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  • The Annual Catalogue (1737)

    Enriched edition. Or, A New and Compleat List of All The New Books, New Editions of Books, Pamphlets, &c

    by John Worrall, William Warner, Emery Thornell ...
    The Annual Catalogue (1737) stands as a monumental literary compilation that captures the dynamic essence of early 18th-century publishing. This anthology, curated with meticulous attention by its editors, offers an expansive view into the cultural and intellectual currents of its time. A diverse array of writings, from incisive essays to reflective poetry, weaves a tapestry of thought that ... Read more

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  • A Portrait of Suffolk

    by John Worrall ...
    Suffolk has a special beauty. The coast of England’s easternmost county embraces the towns of Lowestoft, Southwold, Aldeburgh and Felixstowe, and remote places such as Benacre and Shingle Street. Several rivers thread through its landscape, heading for the North Sea, including the Stour, Deben and Alde, while the port of Ipswich on the River Orwell is the county town. Historic Bury St Edmunds is ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • East Coast Fishing

    by John Worrall ...
    Coastal fishing is a way of life within an industry that has provided a living for communities up and down England’s east coast for generations. Today the inshore fishery is under pressure as never before and the number of people working in it has dwindled, but these coastal waters around our country have been fished for various fish and shellfish for millennia. The work is often difficult and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Proofs and Refutations

    The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

    by Imre Lakatos ...
    Series series Cambridge Philosophy Classics
    Imre Lakatos's Proofs and Refutations is an enduring classic, which has never lost its relevance. Taking the form of a dialogue between a teacher and some students, the book considers various solutions to mathematical problems and, in the process, raises important questions about the nature of mathematical discovery and methodology. Lakatos shows that mathematics grows through a process of ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Proofs and Refutations

    The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

    Edited by Imre Lakatos, John Worrall, Elie Zahar ...
    Proofs and Refutations is essential reading for all those interested in the methodology, the philosophy and the history of mathematics. Much of the book takes the form of a discussion between a teacher and his students. They propose various solutions to some mathematical problems and investigate the strengths and weaknesses of these solutions. Their discussion (which mirrors certain real ... Read more

    $49.19 USD

  • Proofs and Research Programmes: Lakatos at 100

    Edited by Roman Frigg, J. McKenzie Alexander, Laurenz Hudetz, Miklos Rédei, Lewis Ross, John Worrall ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This open access book offers new insights into issues raised in philosophy of mathematics and in philosophy of science by Imre Lakatos. Lakatos was one of the most significant philosophers of the 20th Century, and his ideas remain important and relevant today. November 2022 saw the centenary of Lakatos’s birth, and the event was marked by an international conference held at the LSE – where Lakatos ... Read more

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  • Mind and Cosmos:Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

    Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False

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  • The Lost Prince: Classic Histories Series

    The Survival of Richard of York

    by David Baldwin ...
    Series series Classic Histories Series
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  • Theory and Reality

    An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Second Edition

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  • The Ends of Life

    Roads to Fulfilment in Early Modern England

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    Essays on Panpsychism

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