Philosophy of science

Bringing together diverse theoretical and empirical contributions from the fields of social and cognitive psychology, philosophy and science education, this volume explores representational pluralism as a phenomenon characteristic of human cognition.

Currently there is growing interest in the application of dynamical methods to the study of cognition.

Berkeley's philosophy has been much studied and discussed over the years, and a growing number of scholars have come to the realization that scientific and mathematical writings are an essential part of his philosophical enterprise.

The epistemological synthesis of the various theories of evolution, since the first formulation in 1802 with the transmission of the inherited characters by J.

This text offers an insight into the development of scientific philosophy and the role of the philosopher.

This volume provides a comparative philosophical investigation into a particular concept from a variety of angles-in this case, the concept of "e;miracle.

Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text.

This study of mathematical structuralism explores its core concern with interrelations in abstraction from the nature of objects.

This book is the first detailed and focused defense of necessitarianism.

The Open Universe is one of the three volumes of Karl Popper's Postscript to the Logic of scientific Discovery.

Thought experiments are a means of imaginative reasoning that lie at the heart of philosophy, from the pre-Socratics to the modern era, and they also play central roles in a range of fields, from physics to politics.

Philosophy of Biology is a rapidly expanding field.

Western civilization fashioned a capitalism that created a worldwide economic cornucopia and higher standards of living than any other system, yet its legitimacy is often questioned by its beneficiaries.

Here is an accurate and readable translation of a seminal article by Henri Poincare that is a classic in the study of dynamical systems popularly called chaos theory.

Some of philosophy's biggest questions, both historically and today, are in-virtue-of questions: In virtue of what is an action right or wrong?

Democratic Ideals and the Politization of Nature introduces the feral citizen as a response to a perceived need to revitalize the disruptive, critical, and exploratory nature of democratic culture.

When ordinary people--mathematicians among them--take something to follow (deductively) from something else, they are exposing the backbone of our self-ascribed ability to reason.

The first volume to examine theories of soul in Greek philosophy using an approach drawn from the history of science.

This new edition further develops the application of evolutionary game theory to an analysis of the origins of social contracts.

In January 1937, Nobel laureate in Physics Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was recruited to the University of Chicago.

National Science Foundation (NSF) is a unique federal agency because it supports scientific research financially, but does not engage in scientific work itself.

Models and modelling play a central role in the nature of science, in its conduct, in the accreditation and dissemination of its outcomes, as well as forming a bridge to technology.

Facts often acquire a life of their own; the stories in this book explain why.

Mormonism, Medicine, and Bioethics provides the first comprehensive treatment of principles and positions on questions of bioethics encountered by members, professionals, and ecclesiastical leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon).

What is it about art that can be so captivating?

The contributions to this special collection concern issues and problems discussed in or related to the work of Wesley C.

First and only undergraduate textbook that addresses the social and ethical issues associated with a wide array of emerging technologies, including genetic modification, human enhancement, geoengineering, robotics, virtual reality, artificial meat, neurotechnologies, information technologies, nanotechnology, sex selection, and more.

Material Hermeneutics explores the ways in which new imaging technologies and scientific instruments have changed our notions about ancient history.

This Element introduces issues of gender bias in science and argues for a feminist solution combining diversity and epistemic justice.

The field of epistemology is undergoing significant changes.

While much has been written about the impact of Darwin's theories on U.

Scientific realism is a central, long-standing, and hotly debated topic in philosophy of science.

The lack of public support for climate change policies and refusals to vaccinate children are just two alarming illustrations of the impacts of dissent about scientific claims.

This book presents a new theoretical model, constraint theory, for how to study creativity using scientific methods and clarifying concepts.

This book traces the history of celestial cartography and relates this history to the changing ideas of man's place in the universe and to advances in map-making.

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

Originally published in 1957, this book offers a challenging intellectual experience to the reader who wishes to understand the broad historical trends that determine the future of humanity on this planet.

Causation: The Basics explores questions about what causes are, and how we come to know them, describe them, and put them to use.

Until recently, the philosophy and history of science proceeded in a separate way from the philosophy and history of technology, and indeed with respect to both science and technology, philosophical and historical inquiries were also following their separate ways.

In diesem Streit - ausgelöst durch Emil Du Bois-Reymonds Vortrag 'Über die Grenzen des Naturerkennens '(1872) - ging es nicht mehr um die Abgrenzung der Erklärungskompetenzen von Religion, Philosophie und Naturwissenschaft, sondern um die Frage, ob der so erfolgreichen Naturwissenschaft ebenfalls Erkenntnisgrenzen gesetzt seien: an den Problemen der Erkennbarkeit des Wesens der Materie und der Rückführbarkeit der subjektiven Qualitäten menschlichen Empfindens und Denkens auf materielle Zustände.

Philosophen und Theologen haben über das Unendliche nachgedacht.

The discovery of a gradual acceleration in the moon's mean motion by Edmond Halley in the last decade of the seventeenth century led to a revival of interest in reports of astronomical observations from antiquity.