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Knowledge Machine
How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science
Häftad, 2022
147 kr
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Rich with tales of discovery from Galileo to general relativity, a stimulating and timely analysis of how science works and why we need it.'The best introduction to the scientific enterprise that I know. A wonderful and important book' David Wootton, author of The Invention of ScienceIt is only in …
Knowledge Machine
How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science
E-bok, 2020
108 kr
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Rich with tales of discovery from Galileo to general relativity, a stimulating and timely analysis of how science works and why we need it.'The best introduction to the scientific enterprise that I know. A wonderful and important book' David Wootton, author of The Invention of ScienceIt is only in …
Bigger than Chaos
Understanding Complexity through Probability
Häftad, 2006
406 kr
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Many complex systems—from immensely complicated ecosystems to minute assemblages of molecules—surprise us with their simple behavior. Consider, for instance, the snowflake, in which a great number of water molecules arrange themselves in patterns with six-way symmetry. How is it that molecules …
Depth
An Account of Scientific Explanation
Häftad, 2011
338 kr
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What does it mean for scientists to truly understand, rather than to merely describe, how the world works? Michael Strevens proposes a novel theory of scientific explanation and understanding that overhauls and augments the familiar causal approach to explanation. What is replaced is the test for …
Tychomancy
Inferring Probability from Causal Structure
Inbunden, 2013
485 kr
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Tychomancy—meaning “the divination of chances”—presents a set of rules for inferring the physical probabilities of outcomes from the causal or dynamic properties of the systems that produce them. Probabilities revealed by the rules are wide-ranging: they include the probability of getting a 5 on a …
Thinking Off Your Feet
How Empirical Psychology Vindicates Armchair Philosophy
Inbunden, 2019
428 kr
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Many philosophers believe they can gain knowledge about the world from the comfort of their armchairs, simply by reflecting on the nature of things. But how can the mind arrive at substantive knowledge of the world without seeking its input? Michael Strevens proposes an original defense of the …
Knowledge Machine
How Irrationality Created Modern Science
Häftad, 2022
186 kr
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Michael Strevens’s “provocative and fascinating” (Jennifer Szalai, New York Times) investigation of science asks two fundamental questions: Why is science so powerful? And why did it take so long for the human race to start using science to learn the secrets of nature? The Knowledge Machine’s …
Knowledge Machine
How Irrationality Created Modern Science
Inbunden, 2020
289 kr
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• Why is science so powerful?• Why did it take so long—two thousand years after the invention of philosophy and mathematics—for the human race to start using science to learn the secrets of the universe?In a groundbreaking work that blends science, philosophy, and history, leading philosopher of …
