MB - Philosophy & Social Aspects 1

While much has been written about the impact of Darwin’s theories on U.S. culture, and countless scholarly collections have been devoted to the science of evolution, few have addressed the specific ……続きを見る

The nineteenth-century sciences cleaved sensory experience into two separate realms: the bodily physics of sensation and the mental activity of perception. This division into two discrete categories……続きを見る

Perché esistiamo? Da dove veniamo? Stephen Hawking, dalla frontiera della fisica e dell’astrofisica moderne, ha ripercorso le più profonde risposte filosofiche elaborate nel corso della Storia umana……続きを見る

Open access. This open-access book discusses vulnerability and the protection-inclusion dilemma of including those who suffer from serious poverty, severe stigma, and structural violence in research……続きを見る

Les pensées de Gilbert Simondon et de Jacques Derrida n’ont jamais été étudiées de manière conjointe, alors même que les deux auteurs partagent un contexte historique, un milieu théorique ainsi qu’u……続きを見る

Der Unternehmer, Coach und Autor Wolfram Berghüser nimmt Dich mit auf eine faszinierende Reise zu einigen seiner bewegendsten Lebensstationen und taucht mit Dir ein in die Erkenntnisse über die tief……続きを見る

Life is a journey both in and through time. What you see moment to moment depends on your personal perspective, what you experience depends on your beliefs. In this book you will both see and experi……続きを見る

Explore the moral and ethical issues which arise at the intersection of novel technology and engineering In Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction, a team of distinguished researchers ……続きを見る

Kitabu Uumbaji wa Mtu; kinaanzia na YAHWEH Katika Milele kuchambua yapi na vipi vilipelekea kuumbwa kwa ulimwengu, na hatimaye pawepo mahali wakati ambapo mtu angeweza umbwa na kuishi humo. Ndipo tu……続きを見る

Why psychology is in peril as a scientific disciplineーand how to save it Psychological science has made extraordinary discoveries about the human mind, but can we trust everything its practitioners……続きを見る

The book represents a critical update on interactions between the host and its gut microbiome that conditions the socio-biology of the mind and behaviour. Evidence has been scientifically approached……続きを見る

In "Curiosities of Science, Past and Present," John Timbs embarks on a fascinating exploration of the oddities and wonders that populate the landscape of scientific inquiry. The book employs a narra……続きを見る

In 1927, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein began a debate about the interpretation and meaning of the new quantum theory. This would become one of the most famous debates in the history of science. At ……続きを見る

The Estonian philosopher of science Rein Vihalemm (1938–2015) left two prominent and fruitful philosophical-methodological legacies that continue to captivate philosophers of science: a methodologic……続きを見る

El gran Umberto Eco disecciona la naturaleza incorregible de la intolerancia. «[...] cuando la intolerancia se convierte en doctrina es demasiado tarde para combatirla, y los que deberían hacerlo se……続きを見る

Lehrkräfte setzen Hunde im Unterricht ein, um die soziale Inklusion zu fördern. Doch welchen Einfluss hat tiergestützte Pädagogik auf die sozialen Strukturen in Schulklassen? Wie lassen sich diese E……続きを見る

Digital information drives participation in politics, the economy, and society. Yet great disparities exist as to which communities have access to the internet. In 2017, only half of residents of fo……続きを見る

Discover the final book from one of Europe's cultural giants. In this entertaining collection of essays about the modern world the celebrated author of The Name of the Rose explores everything from ……続きを見る

First published in 1972, Philosophical Tasks was written to identify and examine some central themes in contemporary Anglo-American philosophy. The book explores the claim that philosophy is essenti……続きを見る

Now updated with the latest research, this pioneering, accessible study argues for a more complex view of evolutionーproposing there is more to heredity than just genes. In this revised edition the ……続きを見る

Translated from the original French and annotated with figures, historical maps and commentary from the translators, this work is Jean-Charles Houzeau's account of his escape from Texas during the A……続きを見る

Great ideas often develop gradually after studying a problem at length--but not always. Sometimes, an insight hits like a bolt from the blue. For Archimedes, clarity struck while he was taking a bat……続きを見る

Technology is the most distinctive characteristic of a knowledge society; however, technology is not stable, and it is defined by change and speed. Furthermore, the complexity of the sociotechnical ……続きを見る

For a thing to be real, it must be able to communicate with other things. If this is so, then the problem of being receives a straightforward resolution: to be is to be in communion. So the fundamen……続きを見る

This collection of exclusive interviews provides a fascinating insight into the thoughts and ideas of influential figures from the world of IT and computing, including Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Donald Kn……続きを見る

Explores the ways in which African writers have approached speculative fiction through in-depth articles on the use of language, terminology and the genealogy of the works. Over the past two decades……続きを見る

In the past few years an increasing number of colleges and universities have added courses in biomedical ethics to their curricula. To some extent, these additions serve to satisfy student demands f……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the complex issues surrounding the regulation of the medical profession. It offers up-to-date information on the current legislative framework and i……続きを見る

Hans Reichenbach, a philosopher of science who was one of five students in Einstein's first seminar on the general theory of relativity, became Einstein's bulldog, defending the theory against criti……続きを見る

This volume is a logical sequel of Volume I, The Search for System: indeed, it concerns the ways theoretical systems are put to work and subjected to test. Yet it can be read independently by anyone……続きを見る