Philosophy of science

As the study of time has flourished in the physical and human sciences, the philosophy of time has come into its own as a lively and diverse area of academic research.

In this scientific 'Credo', Peter Atkins considers the universal questions of origins, endings, birth, and death to which religions have claimed answers.

Mathematics depends on proofs, and proofs must begin somewhere, from some fundamental assumptions.

Understanding the emergence of a scientific culture - one in which cognitive values generally are modelled on, or subordinated to, scientific ones - is one of the foremost historical and philosophical problems with which we are now confronted.

In this scientific 'Credo', Peter Atkins considers the universal questions of origins, endings, birth, and death to which religions have claimed answers.

Brian Skyrms presents a fascinating exploration of how fundamental signals are to our world.

Material objects persist through time and survive change.

What does realism about the quantum state imply?

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Jaegwon Kim presents a selection of his essays from the last two decades.

In recent decades, the analysis of causal relations has become a topic of central importance in analytic philosophy.

In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called "e;natural selection,"e; a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success.

We live an information-soaked existence - information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet.

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This book is the product of a major British Academy Symposium held in 2007 to mark the centenary of the birth of H.

What is 'the void'?

Thirteen specially written essays discuss topics from the work of Bas C.

This book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann, one of the great scientists who marked the passage from 19th- to 20th-Century physics.

Quantum physics is often perceived as a weird and abstract theory, which physicists must use in order to make correct predictions.

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original philospher, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking goes well beyond philosophy itself.

'The god wanted everything to be good, marred by as little imperfection as possible.

'The consciousness of knowing little, need not beget a distrust of that which he does not know.

In the follow-up to his acclaimed Science in the Looking Glass, Brian Davies discusses deep problems about our place in the world, using a minimum of technical jargon.

From the sheep, dog, and cockerel that were sent aloft in Montgolfier's balloon, to Galvani's frog's legs, Dolly the Sheep, the finches of the Galapagos, and even imaginary cats and simulated life forms, Pavlov's Dogs and Schrodinger's Cat explores the fascinating history of the role of living things in science.

What is science?

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

'When Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from troubled dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous insect .

What does realism about the quantum state imply?

Peter Byrne tells the story of Hugh Everett III (1930-1982), whose "e;many worlds"e; theory of multiple universes has had a profound impact on physics and philosophy.

What is 'nothing'?

There have long been controversies about how it is that minds can fit into a physical universe.

Brian Skyrms presents a fascinating exploration of how fundamental signals are to our world.

Material objects persist through time and survive change.

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Not everything is black and white.

We live an information-soaked existence - information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet.

Some philosophers think physical explanations stand on their own: what happens, happens because things have the properties they do.

Daniel Garber presents an illuminating study of Leibniz's conception of the physical world.

What is 'nothing'?

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In 1859 Darwin described a deceptively simple mechanism that he called "e;natural selection,"e; a combination of variation, inheritance, and reproductive success.

Metaphysics asks questions about existence: for example, do numbers really exist?

In recent decades, the analysis of causal relations has become a topic of central importance in analytic philosophy.

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This book is the product of a major British Academy Symposium held in 2007 to mark the centenary of the birth of H.

This classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, has had an enduring impact on academic and public debates about criminal responsibility and criminal punishment.

In his challenging new book Rein Taagepera argues that society needs more from social sciences than they have delivered.

As the study of time has flourished in the physical and human sciences, the philosophy of time has come into its own as a lively and diverse area of academic research.

Contemporary philosophy of mathematics offers us an embarrassment of riches.

Geoffrey Lloyd engages in a wide-ranging exploration of what we can learn from the study of ancient civilisations that is relevant to fundamental problems, both intellectual and moral, that we still face today.