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22 produkter
Exploring the Scientific Method
Cases and Questions
Häftad, 2011
347 kr
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From their grade school classrooms forward, students of science are encouraged to memorize and adhere to the 'scientific method' - a model of inquiry consisting of five to seven neatly laid-out steps, often in the form of a flowchart. But walk into the office of a theoretical physicist or the …
Einstein
His Space and Times
Häftad, 2019
158 kr
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A revealing new portrait of Albert Einstein, the world’s first scientific “superstar”The commonly held view of Albert Einstein is of an eccentric genius for whom the pursuit of science was everything. But in actuality, the brilliant innovator whose Theory of Relativity forever reshaped our …
Isn’t that Clever
A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy
Häftad, 2020
704 kr
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Isn’t That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor – the cleverness account – according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. By defining humor in this way, answers can be found to longstanding questions about humor ethics (Are there jokes that are wrong …
Defending Einstein
Hans Reichenbach's Writings on Space, Time and Motion
Av Hans Reichenbach, Steven Gimbel
Häftad, 2011
590 kr
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Hans Reichenbach, a philosopher of science who was one of five students in Einstein's first seminar on the general theory of relativity, became Einstein's bulldog, defending the theory against criticism from philosophers, physicists, and popular commentators. This book chronicles the development of …
Defending Einstein
Hans Reichenbach's Writings on Space, Time and Motion
Av Hans Reichenbach, Steven Gimbel
Inbunden, 2006
1628 kr
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Hans Reichenbach, a philosopher of science who was one of five students in Einstein's first seminar on the general theory of relativity, became Einstein's bulldog, defending the theory against criticism from philosophers, physicists, and popular commentators. This book chronicles the development of …
Isn’t that Clever
A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy
Inbunden, 2017
2515 kr
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Isn’t That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor – the cleverness account – according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. By defining humor in this way, answers can be found to longstanding questions about humor ethics (Are there jokes that are wrong …
Isn't that Clever
A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy
E-bok, 2017
805 kr
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Isn’t That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor – the cleverness account – according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. By defining humor in this way, answers can be found to longstanding questions about humor ethics (Are there jokes that are wrong …
Isn't that Clever
A Philosophical Account of Humor and Comedy
E-bok, 2017
813 kr
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Isn’t That Clever provides a new account of the nature of humor – the cleverness account – according to which humor is intentional conspicuous acts of playful cleverness. By defining humor in this way, answers can be found to longstanding questions about humor ethics (Are there jokes that are wrong …
Einstein's Jewish Science
Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion
Häftad, 2013
365 kr
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Is relativity Jewish? The Nazis denigrated Albert Einstein's revolutionary theory by calling it "Jewish science," a charge typical of the ideological excesses of Hitler and his followers. Philosopher of science Steven Gimbel explores the many meanings of this provocative phrase and considers …
Reclaiming the Wicked Son
Finding Judaism in Secular Jewish Philosophers
Av Stephen Stern, Steven Gimbel
Inbunden, 2022
1318 kr
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Reclaiming the Wicked Son takes the ideas of six well-known secular Jewish philosophers from Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein to Noam Chomsky and Judith Butler and views them through a wide range of Jewish lenses from the Talmudic tradition and prophetic Judaism to Kabbalist approaches, thereby …
Reclaiming the Wicked Son
Finding Judaism in Secular Jewish Philosophers
Av Steven Gimbel, Stephen Stern
E-bok, 2022
433 kr
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Reclaiming the Wicked Son takes the ideas of six well-known secular Jewish philosophers from Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein to Noam Chomsky and Judith Butler and views them through a wide range of Jewish lenses from the Talmudic tradition and prophetic Judaism to Kabbalist approaches, thereby …
Reclaiming the Wicked Son
Finding Judaism in Secular Jewish Philosophers
Av Steven Gimbel, Stephen Stern
E-bok, 2022
433 kr
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Reclaiming the Wicked Son takes the ideas of six well-known secular Jewish philosophers from Karl Marx and Ludwig Wittgenstein to Noam Chomsky and Judith Butler and views them through a wide range of Jewish lenses from the Talmudic tradition and prophetic Judaism to Kabbalist approaches, thereby …
Personal Memories of the Early Analytic Philosophers
Analytic Logic / Synthetic Lives
Av Jeffrey Maynes, Steven Gimbel
Inbunden, 2022
1314 kr
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Analytic Philosophy began in the first decades of the 20th century at Cambridge with Bertrand Russell, in Vienna with the Vienna Circle of Logical Positivists, and in Berlin with Hans Reichenbach’s Society for Empirical Philosophy. While the story of the rise of this intellectual movement is …
Personal Memories of the Early Analytic Philosophers
Analytic Logic / Synthetic Lives
Av Jeffrey Maynes, Steven Gimbel
Häftad, 2023
1314 kr
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Analytic Philosophy began in the first decades of the 20th century at Cambridge with Bertrand Russell, in Vienna with the Vienna Circle of Logical Positivists, and in Berlin with Hans Reichenbach’s Society for Empirical Philosophy. While the story of the rise of this intellectual movement is …
In on the Joke: The Ethics of Humor and Comedy
Inbunden, 2024
1497 kr
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Who is morally permitted to tell jokes about Jews? Poles? Women? Only those in the group? Only those who would be punching up? Anyone, since they are just jokes? All of the standard approaches are too broad or too narrow. In on the Joke provides a more sophisticated approach according to which each …
In on the Joke: The Ethics of Humor and Comedy
E-bok, 2024
1498 kr
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Who is morally permitted to tell jokes about Jews? Poles? Women? Only those in the group? Only those who would be punching up? Anyone, since they are just jokes? All of the standard approaches are too broad or too narrow. In on the Joke provides a more sophisticated approach according to which each …
In on the Joke: The Ethics of Humor and Comedy
E-bok, 2024
1465 kr
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Who is morally permitted to tell jokes about Jews? Poles? Women? Only those in the group? Only those who would be punching up? Anyone, since they are just jokes? All of the standard approaches are too broad or too narrow. In on the Joke provides a more sophisticated approach according to which each …
Chai-Light Zone
Rod Serling, Secular Jew
Av David Deangelo, Steven Gimbel m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
201 kr
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Chai-Light Zone
Rod Serling, Secular Jew
Av David Deangelo, Steven Gimbel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
340 kr
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Chai-Light Zone
Rod Serling, Secular Jew
Av Stephen Stern, Steven Gimbel m. fl.
E-bok, 2024
267 kr
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The Twilight Zone is remembered as a science fiction television series that reflected the uneasiness of Cold War America. Its creator, Rod Serling, was a secular Jew who fought in World War II and returned stateside to see moral problems at home, like racism and the potential for technology to rob …
Einstein
His Space and Times
Inbunden, 2015
214 kr
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From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a revealing new portrait of Albert Einstein, the world’s first scientific “superstar”“With graceful lucidity, Gimbel illuminates the intensely personal challenges facing the great physicist.”—Booklist, Starred ReviewThe commonly held view of Albert …
Einstein's Jewish Science
Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion
Inbunden, 2012
267 kr
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Is relativity Jewish? The Nazis denigrated Albert Einstein's revolutionary theory by calling it "Jewish science", a charge typical of the ideological excesses of Hitler and his followers. Philosopher of science Steven Gimbel explores the many meanings of this provocative phrase and considers …
