This book explores and compares the reflections on space and quantity found in the works of five philosophers: Spinoza, Leibniz, Bergson, Whitehead, and Deleuze. What unites these philosophers is a series of metaphysical concerns rooted in 17th-cent...Loe edasi...
Tracing the evolution of economic ideas in the context of the economic history and economic policy issues in Greece, this book examines the history of modern Greek economic thought from the War of Independence from Ottoman rule in 1821 until the pre...Loe edasi...
This volume provides the first comprehensive analysis of his fierce critique of atomism, which is the most emblematic and disputed example of his polemical accounts, and demonstrates his reliability....Loe edasi...
This volume argues that concepts from the theory of computation might provide novel paths towards a solution to the problem of quantum gravity. By combining elements of physics with computer science and mathematics, the volume proposes to transform...Loe edasi...
The History and Philosophy of Science (HOPOS) is a relatively new yet rapidly growing field. Emerging from diverse approaches within the history and philosophy of science, it encompasses a wide range of philosophical reflections on the nature, metho...Loe edasi...
This book offers a uniquely comprehensive and authoritative account of the natural philosophy and of the conception of the laws of nature by Francis Bacon, one of the leading English reformers of natural science and an inspirer of the Scientific Rev...Loe edasi...
Can libertarian free will survive our best physical theories? While prominent physicists argue that genuine agency contradicts science, this book demonstrates that contemporary physics actually provides robust foundations for human freedom....Loe edasi...
First published in 1963, this book stands as a bold challenge to the declaration that metaphysics has reached its end. It argues that philosophy, having wandered too long in arid landscape of linguistic analysis, can reclaim its vital purpose by bre...Loe edasi...
This book offers a thought-provoking defence of social science and particularly the discipline of sociology and its relevance for 21st century challenges to democratic societies. A beautifully written, wide-ranging, and appealing explanation of wh...Loe edasi...
This volume provides a broad and comprehensive overview of the many ways in which pragmatism has influenced contemporary debates in philosophy of science....Loe edasi...
The debate about vivisection is over 150 years old yet until this book was published in 1987 there had been few studies of the historical context of the vivisection controversy. This book places the often vehement arguments of pro- and anti-vivisect...Loe edasi...
This book presents a groundbreaking analysis of the anticipatory ethical issues associated with human genetic enhancement. It provides instructive clarifications for understanding the philosophy and science behind this long-standing bioethical debat...Loe edasi...
Following the first and second quantum revolutions, quantum information theory has expanded beyond the field of physics into numerous other interdisciplinary areas. This book provides a comprehensive philosophical exploration of quantum mechanics an...Loe edasi...
This collection of primary sources examines scientific methodology in Britain during the long nineteenth century. This volume presents the views laid out by contributors to the philosophy of science in this period....Loe edasi...
This collection of primary sources examines scientific methodology in Britain during the long nineteenth century. This volume uses primary sources and editorial commentary to examine the topics of geology and evolution in this period....Loe edasi...
This collection of primary sources examines scientific methodology in Britain during the long nineteenth century. This volume examines the development of statistical and probabilistic methods across the biological, human, and social sciences....Loe edasi...
This collection of primary sources examines scientific methodology in Britain during the long nineteenth century. This volume examines primary sources related to the philosophy of the physical sciences....Loe edasi...
This book explores the profound impact of Artificial Intelligence Psychology (AIPsy) on human psychology, identity, theology, and agency, addressing the urgent need to define the future of humanity amidst evolving technological landscapes....Loe edasi...
This book discusses ontology in the quantum world and argues that it should be interpreted as historicized ontology. This perspective is advocated by quantum histories interpretation....Loe edasi...
The book develops a naturalistic perspective based on Peircean biosemiotics in order to construct a comprehensive theory of information, meaning and intentionality. It re-examines key issues such as referential information, the metaphysics of form,...Loe edasi...
