mai - Philosophy & Social Aspects 1

"What if every religion has been teaching the same truth in different languages?" In "The Unity of Truth," Ismail Abdullah reveals the remarkable similarities between Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, ……続きを見る

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Following on from The Hand Behind the Invisible Hand and A Realist Philosophy of Economics, this new book drawn from Karl Mittermaier’s wri……続きを見る

The long history of tiny matter(s) in the sciences, thought, and culture From catastrophic weather and steady warming caused by the accumulation of carbon particles in the Earth’s atmosphere to soci……続きを見る

This book is an essential resource to understanding the intersection of medical genetics and law. In a unique approach, it provides an overview on the biological principles of DNA basics and genetic……続きを見る

Das Buch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick zu Mobilfunk, 5G-Netzausbau, Digitalisierung, Historie der Telekommunikation, Chiptechnologie, KI und seinen Risiken. Es stellt gesellschaftliche und ethisc……続きを見る

This is an open access title. It is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International licence. It is available to read and download as a PDF version……続きを見る

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Economic theory relies heavily on the idea of rational action, but how are we to understand the empirical content of rational choice wh……続きを見る

Having imagined a machine-like world, scientists now haunt this machine uneasily. Their plight is paradoxical: they have realized their world only through intense mental effort, yet this effort find……続きを見る

A clear and engaging introduction to the philosophy of science, exploring the role of science within the broader framework of human knowledge and engagement with the world What are the central featu……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

Over the past two decades, there has been a resurgence in the writing of African and African diaspora speculative and science fiction writing. Recent discussions around the "rise of science-fiction ……続きを見る

There has been a deluge of material on biodiversity, starting from a trickle back in the mid-1980's. However, this book is entirely unique in its treatment of the topic. It is unique in its meticulo……続きを見る

Burtt's book, The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science, is something of a puzzle within the context of twentieth-century intellectual history, especially American intellectual history……続きを見る

This book articulates an African conception of dignity in light of the salient axiological category of personhood in African cultures. The idea of personhood embodies a moral system for evaluating h……続きを見る

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

Este libro emprende el aún insuficiente estudio de los actuales sistemas políticos en las 32 entidades federativas mexicanas. Con novedosas herramientas metodológicas se discute, por ejemplo, el pod……続きを見る

Klaus Mainzer legt in diesem essential dar, dass die Zukunft von KI und Digitalisierung eine nüchterne Analyse erfordert, die Grundlagenforschung mit Anwendung verbindet. Berechenbarkeits- und Bewei……続きを見る

Une épistémologie des méthodes scientifiques Face à la diversité et à la complexification des modes de formalisation, une épistémologie des méthodes scientifiques doit confronter directement ses ana……続きを見る

In these engaging memoirs of a maverick, Theodore H. Maiman describes the life events leading to his invention of the laser in 1960. Maiman succeeded using his expertise in physics and engineering a……続きを見る

Travel back in time to the midst of Civil War-torn America and get a first-hand glimpse into how progressive American thinkers were conceptualizing race relations and grappling with the issue of how……続きを見る

This book challenges the unchallenged methods in medicine, such as "evidence-based medicine," which claim to be, but often are not, scientific. It completes medical care by adding the comprehensive ……続きを見る

Jane Maienschein examines how understanding of embryos evolved from the speculations of natural philosophers to bioengineering, with its life-enhancing therapies. She shows that research on embryos ……続きを見る