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The remarkable story of the global movement championing the idea that evidence, not opinions, should guide our decisions Today, more and more people around the globe are using scientific evidence to……続きを見る

Can suicide be, in certain situations, morally permissible or even morally obligatory? Can it be a rational choice? What are our obligations toward suicidal individuals? How should we even define su……続きを見る

Today's computer scientists play the same role as the oracles of the ancient world and the astrologers of the Middle Ages. Modern predictions not only advise on war, crop output, and marriages, but ……続きを見る

Il pacifismo di Giacomo Matteotti è tema che ben si presta a un'antologia pensata per le scuole. Ripercorrere le tappe fondamentali della sua opposizione alla guerra significa infatti poter vedere a……続きを見る

This book explains the background and meaning of Kant’s account of the life sciences in the Critique of the Power of Judgement by reading the development of Kant’s ideas on the living since his 1763……続きを見る

Will AI help cure diseases, or put our health at risk? Is it a revolution, or just another overpromise? In this illustrated book, artist Chaz Hutton and expert Hugues Berry cut through the myths to ……続きを見る

Available open access digitally under CC BY-NC-ND licence. Do our tools for knowing about the world actually obscure important knowledge? This book uncovers how knowledge infrastructuresーincluding ……続きを見る

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Provocative but perceptive . . . You can agree or disagree with Smilーaccept or doubt his ‘just the facts’ postureーbut you probably shouldn’t ignore him.”ーThe ……続きを見る

In its concern with science as an essentially human enterprise, Science, Faith and Society makes an original and challenging contribution to the philosophy of science. On its appearance in 1946 the ……続きを見る

What if reality is missing nothing - except the way we look at it? Mirror Matrix: The Missing Dimensions of Reality presents a grounded but far-reaching way of understanding the universe as an infor……続きを見る

This open access book offers a comprehensive and systematic debate on the key concepts and areas of application of the philosophy of science for machine learning. The current landscape of the debate……続きを見る

В этом мире нет ничего постоянного, всё изменяется в своей «элементарной» структуре со скоростью света, как репликации самих себя в точной своей копии, со всеми «ошибками» и возможностями, как мутац……続きを見る

Science Under the Yoke of Value examines how science today is fundamentally governed not by an autonomous quest for knowledge and truth, or by the advancement of society, but by coercion to cater to……続きを見る

'After reading Mitchell’s guide, you’ll know what you don’t know and what other people don’t know, even though they claim to know it. And that’s invaluable'' The New York Times A leading computer sc……続きを見る

Leviathan and the Air-Pump examines the conflicts over the value and propriety of experimental methods between two major seventeenth-century thinkers: Thomas Hobbes, author of the political treatise……続きを見る

**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER** Sapiens showed us where we came from. In our increasingly uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we're going. 'Spellbinding' Guardian The world-renowned historian ……続きを見る

The lifetime of Johan Huizinga (1872-1945) was marked by dramatic transformations in Europe. Cityscapes, aesthetic codes, social orders, political cultures, international travel and means of warfare……続きを見る

Inductive Metaphysics (IM) is a comparatively new branch of metaphysics that justifies metaphysical principles by inductive or abductive inferences from empirical evidence, rather than by purely log……続きを見る

This book addresses the distance between contemporary philosophical critiques of education and the classroom context by applying new insights from social philosophy, neurology and historical analysi……続きを見る

A highly regarded scientist’s examination of the battle between evolution and intelligent design, and its implications for how science is practiced in America. 続きを見る

Prometheus' fire is poised to sweep through human civilization once again – this time as a spark to enlighten the mind, empowering the fundamental transformation of civilization. Driven by the quest……続きを見る

**An Instant New York Times Bestseller From one of our leading chroniclers of the intersection of innovation and capitalism, a landmark reckoningーbased on unprecedented accessーwith one of the worl……続きを見る

Epicureanism is commonly associated with a carefree view of life and the pursuit of pleasures, particularly the pleasures of the table. However it was a complex and distinctive system of philosophy ……続きを見る

Benjamin Christensen’s Häxan (The Witch, 1922) stands as a singular film within the history of cinema. Deftly weaving contemporary scientific analysis and powerfully staged historical scenes of sata……続きを見る

This book adopts an integrated history and philosophy of science approach to consider the historical origins and methodological pitfalls of field experiments in economics. It explains key concepts s……続きを見る

This open access book advances a modest defence of technological utopias. While technological utopianism is not devoid of risks and elitism, their benefits should not be discounted in an overall ass……続きを見る

In the quiet hours before dawn, a revolutionary discovery emerges from an unprecedented dialogue between human intuition and artificial intelligence. A theory that doesn't just explain quantum mecha……続きを見る

This book explores the role of translation in shaping the knowledge-sharing processes that were and are seminal to scientific endeavour. It considers the mechanisms by which eighteenth- and nineteen……続きを見る

THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S TOP BOOKS OF THE YEAR Shortlisted for The Orwell Prize 2020 Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of……続きを見る

This Open Access book shows how expert consensus pervades all areas of science. It explores, in particular, the role of consensus in establishing scientific truth, in guiding professional practice a……続きを見る