Philosophy of science

In these essays, Andrew Cunningham is concerned with issues of identity - what was the identity of topics, disciplines, arguments, diseases in the past, and whether they are identical with (more usually, how they are not identical with) topics, disciplines, arguments or diseases in the present.

Philosophical Perspectives on the Engineering Approach in Biology provides a philosophical examination of what has been called the most powerful metaphor in biology: The machine metaphor.

Philosophical Perspectives on the Engineering Approach in Biology provides a philosophical examination of what has been called the most powerful metaphor in biology: The machine metaphor.

The central question of naturalism - the relation of philosophy to science - was one of the defining strands of twentieth-century thought and remains a major source of debate and controversy.

The central question of naturalism - the relation of philosophy to science - was one of the defining strands of twentieth-century thought and remains a major source of debate and controversy.

Humanistic theory for more than the past 100 years is marked by extensive attention to practice and practices.

Humanistic theory for more than the past 100 years is marked by extensive attention to practice and practices.

In this collection of essays, the four branches of radical cognitive science-embodied, embedded, enactive and ecological-will dialogue with performance, with particular focus on post-cognitivist approaches to understanding the embodied mind-in-society; de-emphasising the computational and representational metaphors; and embracing new conceptualisations grounded on the dynamic interactions of "e;brain, body and world"e;.

In this collection of essays, the four branches of radical cognitive science-embodied, embedded, enactive and ecological-will dialogue with performance, with particular focus on post-cognitivist approaches to understanding the embodied mind-in-society; de-emphasising the computational and representational metaphors; and embracing new conceptualisations grounded on the dynamic interactions of "e;brain, body and world"e;.

Philosophers increasingly engage in practical work with other disciplines and the world at large.

Philosophers increasingly engage in practical work with other disciplines and the world at large.

With the failure of economics to predict the recent economic crisis, the image of economics as a rigorous mathematical science has been subjected to increasing interrogation.

With the failure of economics to predict the recent economic crisis, the image of economics as a rigorous mathematical science has been subjected to increasing interrogation.

In recent years the philosophy of information has emerged as an important area of research in philosophy.

In recent years the philosophy of information has emerged as an important area of research in philosophy.

According to the moral error theorist, all moral judgments are mistaken.

According to the moral error theorist, all moral judgments are mistaken.

Since its development as a field over the last part of the twentieth century, scholars in science and religion have been heavily concerned with methodological issues.

Since its development as a field over the last part of the twentieth century, scholars in science and religion have been heavily concerned with methodological issues.

Analytic metaphysics has recently discovered biology as a means of grounding metaphysical theories.

Analytic metaphysics has recently discovered biology as a means of grounding metaphysical theories.

Common sense philosophy holds that widely and deeply held beliefs are justified in the absence of defeaters.

Common sense philosophy holds that widely and deeply held beliefs are justified in the absence of defeaters.

Relativism can be found in all philosophical traditions and subfields of philosophy.

Relativism can be found in all philosophical traditions and subfields of philosophy.

Systems of units still fail to attract the philosophical attention they deserve, but this could change with the current reform of the International System of Units (SI).

Systems of units still fail to attract the philosophical attention they deserve, but this could change with the current reform of the International System of Units (SI).

Originally published in 1989, The Dilemma of Qualitative Method is a stimulating guide to the discussion of qualitative versus quantitative approaches to social research, originated in nineteenth-century debates about the relationship between the methods of history and natural science.

Originally published in 1989, The Dilemma of Qualitative Method is a stimulating guide to the discussion of qualitative versus quantitative approaches to social research, originated in nineteenth-century debates about the relationship between the methods of history and natural science.

This biography of Charles Darwin, first published in 1937, re-lives Darwin's life year by year, allowing the reader to share his experiences.

This biography of Charles Darwin, first published in 1937, re-lives Darwin's life year by year, allowing the reader to share his experiences.

First published in 1911.

First published in 1911.

People tend to enjoy listening to music or watching television, sleeping at night and celebrating birthdays.

People tend to enjoy listening to music or watching television, sleeping at night and celebrating birthdays.

Marco Sgarbi tells a new history of epistemology from the Renaissance to Newton through the impact of Aristotelian scientific doctrines on key figures including Galileo Galilei, Thomas Hobbes, Ren Descartes, John Locke, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Isaac Newton.

Marco Sgarbi tells a new history of epistemology from the Renaissance to Newton through the impact of Aristotelian scientific doctrines on key figures including Galileo Galilei, Thomas Hobbes, Ren Descartes, John Locke, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Isaac Newton.

This volume is the first English resource to shed light on the philosophy of Joseph Petzoldt (1862-1929), the main pupil of Ernst Mach and founder of the Gesellschaft f r wissenschaftliche Philosophie, later the association of Berlin logical positivists.

This volume is the first English resource to shed light on the philosophy of Joseph Petzoldt (1862-1929), the main pupil of Ernst Mach and founder of the Gesellschaft f r wissenschaftliche Philosophie, later the association of Berlin logical positivists.

Throughout the history of psychology, attempting to objectively measure the highly dynamic phenomenon of human behaviour has given rise to an underappreciated margin of error.

Mauro Dorato charts pressing debates within the philosophy of science that centre around scientific expertise, access to knowledge, consensus, debate, and decision-making.

Mauro Dorato charts pressing debates within the philosophy of science that centre around scientific expertise, access to knowledge, consensus, debate, and decision-making.

Philosophers approach the problem of possibility in two markedly different ways: with reference to worlds, whereby an event is possible if there is a world in which it occurs, and with reference to modal properties, whereby an event is a possible manifestation of a property of some substance or object.

Philosophers approach the problem of possibility in two markedly different ways: with reference to worlds, whereby an event is possible if there is a world in which it occurs, and with reference to modal properties, whereby an event is a possible manifestation of a property of some substance or object.

Theories of Emotion is a philosophical introduction to the most influential theories of emotion of the past 60 years in philosophy, psychology, and biology.

Theories of Emotion is a philosophical introduction to the most influential theories of emotion of the past 60 years in philosophy, psychology, and biology.

Using classic texts in African philosophy, Bruce B.

Using classic texts in African philosophy, Bruce B.

This book introduces the reader to the exciting new field of plant philosophy and takes it in a new direction to ask: what does it mean to say that plants are sexed?

This book introduces the reader to the exciting new field of plant philosophy and takes it in a new direction to ask: what does it mean to say that plants are sexed?