This book (1986) introduces the philosophers of most importance for the human sciences, from the viewpoint of the non-specialist or the specialist in another discipline. It offers a straightforward exposition of the contribution of a number of major...Loe edasi...
Regal tells the story of the engagement of philosophers, naturalists and scientists in what we now call cryptozoology, a much longer history than most appreciate....Loe edasi...
Regal tells the story of the engagement of philosophers, naturalists and scientists in what we now call cryptozoology, a much longer history than most appreciate....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009390637)
By incorporating an interdisciplinary analysis, this book offers new perspectives on causation for psychopathology in relation to the latest scientific and philosophical advances. Featuring contributions from scholars across psychiatry, philosophy,...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009680448)
Despite greater mental health awareness, mental illness stigma persists. This book is for any reader interested in understanding what mental illness stigma is, why it persists, what harms it causes to people subject to public stigma or who internali...Loe edasi...
This book proposes ecology of wisdom as a new field of study and interdisciplinary research, with Institutional Wisdom-in-Design at its core. It examines how Institutional Wisdom-in-Design can be identified, developed, and applied to transform globa...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031813573)
One of the more contentious questions to emerge into scientific prominence has been whether life is prevalent in the cosmos. Although there are many factors that shape this debate, one of the most overlooked yet crucial rests on the reality of tim...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198879640)
This Handbook introduces key issues in the philosophy of linguistics as currently practised. It provides an advanced introduction to some topics in the philosophy of linguistics and offers fresh approaches to new problems in the language sciences....Loe edasi...
This book examines and critiques Steve Fullers social epistemology on his study of four ways to understand the nature of post-truth: way ones understanding is an epistemic crisis in which emotion has taken over and facts are irrelevant; way twos un...Loe edasi...
This book examines the contributions of women to the history of philosophy and medicine, as well as the traditional medical knowledge that has been employed in households. Women have played integral roles in the history of medicine, often serving as...Loe edasi...
This anthology brings together the unpublished poetry of Jacob Bronowski (1908-74). One of the last great polymaths, Bronowski was prominent in the fields of philosophy, mathematics, history and literary criticism, and is perhaps best remembered tod...Loe edasi...
This book explores the life and legacy of Francis Bacon, tracing how his vision of mastering nature through knowledge influenced centuries of scientific and technological progress. Using scattered writings as a foundation, the author reconstructs th...Loe edasi...
This volume examines how evolutionary principles can help us understand the dynamics of culture while acknowledging the risks of their uncritical application. Drawing on perspectives from the philosophy and history of science, anthropology, archaeol...Loe edasi...
The main objectives of this book are to critically evaluate the problem of scientificity in Edmund Husserls phenomenology, to argue that his phenomenological reflection further awakens possibilities for the rational sciences and finally, to question...Loe edasi...
An outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics and debates in this exciting subject and essential reading for any student and scholar of philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Extensively revised and enlarged for this second edition,...Loe edasi...
This volume explores the roles and uses of abstraction in scientific and artistic practice. The essays draw on the shared premise that abstraction is a rich and generative process, not reducible to the mere omission of details in a representation....Loe edasi...
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between the sciences and the concept of divine revelation. It includes a historical overview of the notion of revelation, its role in scientific debates over the centuries, and current chal...Loe edasi...
Through an examination of the work of great scholars from fields including philosophy, literature, semiology, quantum physics, and anthropology, this book argues that building on the contribution of non-economists can open new areas of reflection in...Loe edasi...
