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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 …
Living in a Technological Culture
Human Tools and Human Values
Inbunden, 1995
2046 kr
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Technology is no longer confined to the laboratory but has become an established part of our daily lives. Its sophistication offers us power beyond our human capacity which can either dazzle or threaten; it depends who is in control.Living in a Technological Culture challenges traditionally held …
Time, Space and Philosophy
Inbunden, 1991
2512 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date and accessible introduction to the philosophy of space and time. Ray considers in detail the central questions of space and time which arizse from the ideas of Zeno, Newton, Mach, Leibniz and Einstein. Time, Space and Philosophy extends the debate in …
Mathematics and the Image of Reason
Av Mary Tiles
Inbunden, 1991
2512 kr
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A thorough account of the philosophy of mathematics. In a cogent account the author argues against the view that mathematics is solely logic.
Philosophical Defence of Psychiatry
Inbunden, 1991
2586 kr
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By first analysing the arguments of psychiatry's critics and the philosophical ideas of such thinkers as Freud, Eysenck, Laing, Szasz, Sedgwick and Foucault and by then providing answers to the many contentious and diverse questions raised, Dr. Reznek aims to establish a philosophical defence of …
Metaphysics of Consciousness
Inbunden, 1991
1521 kr
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Metaphysics of Consciousness opens with a development of the physicalist outlook that denies the need for any explanation of the mental. This "inexplicability" is demonstrated not to be sufficient as refutation of physicalism. However, the inescapable particularity of modes of consciousness appears …
Living in a Technological Culture
Human Tools and Human Values
Häftad, 1995
706 kr
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Technology is no longer confined to the laboratory but has become an established part of our daily lives. Its sophistication offers us power beyond our human capacity which can either dazzle or threaten; it depends who is in control.Living in a Technological Culture challenges traditionally held …
Colour Vision
A study in cognitive science and the philosophy of perception
Inbunden, 1995
2441 kr
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Colour fascinates all of us, and scientists and philosophers have sought to understand the true nature of colour vision for many years. In recent times, investigations into colour vision have been one of the main success stories of cognitive science, for each discipline within the field - …
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 …
Colour Vision
A study in cognitive science and the philosophy of perception
Häftad, 1995
629 kr
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Colour fascinates all of us, and scientists and philosophers have sought to understand the true nature of colour vision for many years. In recent times, investigations into colour vision have been one of the main success stories of cognitive science, for each discipline within the field - …
Psychologism
The Sociology of Philosophical Knowledge
Av Martin Kusch
Inbunden, 1995
2133 kr
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First published in 1995. When did psychology become a distinct discipline? What links the continental and analytic traditions in philosophy? Answers to both questions are found in this extraordinary account of the debate surrounding psychologism in Germany at the turn of the century. The trajectory …
Psychologism
The Sociology of Philosophical Knowledge
Av Martin Kusch
Häftad, 1995
648 kr
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First published in 1995. When did psychology become a distinct discipline? What links the continental and analytic traditions in philosophy? Answers to both questions are found in this extraordinary account of the debate surrounding psychologism in Germany at the turn of the century. The trajectory …
Verificationism
Its History and Prospects
Av C.J. Misak
Inbunden, 1995
2133 kr
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Verificationism is the first comprehensive history of a concept that dominated philosophy and scientific methodology between the 1930s and the 1960s. The verificationist principle - the concept that a belief with no connection to experience is spurious - is the most sophisticated version of …
Verificationism
Its History and Prospects
Av C.J. Misak
Häftad, 1995
764 kr
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Verificationism is the first comprehensive history of a concept that dominated philosophy and scientific methodology between the 1930s and the 1960s. The verificationist principle - the concept that a belief with no connection to experience is spurious - is the most sophisticated version of …
Real History
Reflections on Historical Practice
Av Martin Bunzl
Inbunden, 1997
2512 kr
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In Real History, Martin Bunzl brilliantly succeeds in bringing together two schools of thought at the forefront of the philosophy of history: that of realism and objectivity. He shows us how the realism debate is inhabited by philosophers, whereas the objectivity argument lies in the hands of …
Real History
Reflections on Historical Practice
Av Martin Bunzl
Häftad, 1997
764 kr
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In Real History, Martin Bunzl brilliantly succeeds in bringing together two schools of thought at the forefront of the philosophy of history: that of realism and objectivity. He shows us how the realism debate is inhabited by philosophers, whereas the objectivity argument lies in the hands of …
Ethics of Science
An Introduction
Inbunden, 1998
2264 kr
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Ethics of Science is a comprehensive and student-friendly introduction to the study of ethics in science and scientific research. The book covers:* Science and Ethics* Ethical Theory and Applications* Science as a Profession* Standards of Ethical Conduct in Science* Objectivity in Research* Ethical …
Ethics of Science
An Introduction
Häftad, 1998
604 kr
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Ethics of Science is a comprehensive and student-friendly introduction to the study of ethics in science and scientific research. The book covers:* Science and Ethics* Ethical Theory and Applications* Science as a Profession* Standards of Ethical Conduct in Science* Objectivity in Research* Ethical …
Evil or Ill?
