Philosophy of science

An introduction to some ground-breaking Quaker scientists and an exploration of some of the resonances between science and Quakerism

In a series of 50 accessible essays, Joanne Baker introduces and explains the fundamental physical concepts and laws that govern the inner workings of our universe.

Science can reveal or conceal the breathtaking wonders of creation.

This biography of the famous Soviet physicist Leonid Isaakovich Mandelstam (1889-1944), who became a Professor at Moscow State University in 1925 and an Academician (the highest scientific title in the USSR) in 1929, describes his contributions to both physics and technology.

This book describes in detail the various theories on the shape of the Earth from classical antiquity to the present day and examines how measurements of its form and dimensions have evolved throughout this period.

This book traces the evolution of our understanding and utilization of light from classical antiquity and the early thoughts of Pythagoras to the present time.

Sex, Gender, Ethics and the Darwinian Evolution of Mankind examines the impact of Darwin's Descent of Man on contemporary biology and the humanities.

Frente a la gran difusión e impacto de las neurociencias, presentamos este texto de Michele Farisco al mundo de la lengua española.

The book is an attempt to bring together what are often seen as incommensurable scientific and philosophical positions.

The book is an attempt to bring together what are often seen as incommensurable scientific and philosophical positions.

A concise and accessible introduction to the concept of species, exploring its historical, biological and philosophical uses.

At the turn of the first millennium, scientific and philosophical knowledge was far from dormant.

Engineers designing technologies and systems produce problems when they do not account for existing biases in society.

Genius is a fascinating topic.

This book is the first volume featuring the work of American women philosophers in the first half of the twentieth century.

What do philosophy and computer science have in common?

This book reassesses Carnap and Quine by presenting them as sharing philosophical motivations despite their notable differences.

This book reassesses Carnap and Quine by presenting them as sharing philosophical motivations despite their notable differences.

** PREMIO ASIMOV 2021 **Un viaje por las fronteras de la investigación astrofísica, en busca de la respuesta a las cuestiones últimas sobre nuestro universo.

This book brings together scholars from ethics and philosophy of science in order to identify ways in which insights gleaned from one subfield can shed light on the other.

This Element provides an entry point for philosophical engagement with quantization and the classical limit.

This book explores the life and work of Omar Khayyam as a provocateur of peace.

Examining the Psychological Foundations of Science and Morality is a progressive text that explores the relationship between psychology, science and morality, to address fundamental questions about the foundations of psychological research and its relevance for the development of these disciplines.

Examining the Psychological Foundations of Science and Morality is a progressive text that explores the relationship between psychology, science and morality, to address fundamental questions about the foundations of psychological research and its relevance for the development of these disciplines.

Addresses key questions, including: is it possible to demonstrate that God exists?

This book explores the life and work of Omar Khayyam as a provocateur of peace.

Mysticism and science: What do they have in common?

This book investigates the nature and relevance of conjunctive explanations in the context of science and religion.

This book investigates the nature and relevance of conjunctive explanations in the context of science and religion.

Philosophers and psychologists are increasingly investigating the conditions under which multiple explanations are better in conjunction than they are individually.

Philosophers and psychologists are increasingly investigating the conditions under which multiple explanations are better in conjunction than they are individually.

The book considers the relationship between governance and participation, and the ways participation has been understood, framed and applied in the context of synthetic biology (SB) governance approaches.

Truths, facts and opinions on the climate issue are often met with psychological or social defense, both publicly and privately.

The term 'temporality' often refers to the traditional mode of the way time is: a linear procession of past, present and future.

The author of The Long Descent examines a solution for the troubles of our modern age: technical regression.

This Element explores questions concerning idealizations in physics and discusses their implications.

Addresses key questions, including: is it possible to demonstrate that God exists?

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the major key concepts common to economics and evolutionary biology.

This book presents essays and commentaries that continue on Thomas Kuhn's work from where he left off at the time of his death.

This book addresses the urgent need for a large and systematic analysis of current interdisciplinary (ID) research and practice.

Science, Technology and Society: An Introduction provides students with an accessible overview of the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies (STS).

Biological and Neuroscientific Foundations of Philosophy is an authoritative text addressing both academicians and students, and it proposes an integrated and holistic view of scientific study and presents a new paradigm by which to study philosophy.

Biological and Neuroscientific Foundations of Philosophy is an authoritative text addressing both academicians and students, and it proposes an integrated and holistic view of scientific study and presents a new paradigm by which to study philosophy.

This volume explores and challenges the assumption that behavioral proclivities and pathologies are directly traceable to experience-an assumption that still widely dominates folk psychology as well as the perspective of many mental health practitioners.

This volume explores and challenges the assumption that behavioral proclivities and pathologies are directly traceable to experience-an assumption that still widely dominates folk psychology as well as the perspective of many mental health practitioners.

This unique textbook, in contrast to a standard logic text, provides the reader with a logic that actually can be used in practice to express and reason about mathematical ideas.

This book presents a unique, feminist approach to 'sex' dolls and 'sex' robots, taking a critical look at the academic and business narratives that serve to rationalise them.

This book aims to enrich our understanding of the role the environment plays in processes of life and cognition, from the perspective of enactive cognitive science.

Brain, Decision Making, and Mental Health acknowledges that thinking is not a constant phenomenon but varies considerably across cultures.