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  • Science and Relativism

    Some Key Controversies in the Philosophy of Science

    by Larry Laudan ...
    This provocative book presents spirited debates about the philosophy of science from positivist, realist, pragmatist, and relativist perspectives.In recent years, many members of the intellectual community have embraced a radical relativism regarding knowledge in general and scientific knowledge in particular, holding that Kuhn, Quine, and Feyerabend have knocked the traditional picture of ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Science and Hypothesis

    Historical Essays on Scientific Methodology

    by Larry Laudan ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book consists of a collection of essays written between 1965 and 1981. Some have been published elsewhere; others appear here for the first time. Although dealing with different figures and different periods, they have a common theme: all are concerned with examining how the method of hy pothesis came to be the ruling orthodoxy in the philosophy of science and the quasi-official methodology ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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    Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!

    by Chelsea Clinton ...
    Get Informed! Get Inspired! Get Going! The New York Times bestselling book of empowerment for kids. Make a difference in your world!In a book that tackles the biggest challenges facing us today, Chelsea Clinton combines facts, charts, photographs and stories to give readers a deep understanding of the world around them—and how anyone can make a difference. With stories about children and teens who ... Read more

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  • Philosophy of Pseudoscience

    Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem

    Edited by Massimo Pigliucci, Maarten Boudry ...
    "A remarkable contribution to one of the most vexing problems in science: the 'demarcation' problem, or how to distinguish science from nonscience." —Francisco J. Ayala, author of Darwin's Gift to Science and ReligionWhat sets the practice of rigorously tested, sound science apart from pseudoscience? In this volume, the contributors seek to answer this question, known to philosophers of science as ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rationality for Mortals : How People Cope with Uncertainty

    How People Cope with Uncertainty

    by Gerd Gigerenzer ...
    Series series Evolution and Cognition
    Gerd Gigerenzer's influential work examines the rationality of individuals not from the perspective of logic or probability but from the point of view of adaptation to the real world of human behavior and interaction with the environment. Seen from this perspective human behavior is more rational than it might otherwise appear. This work is extremely influential and has spawned an entire research ... Read more

    $36.89 USD

  • Janice VanCleave's Engineering for Every Kid

    Easy Activities That Make Learning Science Fun

    by Janice VanCleave ...
    Series Book 119 - Science for Every Kid Series
    Now you can discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions about engineering for yourself with this fun-filled resource. Janice VanCleave's Engineering for Every Kid presents entertaining, challenging experiments and activities to help you understand the different types of engineering there are—including structural, solar, electrical, and chemical—and how each is applied to ... Read more

    $11.00 USD

  • Mother Earth's Beauty: Types of Landforms Around Us (For Early Learners)

    Nature Book for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Earth Sciences Books
    Did you know that there the Earth is home to so many kinds of landforms? This exciting book will take you to the deepest valleys and the highest mountains in just a few minutes. Here, you will learn about the differences between hill and mountains, and possibly figure out what landform you love best. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Uncertainty

    The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics

    by William Briggs ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book presents a philosophical approach to probability and probabilistic thinking, considering the underpinnings of probabilistic reasoning and modeling, which effectively underlie everything in data science. The ultimate goal is to call into question many standard tenets and lay the philosophical and probabilistic groundwork and infrastructure for statistical modeling. It is the first book ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Systems Thinking

    Intelligence in Action

    by Piero Mella ...
    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    The core belief underlying this book is that the most useful and effective models to strengthen our intelligence are system ones, developed following the logic of Systems Thinking. Such models can explore complexity, dynamics, and change, and it is the author’s view that intelligence depends on the ability to construct models of this nature. The book is designed to allow the reader not only to ... Read more

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  • