of Learning (1605), this collection examines Bacon's recasting of proto-scientific philosophies and practices into early modern discourses of knowledge.

Commemorating the 400th anniversary of the publication of Francis Bacon's Advancement of Learning (1605), this collection examines Bacon's recasting of proto-scientific philosophies and practices into early modern discourses of knowledge.

This fresh collection of essays questions how the historical process affects our conception of science, including our understanding of its validity as well as our general conception of knowledge.

This fresh collection of essays questions how the historical process affects our conception of science, including our understanding of its validity as well as our general conception of knowledge.

Humanbiotechnology has progressed immensely, and humanbiotechnological research has entered a crucial stage.

Humanbiotechnology has progressed immensely, and humanbiotechnological research has entered a crucial stage.

A dominant epistemological assumption behind Western philosophy is that it is possible to locate some form of commonality between languages, traditions, or cultures - such as a common language or lexicon, or a common notion of rationality - which makes full linguistic communication between them always attainable.

A dominant epistemological assumption behind Western philosophy is that it is possible to locate some form of commonality between languages, traditions, or cultures - such as a common language or lexicon, or a common notion of rationality - which makes full linguistic communication between them always attainable.

Over the past decade a strident public debate has arisen about the nature and origin of religions.

Over the past decade a strident public debate has arisen about the nature and origin of religions.

Presenting a realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics and, in particular, a realistic view of quantum waves, this book defends, with one exception, Schrodinger's views on quantum mechanics.

Presenting a realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics and, in particular, a realistic view of quantum waves, this book defends, with one exception, Schrodinger's views on quantum mechanics.

Technology is our conduit of power.

Technology is our conduit of power.

Nietzsche and Science explores the German philosopher's response to the extraordinary cultural impact of the natural sciences in the late nineteenth century.

Nietzsche and Science explores the German philosopher's response to the extraordinary cultural impact of the natural sciences in the late nineteenth century.

The impact of evolutionary theory on the philosophy of science has been no less profound than its impact on the science of biology itself.

The impact of evolutionary theory on the philosophy of science has been no less profound than its impact on the science of biology itself.