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This book explains - in simple terms and with almost no mathematics - the physics behind recent and glamorous discoveries in Cosmology, Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Particles (e.g. Higgs bosons) an……続きを見る

This book is the first all-encompassing exploration of the role of demons in philosophical and scientific thought experiments. In Part I, the author explains the importance of thought experiments in……続きを見る

This volume collects reflections on the role of philosophy in case studies in the history of science. Case studies have played a prominent role in recent history and philosophy of science. They have……続きを見る

An innovative theory proposes a new therapeutic strategy to break the stalemate in the war on cancer. It is called cancer stem cell (CSC) theory, and Lucie Laplane offers a comprehensive analysis, b……続きを見る

Annoté: - Biographie de l'auteur et résumé de l'oeuvre Physiologie du mariage est un essai français d’Honoré de Balzac, paru en 1829 sous le titre Physiologie du mariage ou méditations de philosophi……続きを見る

These early works by Alfred Russel Wallace were originally published in the late 19th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. 'A Collection of Essays on Spi……続きを見る

This early work by Alfred Russel Wallace was originally published in 1913 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Social Environment and Moral Progress' is a work th……続きを見る

This collection presents significant contributions from an international network project on mathematical cultures, including essays from leading scholars in the history and philosophy of mathematics……続きを見る

In this volume, Stephen M. Gardiner and David A. Weisbach present arguments for and against the relevance of ethics to global climate policy. Gardiner argues that climate change is fundamentally an ……続きを見る

Behaving presents an overview of the recent history and methodology of behavioral genetics and psychiatric genetics, informed by a philosophical perspective. Kenneth F. Schaffner addresses a wide ra……続きを見る

This book describes argumentative tools and strategies that can be used to guide policy decisions under conditions of great uncertainty. Contributing authors explore methods from philosophical analy……続きを見る

Des faits expérimentaux indiscutables conduisent à poser en principe l’impossibilité de mettre en évidence le mouvement de translation d’ensemble d’un système mat&……続きを見る

The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle.This book was one half of a single treatise of his politic.This series contain summary of classic books.One who wants to get enjoy of book reading especially in ……続きを見る

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Newton and his influence. His thought, like that of Aristotle and every other great thinker, underwent development which contemporary schol……続きを見る

In the world of today, men on both sides of the science-humanities barrier feel an urgent need for mutual understanding. This symposium sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies, stress……続きを見る

The Improvement of Human Reason by Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Malik Ibn Tufayl,a Moorish philosopher and physician,in early 12th century Islamic Spain.The novel was itself named after an earlier Arabic al……続きを見る

This book advocates the importance and value of errors for the progress of scientific research! Hans Kricheldorf explains that most of the great scientific achievements are based on an iterative pro……続きを見る

Taking care of oneself is increasingly interpreted as taking care of one’s brain. Apart from pills, books, food, and games for a better brain, people can also use neurotechnologies for self-improvem……続きを見る

'The most important advance of our era. One of the pioneers of the field describes the exciting hunt for the key breakthrough and what it portends for our future' Walter Isaacson World-famous scient……続きを見る

When scientists found the remains of a tiny hominid on an Indonesian in 2004, they claimed they found a totally new species of human ancestor (homo floresiensis), and called it a Hobbit. Film crews ……続きを見る

An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance by the English essayist,John Foster.His work,An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance is the book which he urged the necessity of a national system of ed……続きを見る

Um diálogo entre a Sociologia e a Filosofia da Ciência: é o envolvente conviteque este livro faz. Com linguagem clara e coesa, o tema vibrante a relaçãoentre Ciência, Verdade e Sociedade ー torna-se……続きを見る

‘An elegant, thoughtful book . . . beautifully expresses the importance and experience of liberation from the battery-hen life of constant connection and crowds.’ Daily Mail ‘A compelling study of t……続きを見る

This book focuses on the contribution of Marcel Mauss (1872-1950) to social theory and a theory of cooperation. It shows that Mauss’s essay "The Gift" (1925) can be seen as a classic of a pragmatist……続きを見る

Italian criminologist Enrico Ferri was one of the first in his field to focus on the social and economic causes of criminal behavior. His unique approach came about in part as a result of Ferri's ow……続きを見る

In this volume, author Samuel B. Emmons identifies and describes a broad spectrum of folk beliefs and spiritual practices, such as demonic possession, palmistry, and fear of ghosts and spirits. In E……続きを見る

First published in 1974. Despite the tendency of contemporary analytic philosophy to put logic and mathematics at a central position, the author argues it failed to appreciate or account for their r……続きを見る

McTaggart’s argument for the unreality of time, first published in 1908, set the agenda for 20th-century philosophy of time. Yet there is very little agreement on what it actually says - nobody agre……続きを見る

This collection of stories touches upon many genres: Normed Trek is a clever and witty Alice-in-Wonderland-type narrative set in the realm of mathematical analysis, The Cantor Trilogy is a dystopia ……続きを見る

In How Invention Begins, Lienhard reconciles the ends of invention with the individual leaps upon which they are built, illuminating the vast web of individual inspirations that lie behind whole tec……続きを見る