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...
This volume presents new research on the epistemology of experts. It features original essays from leading epistemologists on this timely topic....Loe edasi...
This book offers an exploration of the diverse perspectives shaping the future of Artificial Intelligence, highlighting the influence of non-Western thinking in its development. Whether youre a curious reader, a policy maker, a scholar, or a tech in...Loe edasi...
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Evidence is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject and is first major volume of its kind. Essential reading for students and researchers in philoso...Loe edasi...
This volume brings together essays from several different perspectives on a topic in epistemology that is garnering increased attention: inquiry. It is the first volume focused solely on philosophical issues related to inquiry....Loe edasi...
This thorough and clearly written introduction to scientific explanation is an excellent resource for students of philosophy of science, metaphysics and philosophy of psychology....Loe edasi...
We Have Never Been Human boldly reimagines what it means to be human, challenging the traditional notions that bind our identity to biology and culture. From ancient mythologies to modern technologies, this book reveals a dynamic, ever-evolving huma...Loe edasi...
The Routledge Handbook of Mindshaping comprises 37 chapters by an international team of leading scholars. An outstanding survey of a vibrant and emerging field, it will be of great interest to those studying and researching philosophy of psychology,...Loe edasi...
Digital Knowledge: A Philosophical Investigation is the first book to fully explain and examine digital knowledge: what it is, how it compares to received theories of knowledge and where it is going....Loe edasi...
Drawing on a wide range of sources and theoretical traditions from ecological works and radical pamphlets, through political theology and continental philosophy to ancient and medieval apocalypses, the book sheds a comprehensive light on the concept...Loe edasi...
Copernicus (1938) presents an account of the astronomer Copernicus, and of the historic book in which he laid the foundations of the heliocentric theory of the planetary motions. The book is of great interest to students of the history of astronomy,...Loe edasi...
This books core argument is that an artificial intelligence that could equal or exceed human intelligence is for mathematical reasons impossible. In supporting their claim, the authors marshal evidence from mathematics, physics, computer science, ph...Loe edasi...
Reclaiming the Self in Psychiatry: Centering Personal Narratives for Humanist Science diagnoses the fundamental problem in contemporary scientific psychiatry to be a lack of a sophisticated and nuanced engagement with the self and proposes a solutio...Loe edasi...
This book provides the first comprehensive discussion regarding the role that Kant ascribes to systematicity in the sciences. It considers not only what Kant has to say on systematicity in general, but also how the systematicity requirement for scie...Loe edasi...
An engaging introduction to one of the most significant works of philosophy. Written for readers approaching Humes work for the first time, it is essential reading for undergraduate students studying the history of modern philosophy, and all those w...Loe edasi...
This outstanding introduction to Cavendishs philosophy explores the full span of her work. Including a chronology, glossary, and suggestions for further reading, Cavendish is an ideal starting point for anyone coming to Cavendishs philosophy for th...Loe edasi...
This book offers a journey through the problems and the progress of the discipline of sociology in the UK and Europe throughout the second half of the twentieth century via an exploration of seven social settings from the life of a now eminent socio...Loe edasi...
Mathematics and Philosophy at the Turn of the First Millennium sheds light on Abbos original philosophical system anchored in two central doctrines, which serve as a compass to navigate it: the theory of oneness (henology) and the theory of composit...Loe edasi...
This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the origin and development of the concept of physical continuity in ancient thought before Aristotle, combining a thorough study of Presocratic philosophy with Aristotles perspective....Loe edasi...
An outstanding reference sourcefor the wide range of philosophical contributions made by women writing in Europe from about 1560 to 1780. It shows the range of genres and methods used by women writing in these centuries in Europe, thus encouraging a...Loe edasi...
The Routledge Handbook of Causality and Causal Methods adopts a pluralistic, interdisciplinary approach to causality. It formulates distinct questions and problems of causality as they arise across scientific and policy fields....Loe edasi...
This volume addresses philosophical questions raised by the possibility of alien life and extraterrestrial intelligence. The different philosophical perspectives and approaches presented across the chapters will provide a foundation for future work...Loe edasi...
Sarkar tells the philosophical story of 100 years of Logical Empiricism, from its inception in 1924 to its legacy today. A superb evocation of one of the most important intellectual movements of the 20th century, it will be of great interest to anyo...Loe edasi...
This collection explores the fascinating philosophical history of materialism, from the ancient world to the modern day. Ideal for those studying and researching the history of this vital philosophical movement, the history and philosophy of science...Loe edasi...
Essential reading for all students and researchers in philosophy. The Platonic Mind will also be of interest to those studying Plato in related disciplines such as politics, law, ancient history, literature, and religious studies....Loe edasi...
This outstanding handbook examines the philosophy of disagreement and how it extends to debates in public policy and science. Ideal for those studying and researching epistemology, ethics and philosophy of science, it is also of interest to those in...Loe edasi...
This volume features new essays on the application, justification and role of naturalism in philosophical inquiry. It serves as an important update on current controversies about naturalism....Loe edasi...
This book provides an exhaustive overview of the ontology of relations. Moreover, it offers a detailed defense of the existence of irreducible relations in the universe and shows that entities such as powers should be better thought of as relations....Loe edasi...
The Collective Spirit (1925) lays down a rough outline of what science can tell us as to the progress of evolution, and criticises the various interpretations, before endeavouring to formulate an idealist theory of evolution....Loe edasi...
