Philosophy of science

The first volume to integrate life''s biological, cognitive, social, and ecological dimensions into a single, coherent framework.

Shedding new light on Einstein''s study of unified field theory, this book will interest physicists, historians and philosophers of science.

Shedding new light on Einstein''s study of unified field theory, this book will interest physicists, historians and philosophers of science.

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger''s What is Life?

Presents a new approach to causal inference and explanation, addressing both the timing and complexity of relationships.

Examines the main theories of dynamics, their original inception and their evolution over time into contemporary foundational theories.

Examines the main theories of dynamics, their original inception and their evolution over time into contemporary foundational theories.

A student-active introduction to astronomy, emphasizing inquiry learning so students will clearly understand how our universe and science work.

Presents a new approach to causal inference and explanation, addressing both the timing and complexity of relationships.

A student-active introduction to astronomy, emphasizing inquiry learning so students will clearly understand how our universe and science work.

A philosophical perspective to statistical mechanics for graduate students and researchers in the foundations and philosophy of physics.

A philosophical perspective to statistical mechanics for graduate students and researchers in the foundations and philosophy of physics.

This book describes the radical shift in the study of economic science; where arguing with words was replaced by reasoning with mathematical models.

This book describes the radical shift in the study of economic science; where arguing with words was replaced by reasoning with mathematical models.

This volume explores from several viewpoints the relationship between Darwinian evolution and the theory of rational choice.

This book explores the implications of recent insights in modern neuroscience for the church''s view of spiritual formation.

This volume explores from several viewpoints the relationship between Darwinian evolution and the theory of rational choice.

This book clearly explains bioethical issues and their philosophical foundations to science students, encouraging critical thinking about the ethics of biotechnology.

The chapters in the book address the problem of reference as it relates to perception and to debates about realism.

This book clearly explains bioethical issues and their philosophical foundations to science students, encouraging critical thinking about the ethics of biotechnology.

The chapters in the book address the problem of reference as it relates to perception and to debates about realism.

An introduction to the philosophy of chance which challenges realist accounts of chance.

A comprehensive study of William Herschel''s pivotal discoveries, including an extensive biographical section, eight original papers and full notes.

Provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, covering such issues as religion, race and gender.

A comprehensive study of William Herschel''s pivotal discoveries, including an extensive biographical section, eight original papers and full notes.

Provides a unique discussion of human evolution from a philosophical viewpoint, covering such issues as religion, race and gender.

Defends Kuhn''s evolutionary social epistemology and examines new directions in Kuhn''s view on social constructionism and the sociology of science.

Defends Kuhn''s evolutionary social epistemology and examines new directions in Kuhn''s view on social constructionism and the sociology of science.

A practical guide providing background, know-how and working examples of successful communication for practising scientists, courses and professionals at all levels.

Essays by leading scholars on Isaac Newton and his philosophical interlocutors and critics, discussing a wide range of topics.

Essays by leading scholars on Isaac Newton and his philosophical interlocutors and critics, discussing a wide range of topics.

A practical guide providing background, know-how and working examples of successful communication for practising scientists, courses and professionals at all levels.

This book presents a collective attempt to chart the rise and development of the Chicago School during the decades that followed WWII.

Wilson resolves paradoxes that arise when one applies past notions of individuality to biological examples.

This book presents a collective attempt to chart the rise and development of the Chicago School during the decades that followed WWII.

This book examines the use, principally in economics, of the concept of the invisible hand, centering on Adam Smith.

Argues that evidence purported to support a belief in God suggests our recognition of moral standards has an evolutionary explanation.

A thorough analysis of agro-biotechnology for students including objections, purported benefits and harms, legal/ethical concerns and organic agriculture.

This book examines the use, principally in economics, of the concept of the invisible hand, centering on Adam Smith.

A thorough analysis of agro-biotechnology for students including objections, purported benefits and harms, legal/ethical concerns and organic agriculture.

Argues that evidence purported to support a belief in God suggests our recognition of moral standards has an evolutionary explanation.

Showing that different approaches can be combined in a single disciplinary framework, Scott argues that sociologists can transcend theoretical differences.

Showing that different approaches can be combined in a single disciplinary framework, Scott argues that sociologists can transcend theoretical differences.

This study of psychology and Catholicism aims to provide clarity in an area filled with emotion and opinion.

This book provides a systematic analysis of how Alexandrian Jews interpreted the Bible in light of contemporary Homeric scholarship.

Explores the far-reaching philosophical questions of paleontology, discussing diverse issues such as punctuated equilibrium and species selection.

This book provides a systematic analysis of how Alexandrian Jews interpreted the Bible in light of contemporary Homeric scholarship.

Explores the far-reaching philosophical questions of paleontology, discussing diverse issues such as punctuated equilibrium and species selection.

This textbook offers a comprehensive overview of the most prominent theories, concepts and debates in environmental political thinking.

This book employs an an intersectional feminist approach to highlight how research and teaching agendas are being skewed by commercialized, corporatized and commodified values and assumptions implicit in the neoliberalization of the academy.