Handbook of the Philosophy of Science – serie
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12 produkter
Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science
Av Thagard P, Dov M. Gabbay m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
1714 kr
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Psychology is the study of thinking, and cognitive science is the interdisciplinary investigation of mind and intelligence that also includes philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology. In these investigations, many philosophical issues arise concerning methods …
Philosophy of Anthropology and Sociology
A Volume in the Handbook of the Philosophy of Science Series
Av Dov M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard
Inbunden, 2006
2574 kr
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This volume concerns philosophical issues that arise from the practice of anthropology and sociology. The essays cover a wide range of issues, including traditional questions in the philosophy of social science as well as those specific to these disciplines. Authors attend to the historical …
Philosophy of Biology
Av M. Matthen M., C. Stephens C. m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
2618 kr
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Philosophy of Biology is a rapidly expanding field. It is concerned with explanatory concepts in evolution, genetics, and ecology. This collection of 25 essays by leading researchers provides an overview of the state of the field. These essays are wholly new; none of them could have been written …
General Philosophy of Science: Focal Issues
Av Theo a. F. Kuipers, Dov M. Gabbay m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
2215 kr
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Scientists use concepts and principles that are partly specific for their subject matter, but they also share part of them with colleagues working in different fields. Compare the biological notion of a 'natural kind' with the general notion of 'confirmation' of a hypothesis by certain evidence. Or …
Philosophy of Mathematics
Av Andrew Irvine, Dov M. Gabbay m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
1958 kr
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One of the most striking features of mathematics is the fact that we are much more certain about the mathematical knowledge we have than about what mathematical knowledge is knowledge of. Are numbers, sets, functions and groups physical entities of some kind? Are they objectively existing objects …
Philosophy of Ecology
Av Dov M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard
Inbunden, 2011
1919 kr
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The most pressing problems facing humanity today - over-population, energy shortages, climate change, soil erosion, species extinctions, the risk of epidemic disease, the threat of warfare that could destroy all the hard-won gains of civilization, and even the recent fibrillations of the stock …
Philosophy of Chemistry
Av Dov M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard
Inbunden, 2011
3223 kr
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Philosophy of Chemistry investigates the foundational concepts and methods of chemistry, the science of the nature of substances and their transformations. This groundbreaking collection, the most thorough treatment of the philosophy of chemistry ever published, brings together philosophers, …
Philosophy of Economics
Av Dov M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard
Inbunden, 2012
2009 kr
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Part of the Handbook of the Philosophy of Science Series edited by: Dov M. Gabbay King's College, London, UK; Paul Thagard University of Waterloo, Canada; and John Woods University of British Columbia, Canada. Philosophy of Economics investigates the foundational concepts and methods of economics, …
Philosophy of Information
Av Dov M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard
Inbunden, 2008
2157 kr
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Information is a recognized fundamental notion across the sciences and humanities, which is crucial to understanding physical computation, communication, and human cognition. The Philosophy of Information brings together the most important perspectives on information. It includes major technical …
Philosophy of Linguistics
Av Dov M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard
Inbunden, 2012
2161 kr
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Philosophy of Linguistics investigates the foundational concepts and methods of linguistics, the scientific study of human language. This groundbreaking collection, the most thorough treatment of the philosophy of linguistics ever published, brings together philosophers, scientists and historians …
Philosophy of Medicine
Av Fred Gifford, Dov M. Gabbay m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1919 kr
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This volume covers a wide range of conceptual, epistemological and methodological issues in the philosophy of science raised by reflection upon medical science and practice. Several chapters examine such general meta-scientific concepts as discovery, reduction, theories and models, causal inference …
Philosophy of Complex Systems
Av Dov M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard
Inbunden, 2011
2746 kr
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The domain of nonlinear dynamical systems and its mathematical underpinnings has been developing exponentially for a century, the last 35 years seeing an outpouring of new ideas and applications and a concomitant confluence with ideas of complex systems and their applications from irreversible …
