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44 produkter
Laboratory of the Mind
Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences
Häftad, 1993
646 kr
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Thought experiments are performed in the laboratory of the mind. Beyond this metaphor it is difficult to say just what these remarkable devices for investigating nature are or how they work. Though most scientists and philosophers would admit their great importance, there has been very little …
Smoke and Mirrors
How Science Reflects Reality
Inbunden, 1994
2512 kr
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Realism is an enlightening story, a tale which enriches our experience and makes it more intelligible. Yet this wonderful picture of humanity's best efforts at knowledge has been badly bruised by numerous critics. James Robert Brown in Smoke and Mirrors fights back against figures such as Richard …
Smoke and Mirrors
How Science Reflects Reality
Häftad, 1994
648 kr
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Realism is an enlightening story, a tale which enriches our experience and makes it more intelligible. Yet this wonderful picture of humanity's best efforts at knowledge has been badly bruised by numerous critics. James Robert Brown in Smoke and Mirrors fights back against figures such as Richard …
Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments
Av Michael T Stuart, Yiftach Fehige m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
3793 kr
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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. The Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments is an invaluable guide and …
Platonism, Naturalism, and Mathematical Knowledge
Inbunden, 2011
2512 kr
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This study addresses a central theme in current philosophy: Platonism vs Naturalism and provides accounts of both approaches to mathematics, crucially discussing Quine, Maddy, Kitcher, Lakoff, Colyvan, and many others. Beginning with accounts of both approaches, Brown defends Platonism by arguing …
Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts
Av Melanie Frappier, Letitia Meynell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2744 kr
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From Lucretius throwing a spear beyond the boundary of the universe to Einstein racing against a beam of light, thought experiments stand as a fascinating challenge to the necessity of data in the empirical sciences. Are these experiments, conducted uniquely in our imagination, simply rhetorical …
Philosophy of Mathematics
A Contemporary Introduction to the World of Proofs and Pictures
Häftad, 2008
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
648 kr
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In his long-awaited new edition of Philosophy of Mathematics, James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences. Can pictures go beyond being merely suggestive and actually prove anything? Are mathematical results certain? Are experiments of any …
Philosophy of Mathematics
A Contemporary Introduction to the World of Proofs and Pictures
Inbunden, 2008
2744 kr
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In his long-awaited new edition of Philosophy of Mathematics, James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences. Can pictures go beyond being merely suggestive and actually prove anything? Are mathematical results certain? Are experiments of any …
Laboratory of the Mind
Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences
Inbunden, 2010
2744 kr
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Newton's bucket, Einstein's elevator, Schrödinger's cat – these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural world? …
Laboratory of the Mind
Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences
Häftad, 2010
633 kr
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Newton's bucket, Einstein's elevator, Schrödinger's cat – these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural world? …
Who Rules in Science?
An Opinionated Guide to the Wars
Häftad, 2004
326 kr
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What if something as seemingly academic as the so-called science wars were to determine how we live?This eye-opening book reveals how little we've understood about the ongoing pitched battles between the sciences and the humanities--and how much may be at stake. James Brown's starting point is C. …
Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments
Av Michael T Stuart, Yiftach Fehige m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
764 kr
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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. The Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments is an invaluable guide and …
Philosophy of Mathematics
An Introduction to a World of Proofs and Pictures
E-bok, 2005
1000 kr
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Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text. This student friendly book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. It includes the following topics: * the mathematical image * platonism * picture-proofs * applied mathematics * Hilbert and …
Philosophy of Mathematics
An Introduction to a World of Proofs and Pictures
E-bok, 2005
1000 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Philosophy of Mathematics is an excellent introductory text. This student friendly book discusses the great philosophers and the importance of mathematics to their thought. It includes the following topics: * the mathematical image * platonism * picture-proofs * applied mathematics * Hilbert and …
Laboratory of the Mind
Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences
E-bok, 2005
676 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Thought experiments are performed in the laboratory of the mind. Beyond this metaphor it is difficult to say just what these remarkable devices for investigating nature are or how they work. Though most scientists and philosophers would admit their great importance, there has been very little …
Laboratory of the Mind
Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences
E-bok, 2005
676 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Thought experiments are performed in the laboratory of the mind. Beyond this metaphor it is difficult to say just what these remarkable devices for investigating nature are or how they work. Though most scientists and philosophers would admit their great importance, there has been very little …
Smoke and Mirrors
How Science Reflects Reality
E-bok, 2002
746 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Realism is an enlightening story, a tale which enriches our experience and makes it more intelligible. Yet this wonderful picture of humanity''s best efforts at knowledge has been badly bruised by numerous critics. James Robert Brown in Smoke and Mirrors fights back against figures such as Richard …
Smoke and Mirrors
How Science Reflects Reality
E-bok, 2002
762 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Realism is an enlightening story, a tale which enriches our experience and makes it more intelligible. Yet this wonderful picture of humanity''s best efforts at knowledge has been badly bruised by numerous critics. James Robert Brown in Smoke and Mirrors fights back against figures such as Richard …
Philosophy of Mathematics
A Contemporary Introduction to the World of Proofs and Pictures
E-bok, 2010
746 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In his long-awaited new edition of Philosophy of Mathematics , James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences. Can pictures go beyond being merely suggestive and actually prove anything? Are mathematical results certain? Are experiments of any …
Philosophy of Mathematics
A Contemporary Introduction to the World of Proofs and Pictures
E-bok, 2010
762 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In his long-awaited new edition of Philosophy of Mathematics , James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences. Can pictures go beyond being merely suggestive and actually prove anything? Are mathematical results certain? Are experiments of any …
Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts
Av James Robert Brown, Letitia Meynell m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
1095 kr
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From Lucretius throwing a spear beyond the boundary of the universe to Einstein racing against a beam of light, thought experiments stand as a fascinating challenge to the necessity of data in the empirical sciences. Are these experiments, conducted uniquely in our imagination, simply rhetorical …
Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts
Av James Robert Brown, Letitia Meynell m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
1095 kr
Lägg i varukorg
From Lucretius throwing a spear beyond the boundary of the universe to Einstein racing against a beam of light, thought experiments stand as a fascinating challenge to the necessity of data in the empirical sciences. Are these experiments, conducted uniquely in our imagination, simply rhetorical …
Platonism, Naturalism, and Mathematical Knowledge
E-bok, 2013
1051 kr
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This study addresses a central theme in current philosophy: Platonism vs Naturalism and provides accounts of both approaches to mathematics, crucially discussing Quine, Maddy, Kitcher, Lakoff, Colyvan, and many others. Beginning with accounts of both approaches, Brown defends Platonism by arguing …
Platonism, Naturalism, and Mathematical Knowledge
E-bok, 2013
1074 kr
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This study addresses a central theme in current philosophy: Platonism vs Naturalism and provides accounts of both approaches to mathematics, crucially discussing Quine, Maddy, Kitcher, Lakoff, Colyvan, and many others. Beginning with accounts of both approaches, Brown defends Platonism by arguing …
Laboratory of the Mind
Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences
E-bok, 2011
729 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Newton''s bucket, Einstein''s elevator, Schrödinger''s cat – these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural …
Laboratory of the Mind
Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences
E-bok, 2011
729 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Newton''s bucket, Einstein''s elevator, Schrödinger''s cat – these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural …
Rational and the Social
How to Understand Science in a Social World
Inbunden, 2014
997 kr
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To paraphrase Marx, sociologists have only interpreted science; the point is to improve it. The Rational and the Social attempts both. It begins by sketching recent sociological approaches to science, notably the strong programme – Bloor’s ‘science of science’ and Barnes’s ‘finitism’ – and that of …
Platonism, Naturalism, and Mathematical Knowledge
Häftad, 2014
910 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This study addresses a central theme in current philosophy: Platonism vs Naturalism and provides accounts of both approaches to mathematics, crucially discussing Quine, Maddy, Kitcher, Lakoff, Colyvan, and many others. Beginning with accounts of both approaches, Brown defends Platonism by arguing …
Thought Experiments in Science, Philosophy, and the Arts
Av Melanie Frappier, Letitia Meynell m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
808 kr
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From Lucretius throwing a spear beyond the boundary of the universe to Einstein racing against a beam of light, thought experiments stand as a fascinating challenge to the necessity of data in the empirical sciences. Are these experiments, conducted uniquely in our imagination, simply rhetorical …
Rational and the Social
How to Understand Science in a Social World
Häftad, 2016
371 kr
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To paraphrase Marx, sociologists have only interpreted science; the point is to improve it. The Rational and the Social attempts both. It begins by sketching recent sociological approaches to science, notably the strong programme – Bloor’s ‘science of science’ and Barnes’s ‘finitism’ – and that of …
