Philosophy of science

Charting new territory in the interface between science and ethics, Science and Virtue is a study of how the scientific mentality can affect the building of character, or the attainment of virtue by the individual.

Charting new territory in the interface between science and ethics, Science and Virtue is a study of how the scientific mentality can affect the building of character, or the attainment of virtue by the individual.

These essays throw new light on the complex relations between science, literature and rhetoric as avenues to discovery in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

These essays throw new light on the complex relations between science, literature and rhetoric as avenues to discovery in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

'What is the basic building block of the universe?

'What is the basic building block of the universe?

Recent years have seen a transformation in thinking about the nature of culture.

Recent years have seen a transformation in thinking about the nature of culture.

The new discoveries in physics during the twentieth century have stimulated intense debate about their relevance to age-old theological questions.

The new discoveries in physics during the twentieth century have stimulated intense debate about their relevance to age-old theological questions.

Presenting a critical history of the philosophy of science in the twentieth century, focusing on the transition from logical positivism in its first half to the "e;new philosophy of science"e; in its second, Stefano Gattei examines the influence of several key figures, but the main focus of the book are Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper.

Presenting a critical history of the philosophy of science in the twentieth century, focusing on the transition from logical positivism in its first half to the "e;new philosophy of science"e; in its second, Stefano Gattei examines the influence of several key figures, but the main focus of the book are Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper.

Neglected Perspectives on Science and Religion explores historical and contemporary relations between science and religion, providing new perspectives on familiar topics such as evolution and the Galileo affair.

Neglected Perspectives on Science and Religion explores historical and contemporary relations between science and religion, providing new perspectives on familiar topics such as evolution and the Galileo affair.

Bioethics: The Basics is an introduction to the foundational principles, theories and issues in the study of medical and biological ethics.

Bioethics: The Basics is an introduction to the foundational principles, theories and issues in the study of medical and biological ethics.

Darwinism, Democracy, and Race examines the development and defence of an argument that arose at the boundary between anthropology and evolutionary biology in twentieth-century America.

Darwinism, Democracy, and Race examines the development and defence of an argument that arose at the boundary between anthropology and evolutionary biology in twentieth-century America.

Investigating the reality and significance of racial categories, Remapping Race in a Global Context examines the role of race in human genomics, biomedicine, and struggles for social justice around the world.

Investigating the reality and significance of racial categories, Remapping Race in a Global Context examines the role of race in human genomics, biomedicine, and struggles for social justice around the world.

This edited collection explores the philosophy of Clarence Irving Lewis through two major concepts that are integral to his conceptual pragmatism: the a priori and the given.

This edited collection explores the philosophy of Clarence Irving Lewis through two major concepts that are integral to his conceptual pragmatism: the a priori and the given.

The Quantum of Explanation advances a bold new theory of how explanation ought to be understood in philosophical and cosmological inquiries.

The Quantum of Explanation advances a bold new theory of how explanation ought to be understood in philosophical and cosmological inquiries.

This title was first published in 2003.

This title was first published in 2003.

Ellis shows that realistic theories of quantum mechanics, time, causality and human freedom - all problematic areas for the acceptance of scientific realism - can be developed satisfactorily.

Around the globe, unfettered industrialisation has marched forth in unison with massive social inequities.

Around the globe, unfettered industrialisation has marched forth in unison with massive social inequities.

An in-depth look at scientific fraudFraud in science is not as easy to identify as one might think.

This title was first published in 2002.

This title was first published in 2002.

Natural kinds is a widely used and pivotal concept in philosophy - the idea being that the classifications and taxonomies employed by science correspond to the real kinds in nature.

Natural kinds is a widely used and pivotal concept in philosophy - the idea being that the classifications and taxonomies employed by science correspond to the real kinds in nature.

In the debate leading up to the EU referendum in the United Kingdom, the British politician Michael Gove declared that "e;people in this country have had enough of experts"e;.

In the debate leading up to the EU referendum in the United Kingdom, the British politician Michael Gove declared that "e;people in this country have had enough of experts"e;.

This title was first published in 2003:This book explores the problem of realism, both metaphysical and scientific.

This title was first published in 2003:This book explores the problem of realism, both metaphysical and scientific.

This title was first published in 2000: This book addresses issues which are central in the philosophy of science, exploring a large and relevant literature.

This title was first published in 2000: This book addresses issues which are central in the philosophy of science, exploring a large and relevant literature.

If the physical constants, initial conditions, or laws of nature in our universe had been even slightly different, then the evolution of life would have been impossible.

If the physical constants, initial conditions, or laws of nature in our universe had been even slightly different, then the evolution of life would have been impossible.

This volume offers critical responses to philosophical naturalism from the perspectives of four different yet fundamentally interconnected philosophical traditions: Kantian idealism, Hegelian idealism, British idealism, and American pragmatism.

This volume offers critical responses to philosophical naturalism from the perspectives of four different yet fundamentally interconnected philosophical traditions: Kantian idealism, Hegelian idealism, British idealism, and American pragmatism.

Over the last two decades, multiple initiatives of transdisciplinary collaboration across art, science, and technology have seen the light of day.

Over the last two decades, multiple initiatives of transdisciplinary collaboration across art, science, and technology have seen the light of day.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the most influential physicist of the 20th century.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the most influential physicist of the 20th century.

Thought experiments are a means of imaginative reasoning that lie at the heart of philosophy, from the pre-Socratics to the modern era, and they also play central roles in a range of fields, from physics to politics.

Thought experiments are a means of imaginative reasoning that lie at the heart of philosophy, from the pre-Socratics to the modern era, and they also play central roles in a range of fields, from physics to politics.