Philosophy of science

This edited collection casts light on central issues within contemporary philosophy of mathematics such as the realism/anti-realism dispute; the relationship between logic and metaphysics; and the question of whether mathematics is a science of objects or structures.

A timely and accessible synthesis of the strengths, weaknesses and reality of science through the eyes of a practicing scientist.

Machine Dreams recounts how the computer has transformed the content of American economics.

Aristotle's Idea of the Soul considers the nature of the soul within Aristotle's psychology and natural philosophy.

This collection of essays brings together research on sense modalities in general and spatial perception in particular in a systematic and interdisciplinary way.

What is 'technology'?

Newton urged scientists never to speculate, only to prove by establishing experimental facts.

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In Comte's original work on positivism, he attempted to outline a general perception of positivism, how it can be applied to society and how society would work should positivism be applied.

This interdisciplinary book ties the historical work of Descartes to his successors through current research and critical overviews on the neuroscience of consciousness, the brain, and cognition.

With contributions from two of the original discoverers of protective measurement, this book investigates its broad applications and deep implications.

Cyberthreats are among the most critical issues facing the world today.

Cellular-molecular approach to evolution has led to radical changes in our understanding of biologic principles ranging from the Cell, to the Life Cycle, Development, Homeostasis, Senescence/Aging, Heterochrony, Pleiotropy, Phenotype, and perhaps the purpose of life itself.

What are physical quantities, and in particular, what makes them quantitative?

"e;A personal, brilliant, and often amusing account"e; of the universe and our place in it, and "e;an idiosyncratic, encyclopedic blitzkrieg of a book"e; (The Boston Globe).

This 2001 book provides a sophisticated and detailed Aristotelian analysis of our concept of natural functions.

Humans are unique in their ability to reflect on themselves.

Animal rights is now a concept that has achieved wide name-recognition.

Interdisciplinarity is a hallmark of contemporary knowledge production.

To the scientists and philosophers of our time, Hegel has been either a ne- glected or a provocative thinker, a source of irrelevant dark metaphysics or of complex but insightful analysis.

techniques, and raises new issues of physical interpretation as well as possibilities for deepening the theory.

This title was first published in 2003.

* Examines the history and philosophy of the mathematical sciences in a cultural context, tracing their evolution from ancient times up to the twentieth century* 176 articles contributed by authors of 18 nationalities* Chronological table of main events in the development of mathematics* Fully integrated index of people, events and topics* Annotated bibliographies of both classic and contemporary sources* Unique coverage of Ancient and non-Western traditions of mathematics

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.

Social constructionists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them.

I would like to record my thanks to Paul Thompson for useful conver- sations over the years, and also to several generations of students who have helped me develop my ideas on biological theory and on Darwin.

A unique contribution to the understanding of social science, showing the implications of quantum physics for the nature of human society.

Skillfully deploying a large cast of characters, Sheehan retraces the development of Marxist philosophy of science through detailed and highly readable accounts of the debates that have characterized it.

Might human morality be a product of evolution?

This edited collection presents the latest cutting-edge research in the philosophy and cognitive science of temporal illusions.

This monograph presents the latest findings from a long-term research project intended to identify the physics behind Quantum Mechanics.

Frederick Burwick's modest but comprehensive and insightful intro- duction is preface enough to these sensible essays in the history and philosophical criticism of ideas.

The English Galileo-the title of this book draws on the extraordinary prominence of Galileo Galilei in the historiography of the early modern Scienti?

In this volume specialists in mathematics, physics, and linguistics present the first comprehensive analysis of the ideas and influence of Hermann G.

Quantum Information Theory and the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics is a conceptual analysis of one the most prominent and exciting new areas of physics, providing the first full-length philosophical treatment of quantum information theory and the questions it raises for our understanding of the quantum world.

This book considers the history of modern astronomy and astrophysics in Japan by comparing with the development of astrophysics in western countries.

A substantially revised edition of Jon Elster''s critically acclaimed book exploring the nature of social behavior and the social sciences.

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

Only recently has the phenomenon of technology become an object of in- terest for philosophers.

How is meaning in our bodies constructed?

This book focuses on modules and emergence with self-organization in the life sciences.

The great biologist Louis Pasteur suppressed 'awkward' data because it didn't support the case he was making.

This book is a fascinating collection of various neuroscience terms coined over the last centuries.