Philosophy & Social Aspects 94

Au début du XIXe siècle, Joseph de Maistre écrivait « Alors, toute la science changera de face : l’esprit, longtemps détrôné et oublié, reprendra sa place ». Qu’en est-il deux cents ans plus tard ? ……続きを見る

This book provides a compilation of in-depth articles and reviews on key topics within gravitation, cosmology and related issues. It is a celebratory volume dedicated to Prof. Thanu Padmanabhan ("Pa……続きを見る

Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection challenges our very sense of belonging in the world. Unlike prior evolutionary theories, Darwinism construes species as mutable historical products of a ……続きを見る

What kind of stuff is the world made of? What is the nature or substance of things? These are ontological questions, and they are usually answered with respect to the objects of science. The objects……続きを見る

The modernist-apologetic approach to the relation between revelation and science and politics has been a central part of Arab discourses on the future of Muslim societies for over a century. This ap……続きを見る

This anthology provides a collection of new essays on ethical and philosophical issues that concern the development, dispensing, and use of pharmaceuticals. It brings together critical ethical issue……続きを見る

Quantum theory is the soul of theoretical physics. It is not just a theory of specific physical systems, but rather a new framework with universal applicability. This book shows how we can reconstru……続きを見る

Now revised and updated, this introduction to decision theory is both accessible and comprehensive, covering topics including decision making under ignorance and risk, the foundations of utility the……続きを見る

È sempre più difficile per il credente vivere in una società secolarizzata come l’attuale, nella quale una certa interpretazione della scienza sembra negare l’esistenza stessa di Dio. La fede cristi……続きを見る

There has been much recent excitement amongst neuroscientists and ethicists about the possibility of using drugs, as well as other technologies, to enhance cognition in healthy individuals. This exc……続きを見る

This book tells the fascinating stories of the valiant women who broke down barriers to join the space program. Beginning with the orbital flight of USSR cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova in 1963, they……続きを見る

The impact of evolutionary theory on the philosophy of science has been no less profound than its impact on the science of biology itself. Advances in this theory provide a rich set of examples for ……続きを見る

'What is the basic building block of the universe?' Thales of Miletus was the first to ask this fundamental, yet to be answered, question in the sixth century B.C. This book offers an in-depth accou……続きを見る

Thomas Kuhn's celebrated work, 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' revolutionized thinking in the philosophy of science and to a large extent his 'paradigm shift' view has replaced logical pos……続きを見る

Might human morality be a product of evolution? An increasing number of philosophers and scientists believe that moral judgment and behaviour emerged because it enhanced the fitness of our distant a……続きを見る

One of the key themes of the Enlightenment was the search for universal laws and truths that would help illuminate the workings of the universe. It is in such attitudes that we trace the origins of ……続きを見る

La filosofía de la ciencia estudia los conceptos fundamentales de la práctica científica. Mientras que el científico trata de descubrir cosas del mundo, el filósofo se plantea por ejemplo si aquello……続きを見る

This book proposes a new way to think about evolution. The author carefully brings together evidence from diverse fields of science. In the process, he bridges the gaps between many different--and u……続きを見る

Como não se interrogar sobre as razões filosóficas do questionamento kierkegaardiano: “O que é comunicar?” ou “O que significa dizer? E Como dizer?”. “Saber que para reconhecer a verdade, sobretudo ……続きを見る

This book offers a comprehensive update on the scientific realism debate, enabling readers to gain a novel appreciation of the role of objectivity and truth in science and to understand fully the va……続きを見る

(a5,108 p.) - If, as I said Sartre, existential philosopher-humanist of the 20th century, "man is a project that exists only to the extent that the performs", for the meritocratic existentialism, in……続きを見る

The question of energy is among the most vital for the future of humanity and the flourishing of life on this planet. Yet, only very rarely (if at all) do we ask what energy is, what it means, what ……続きを見る

Un vero e proprio inno alla scienza, composto da quattro agili movimenti. Il piglio divulgativo e accattivante delle Reith Lectures tenute per la BBC radio da Martin Rees trova in "da qui all'infini……続きを見る

A meeting of great minds at the intersection of the arts and sciences “Enchanting. . . . The Poetic Species is a wonderful read in its entirety, short yet infinitely simulating.” ーMaria Popova, Mar……続きを見る

One of the most important thinkers describes the literally mind-boggling possibilities that modern brain science could present for national security.” -LAWRENCE J. KORB, former US Assistant Secreta……続きを見る

Cultural accounts of scientific ideas and practices have increasingly come to be welcomed as a corrective to previousーand still widely heldーtheories of scientific knowledge and practices as univer……続きを見る

At the heart of quantum mechanics lies the wave function, a powerful but mysterious mathematical object which has been a hot topic of debate from its earliest stages. Covering much of the recent deb……続きを見る

Essentialism--roughly, the view that natural kinds have discrete essences, generating truths that are necessary but knowable only a posteriori--is an increasingly popular view in the metaphysics of ……続きを見る

How should we think about the “shape” of human history since the birth of cities, and where are we headed? Sociologist and historian John Torpey proposes that the “Axial Age” of the first millennium……続きを見る

This book argues that we can only understand transformations of nature studies in the Scientific Revolution if we take seriously the interaction between practitioners (those who know by doing) and s……続きを見る