Philosophy of Science

Winner of the Silver Medal for Environment/Ecology in the 2022 Independent Publisher (IPPY Book AwardsFritjof Capra, scientist, educator, activist...

Is a coherent worldview that embraces both classical Christology and modern evolutionary biology possible? This volume explores this fundamental qu...

Is a coherent worldview that embraces both classical Christology and modern evolutionary biology possible? This volume explores this fundamental qu...

From photographs to micrographs, from the various types of graphs to fun, interactive visuals and games, there are many different forms in which sc...

Thomas Kuhn is widely considered as one of the most important philosophers of science in the 20th century and his The Structure of Scientific Revol...

At each particular historical moment, the university appears as a heavy and rigid structure resisting changes, whereas, throughout time, it has act...

At each particular historical moment, the university appears as a heavy and rigid structure resisting changes, whereas, throughout time, it has act...

In daily life we consciously attempt to reconcile what with why, factual knowledge with understanding. Currently, it is commonplace to presume that...

This book is about language, mind and consciousness. It traces lines of relevance from the philosophy of language to the philosophy of mind, and fo...

A unique approach to the philosophy of science that focuses on the liveliest and most important controversies surrounding science Is science more ...

A unique approach to the philosophy of science that focuses on the liveliest and most important controversies surrounding science Is science more ...

Questo libro ha lo scopo di fornire unampia riflessione sui principi generali della fisica e gli elementi fondanti della conoscenza scientifica nel...

Mauro Dorato charts pressing debates within the philosophy of science that centre around scientific expertise, access to knowledge, consensus, deba...

What are the Seven Deadly Sins? Are they still acknowledged breaches of morality and ethical norms in our Western societies in the Third Millennium...

This volume explores how understanding relates to conscious experience. In doing so, it builds bridges between different philosophical disciplines ...

Models and modeling have played an increasingly important role in philosophy, going back to the nineteenth century. While philosophical interest in...

First Published in 1969, System, Structure and Experience offers a basic information-flow design capable of accounting for the complex operations o...

Crucial to most research in physics, as well as leading to the development of inventions such as the transistor and the laser, quantum mechanics ap...

Based on extensive archival research, this open access book provides a fresh perspective on the early history of Isotype and pictographic communica...

This book promotes entirely new insights into womens contributions to the history of philosophy and boasts papers spanning the centuries from Antig...

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platfo...

This book is a gentle introduction for all those wishing to learn about modern views of the cosmos. Our universe originated in a great explosion t...

Since the publication of his seminal monograph The scientific image, Bas van Fraassen is a key figure in philosophy of science. In this book, other...

This book proposes a methodology for formulating a sovereign field of Academic Native American Philosophy. In this groundbreaking metaphilosophical...

This book proposes a methodology for formulating a sovereign field of Academic Native American Philosophy. In this groundbreaking metaphilosophical...

First published in 1922 and based on lectures delivered in May 1921, Albert Einstein's The Meaning of Relativity offered an overview and explanatio...

A sweeping tour of the infrared universe as seen through the eyes of NASAs Spitzer Space TelescopeAstronomers have been studying the heavens for th...

All life processes begin in water. In The Silent Language of Life, Inge Just-Nastansky reveals, through over 500 colour photographs, aspects of nat...

Wir Menschen wissen bereits seit über 400 Jahren, dass wir uns unverschämterweise nicht im Zentrum des Universums befinden. Dennoch war die Überras...

In Admirable Evasions, Theodore Dalrymple explains why human self-understanding has not been bettered by the false promises of the different school...

Free will is one of the most discussed topics in neuroscience, psychology and philosophy. Many even assume that our view of human nature and our so...

Why psychology is in peril as a scientific discipline--and how to save it Psychological science has made extraordinary discoveries about the human...

Essays on the history of psychedelics, the present renaissance, and visions for an inclusive and equitable future.As psychedelics and psychedelic-a...

Fascinating and exhilaratingSean B. Carroll at his very best.Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for OccupantsFrom acclaimed writer and biolog...

Fascinating and exhilaratingSean B. Carroll at his very best.Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for OccupantsFrom acclaimed writer and biolog...

This book offers a clear account of timelessness together with the discussion of temporality in fundamental physics and cosmology. The multi-discip...

This book is about how we make choices. Drawing together evidence from 21st century chemistry to Victorian politics, enlightenment philosophy, Roma...

What are species? Are they objective features of the world? If so, what sort of features are they? Slater presents a novel approach to these questi...

Epidemiology is one of the fastest growing and increasingly important sciences. This thorough analysis lays out the conceptual foundations of epide...