Philosophy of Science

Current Controversies in Values and Science asks ten philosophers to debate five questions (two philosophers per debate) that are driving contempor...

The Emergence of the Fourth Dimension describes the development and proliferation of the idea of higher dimensional space in the late nineteenth- a...

This book examines the origins of ancient Greek science using the vehicles of blood, blood vessels, and the heart. Careful attention to biomedical ...

Bruno Latour is one of the leading figures in Social Sciences today, but his contributions are also widely recognised in the arts. His theories ‘fl...

This book employs contemporary philosophy, scientific research, and clinical reports to argue that pain, though real, is not an appropriate object ...

Michael Polanyi is most famous for his work in chemistry and the philosophy of science, but in the 1930s and 1940s he made an important contributio...

A longstanding question at the intersection of science, philosophy, and theology is how God might act, or not, when governing the universe. Many be...

Bruno Latour is one of the leading figures in Social Sciences today, but his contributions are also widely recognised in the arts. His theories ‘fl...

For generations the discoveries of science tended to challenge the very existence of God. Templeton makes a striking argument for just the opposit...

A scientist’s journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward. It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous ...

In Vienna in the 1920s a group of brilliant philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists – led by figures such as Moritz Schlick, Otto Neurath, Rud...

Written by the man considered the "Person of the Century" by Time magazine, this is not a glimpse into Einstein's personal life, but an extension a...

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Science contains sixteen original essays by leading authors in the philosophy of science, each one defending ...

In Vienna in the 1920s a group of brilliant philosophers, mathematicians, and scientists – led by figures such as Moritz Schlick, Otto Neurath, Rud...

Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Science contains sixteen original essays by leading authors in the philosophy of science, each one defending ...

This text focuses on two major issues: the nature of scientific inquiry and the relations between scientific disciplines. Designed to introduce the...

Written by the man considered the "Person of the Century" by Time magazine, this is not a glimpse into Einstein's personal life, but an extension a...

Thought-provoking arguments and behaviors on both sides of the controversy surrounding biomedical research on animals

A revolutionary look at the intellectual and social mileu within which early modern philosophers invented scientific identities

Working on a large canvas, Science Unfettered contributes to the ongoing debates in the philosophy of science. The ambitious aim of its authors is ...