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This book examines three connected aspects of Frege’s logicism: the differences between Dedekind’s and Frege’s interpretation of the term ‘logic’ and related terms and reflects on Frege’s notion of ……続きを見る

Many historians of insurance have commented on the disconnect between the rise of English life insurance companies in the early eighteenth century and the mathematics behind the sound pricing of lif……続きを見る

The chapters of ‘Hermeneutical Dynamics’ are a series of working exercises involving different problems and possibilities that are entailed by issues of: hermeneutics, fields, chaos theory, mathemat……続きを見る

People often believe that we can overcome the profound environmental and climate crises we face by smart systems, green innovations and more recycling. However, the quest for complex technological s……続きを見る

本书以明《菜根谭》为范本，在范围、内容、文体上，拓展、刷新为“人生全程”、“世相百态”，“四字韵文”。《人生奥秘》填补了国内空白。 其内容与时代俱进，以人生为经，社会为纬，纵横揭示。无雷同，无俗套，无说教……続きを見る

Can a human society suffer from illness like a living thing? And if so, how does such a malaise manifest itself? In this thought-provoking book, Fred Neuhouser explains and defends the idea of socia……続きを見る

Eric Funkhouser uncovers a logical structure that is common to many, if not all, classificatory systems or taxonomies. Every conceptual scheme--including the sciences, mathematics, and ethics--class……続きを見る

Environmental Ethics offers an up-to-date and balanced overview of environmental ethics, focusing on theory and practice. Written in clear and engaging prose, the book provides an historical perspec……続きを見る

Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr walk into the famous Hotel Métropole and sit down at the author’s table to discuss the state of quantum mechanics today. Particles that exist in two places at once, co……続きを見る

What do you know about evolutionary theory? Or, maybe there are two questions here: (1) What do you think you know; (2) What do you actually know? Quite irrespective of whether individuals believe i……続きを見る

This book examines the central structures in medicineーmedical knowledge, economics, technological innovation, and medical authorityーfrom the perspective of an ethics of care. The author analyzes e……続きを見る

An Artefact for the Transmission of New Ideas. Issue #7: July 2019 Featuring Ideas by: Gaia Vince, Michael Regnier, Jenny Diski, Geoff Watts, Lucy Maddox, Emma Young, Jo Marchant, Peter Aldhous, Mar……続きを見る

This book invokes the Tawhidi ontological foundation of the Qur’anic law and worldview, and is also a study of ta’wil, the esoteric meaning of Qur’anic verses. It presents a comparative analysis bet……続きを見る

Anti-scientific misinformation has become a serious problem on many fronts, including vaccinations and climate change. One of these fronts is the persistence of anti-evolutionism, which has recently……続きを見る

Return of the Avatars is a Gold Winner of the prestigious 2023 Nautilus Book Awards for books that invite imaginative storytelling that evolve human capacities and visionary positive futures. It is ……続きを見る

Zhouying Jin is a senior researcher and professor, Institute of Quanti-Economics & Techno-Economics of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Director, Center for Technology Innovation and Strategy Stu……続きを見る

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of Islamic ethical issues within a wide spectrum of philosophy of science topics, examining the development of the model of moral inclusiveness in eco……続きを見る