Philosophy of science

Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and a student of Plato.

Francis Bacon is considered the father of modern science.

The Radical Orthodoxy Annual Review examines emerging agendas in contemporary theology and philosophy.

In this thought-provoking book, born-again Christian Denis O.

In this fascinating book on an exciting and timely topic, James Trefil explores just exactly what it is that is so special about the human mind that sets us so far from all the other animals and that also makes it impossible to design a computer that coul

Is drug addiction really a disease?

Known as a "e;Leonardo da Vinci of the twentieth century,"e; engineer, designer, inventor, and futurist Dr.

The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds’ inner workings.

This is a fun, unique book that goes deep into the great mysteries of knowingand makes it enjoyable.

An examination of how images can serve as communication tools to popularize science in the public eyeAs funding for basic scientific research becomes increasingly difficult to secure, public support becomes essential.

A fun and fact-filled AZ treasury for anyone with a head on their shouldersNeuropedia journeys into the mysteries and marvels of the three pounds of tissue between your earsthe brain.

The Riddle of Organismal Agency brings together historians, philosophers, and scientists for an interdisciplinary re-assessment of one of the long-standing problems in the scientific understanding of life.

The author of Charlatan is "e;the perfect armchair cosmonaut"e; for "e;a very funny and provocative rumination on the big move to off-planet real estate"e; (Mark Haskell Smith, author of Blown).

In The Faith of a Seeker, the author draws upon his lifelong search for truth and understanding, trying to face squarely the difficult issues of faith and science and those raised by biblical criticism.

We learn about life through the lives of others.

Activating the compassionate intelligence of the heart to reconnect to the universe and our spiritual future *; Shows how the heart is connected to our prefrontal cortex and offers a balancing counterweight to the calculating intellect of the lower brain *; Explains how we are stuck in reactive behavior loops resulting from the loss of the nurturing culture of our ancestors *; Reveals how the Heart-Mind Matrix connects us to the universe and is the engine of spiritual evolution Expanding the revolutionary theories of mind explored in the bestselling The Crack in the Cosmic Egg and The Biology of Transcendence, Joseph Chilton Pearce explains how the heart provides the balancing intelligence to the brain's calculating intellect, an innate system of emotional-mental coherence lost generations ago through a breakdown of the nurturing culture of our ancestors.

Ask a young Catholic why they are walking away from the Church and one of the main reasons is usually a perceived conflict between science and Christianity.

In Admirable Evasions, Theodore Dalrymple explains why human self-understanding has not been bettered by the false promises of the different schools of psychological thought.

Appeals to human dignity are at the core of many of the most contentious social and political issues of our time.

To scientists, the tsunami of relativism, scepticism, and postmodernism that washed through the humanities in the twentieth century was all water off a ducks back.

Applying new skills to established topics, this is how you want to examine human geography.

ENTHEOGENS, MYTH AND HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS is a much needed accessible exploration into the role of psychoactive sacraments - entheogens - in religion, mythology, and history, and also includes most treatments of the subject focus on modern scientific research, psychotherapy, are auto-bibliographic accounts, or are agenda-driven or otherwise naive and myopic.

From Science to God offers a crash course in the nature of reality.

One man shares the story of his transformation from evangelical Christian to atheist and examines the train of thought that brought him there.

ENTHEOGENS, MYTH AND HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS is a much needed accessible exploration into the role of psychoactive sacraments - entheogens - in religion, mythology, and history, and also includes most treatments of the subject focus on modern scientific research, psychotherapy, are auto-bibliographic accounts, or are agenda-driven or otherwise naive and myopic.

Change the story and change the future - merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign AnthropoceneIn Changing Tides, Alejandro Frid tackles the big questions: who, or what, represents our essential selves, and what stories might allow us to shift the collective psyche of industrial civilization in time to avert the worst of the climate and biodiversity crises?

The harmful side of even relatively benign technology is plain to see, but is hardly ever discussed.

Nanotechnology!

Ask a young Catholic why they are walking away from the Church and one of the main reasons is usually a perceived conflict between science and Christianity.

Had enough of people insisting you believe things that aren't true?

It has been said that science and religion aren't friends.

Who am I?

Is magic real?

In its attempt to ascertain the mechanisms of nature, contemporary science seems to be generating unanswerable questions.

Are humans free, or are we determined by our genes and the world around us?

What is the relationship between the Hebrew Bible and modern science?

In The Boiler Room Boys: An Underground Story of Science, Religion, and the Faith that Fuels Both, Tim Smith describes how from too-young an age he followed two seemingly alternate paths, religion and science, only to find that they are not alternate at all.

Classical Christian theologies came to expression at a time when the universe seemed relatively fixed and unchanging.

Most of us have experienced the impact of randomness in our lives not only as individuals but in our interactions with others as well.

Is God a superfluous hypothesis for modern cosmology?

The Daniel Fast is essentially a spiritual exercise with numerous health benefits.

It is well known that energy is a fundamental concept in physics.

Science and faith have had a long intertwined history.

If youve ever wondered if a particle can have weight but no mass, why the neutron is neutral or why the electrona negative particledoesnt fly apart when all of its inner parts are presumably negative also, then this book is for you.

'What Fauber does well is humanize these four residents of the pantheon of science.

** An FT Book of the Year and Winner of the Penn Libraries Book Prize for Sustainability**The Darkness Manifesto urges us to cherish darkness for the sake of the environment, our own wellbeing, and all life on earth.

This volume addresses philosophical questions raised by the possibility of alien life and extraterrestrial intelligence.