Philosophy of Science

This is a concise, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the philosophy of biology written by a leading authority on the subject. Geared to...

This book reconstructs the emergence of the phenomenon of lost time by engaging with two of the most significant time experts of the nineteenth cen...

Although astrology was viewed with suspicion by the medieval church, it became a major area of inquiry for the renowned cardinal and scholar Pierre...

Originally published in 1976. This comprehensive study discusses in detail the philosophical, mathematical, physical, logical and theological aspec...

Over time the complex idea of species has evolved, yet its meaning is far from resolved. This comprehensive work is a fresh look at an idea central...

From one of our leading thinkers, a dazzling philosophical journey through virtual worldsIn the coming decades, the technology that enables virtual...

This is the story of John Draper, Andrew White, and the conflict thesis: a centuries-old misconception that religion and science are at odds with o...

As the demand for organs continues to outstrip availability and waiting lists surge, the pressure to make morally questionable, unethical decisions...

Technology and Society provides an up-to-date introduction to the basic issues that have come to dene the philosophy of technology: What is technol...

Throughout history, humans have explored new places, making both good and bad moral decisions along the way. As humanity proceeds to explore space,...

A fundamentally new approach to the history of science and technologyThis book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and tech...

Humean Laws for Human Agents presents cutting-edge research by leading experts on the Humean account of laws, chance, possibility, and necessity. A...

How did our relationship with nature become broken, why does it matter and how can we fix it? From a past in which we were embedded in the natural ...

In Rescuing Humanity, Willem H. Vanderburg reminds us that we have relied on discipline-based approaches for human knowing, doing, and organizing f...

In a time when the relation of theology to science is in question, due in part to the unwitting fideism of religious fundamentalists and, conversel...

Cosmology is in crisis. The more we discover, the more puzzling the universe appears to be. How and why are the laws of nature what they are? A phi...

Most philosophers agree that causal knowledge is essential to decision-making: agents should choose from the available options those that probably ...

The internet has altered how people engage with each other in myriad ways, including offering opportunities for people to act distrustfully. This f...

Exploring how the subtleties of quantum coherence can be consistently incorporated into Einstein's theory of gravitation, this book is ideal for re...

The astronomical observations of William Herschel (17381822) made him question the accepted model of the clockwork universe. This volume explains t...

It is a commonplace that scientific inquiry makes extensive use of probabilities, many of which seem to be objective chances, describing features o...

This book presents a study of the various feelings of awe and wonder experienced by astronauts during space flight. It summarizes the results of tw...