Justifying the Insanity Defence
Inbunden, 1997
2512 kr
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Lawrie Reznek addresses these questions and more in his controversial investigation of the insanity defense in Evil or Ill? Drawing from countless intriguing case examples, he aims to understand the concept of an excuse, and explains why the law excuses certain actions and not others. In his easily …
Evil or Ill?
Justifying the Insanity Defence
Häftad, 1997
735 kr
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Lawrie Reznek addresses these questions and more in his controversial investigation of the insanity defense in Evil or Ill? Drawing from countless intriguing case examples, he aims to understand the concept of an excuse, and explains why the law excuses certain actions and not others. In his easily …
Philosophical Theories of Probability
Inbunden, 2000
2512 kr
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The Twentieth Century has seen a dramatic rise in the use of probability and statistics in almost all fields of research. This has stimulated many new philosophical ideas on probability. Philosophical Theories of Probability is the first book to present a clear, comprehensive and systematic account …
Philosophical Theories of Probability
Häftad, 2000
706 kr
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The Twentieth Century has seen a dramatic rise in the use of probability and statistics in almost all fields of research. This has stimulated many new philosophical ideas on probability. Philosophical Theories of Probability is the first book to present a clear, comprehensive and systematic account …
Psychological Knowledge
A Social History and Philosophy
Av Martin Kusch
Inbunden, 1998
2512 kr
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Psychologists and philosophers have assumed that psychological knowledge is knowledge about, and held by, the individual mind. Psychological Knowledge challenges these views. It argues that bodies of psychological knowledge are social institutions like money or the monarchy, and that mental states …
Scientific Realism
How Science Tracks Truth
Inbunden, 1999
3065 kr
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Scientific realism is the optimistic view that modern science is on the right track: that the world really is the way our best scientific theories describe it . In his book, Stathis Psillos gives us a detailed and comprehensive study which restores the intuitive plausibility of scientific realism. …
Scientific Realism
How Science Tracks Truth
Häftad, 1999
648 kr
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Scientific realism is the optimistic view that modern science is on the right track: that the world really is the way our best scientific theories describe it . In his book, Stathis Psillos gives us a detailed and comprehensive study which restores the intuitive plausibility of scientific realism. …
Is Science Value Free?
Values and Scientific Understanding
Av Hugh Lacey
Inbunden, 1999
2512 kr
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Exploring the role of values in scientific inquiry, Hugh Lacey examines the nature and meaning of values, and looks at challenges to the view, posed by postmodernists, feminists, radical ecologists, Third-World advocates and religious fundamentalists, that science is value free. He also focuses on …
Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science
Av André Kukla
Inbunden, 2000
2586 kr
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Social constructionists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them. Is reality constructed by our own activity? Do we collectively invent the world rather than discover it?André Kukla presents a comprehensive discussion of the philosophical issues that arise out …
Social Constructivism and the Philosophy of Science
Av André Kukla
Häftad, 2000
652 kr
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Social constructionists maintain that we invent the properties of the world rather than discover them. Is reality constructed by our own activity? Do we collectively invent the world rather than discover it?André Kukla presents a comprehensive discussion of the philosophical issues that arise out …
Is Science Value Free?
Values and Scientific Understanding
Av Hugh Lacey
Häftad, 2004
924 kr
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Exploring the role of values in scientific inquiry, Hugh Lacey examines the nature and meaning of values, and looks at challenges to the view, posed by postmodernists, feminists, radical ecologists, Third-World advocates and religious fundamentalists, that science is value free. He also focuses on …
