Philosophy of science

This book traces the historical roots of psychology''s ''developmental idea'' back to Christian beliefs from the past two millennia.

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Yakir Aharonov is one of the leading figures in the foundations of quantum physics.

Since the publication of Carl Hempel and Paul Oppenheim's ground-breaking work "e;Studies in the Logic of Explanation,"e; the theory of explanation has remained a major topic in the philosophy of science.

In the debate leading up to the EU referendum in the United Kingdom, the British politician Michael Gove declared that "e;people in this country have had enough of experts"e;.

How can fundamental particles exist as waves in the vacuum?

Kurt Godel (1906 - 1978) was the most outstanding logician of the twentieth century, famous for his hallmark works on the completeness of logic, the incompleteness of number theory, and the consistency of the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis.

The Fifth International Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science was held at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, 27 August to 2 September 1975.

This work occupies a pragmatic middle ground between traditional economic methodology and recent descriptive approaches.

Originally published in 1937.

This book contains a selection of texts written by the Rabbi and Vienna Circle member Josef Schachter after his emigration to Palestine/Israel.

This collection of prize-winning essays addresses the controversial question of how meaning and goals can emerge in a physical world governed by mathematical laws.

Experimental philosophy is one of the most recent and controversial developments in philosophy.

Charles Darwin's Origin of Species is now 130 years old, yet it continues to provoke fierce and impassioned debate.

Whether you are a student or an established scientist, researcher, or engineer, you can learn to be more innovative.

The book proposes a systematic approach to big data collection, documentation and development of analytic procedures that foster collaboration on a large scale.

In this sequel to the highly acclaimed Scientific Realism: How Science Tracks Truth , Psillos discusses recent developments in scientific realism and explores realist theses and commitments.

Richard Martin's thoroughly philosophical as well as thoroughly tech- nical investigations deserve continued and appreciative study.

This volume offers 11 papers that cover the wide spectrum of influences on Rudolf Carnap's seminal work, Der Logische Aufbau der Welt (The Logical Structure of the World).

John von Neumann (1903-1957) was undoubtedly one of the scientific geniuses of the 20th century.

This book offers the reader a guide to the major philosophical approaches to science since World War Two.

This book is a tribute to the scientific legacy of GianCarlo Ghirardi, who was one of the most influential scientists in the field of modern foundations of quantum theory.

This book examines the origins of ancient Greek science using the vehicles of blood, blood vessels, and the heart.

Originally published in 1986.

This book argues against the Linnaean system, recommending a system more in line with evolutionary theory.

In this book, Rebekka Hufendiek explores emotions as embodied, action-oriented representations, providing a non-cognitivist theory of emotions that accounts for their normative dimensions.

This book seeks to fill a void in contemporary aesthetics scholarship by considering the cognitive features that make the aesthetic and artistic worthy of philosophical study.

Over the past three decades, the academic study of modern Paganism has gone from strength to strength.

"e;Fascinating and exhilarating-Sean B.

This volume is dedicated to questions about the nature and method of metaphysics in Classical German Philosophy.

This comprehensive textbook is devoted to classical and quantum cosmology, with particular emphasis on modern approaches to quantum gravity and string theory and on their observational imprint.

This book explains why string theorists develop a strong belief in their theory despite the lack of empirical confirmation.

This is the second of three volumes which together contain the complete range of Lord Rutherford's scientific papers, incorporating in addition addresses, general lectures, letters to editors, accounts of his scientific work and personal recollections by friends and colleagues.

This book explores the evolving nature of objectivity in the history of science and its implications for science education.

Originally published in 1950, this book challenged the basis of our beliefs about the relation of life to matter.

This volume assembles supporters and critics of situated cognition research to evaluate the intricacies, prerequisites, possibilities, and scope of a 4E methodology.

Though thousands of articles and books have been published on various aspects of the Manhattan Project, this book is the first comprehensive single-volume history prepared by a specialist for curious readers without a scientific background.

Does science discredit the Bible, God, religious faith?

This revised edition contains a wide range of Newton''s writings that have influenced the development of philosophy in modern Europe.

It is ten years since Adolf Griinbaum published the first edition of this book.

The papers in this volume are offered in celebration of the 200th anni versary of the pub 1 i cat i on of Inmanue 1 Kant's The MetaphysicaL Foundations of NatupaL Science.

This book presents a systematic design methodology for decoding the interior structure of the Antikythera mechanism, an astronomical device from ancient Greece.

Erstmals wird mit diesem Band in einer Wissenschaftstheorie auch umfassend die Verantwortung der Wissenschaften thematisiert.

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris's latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology.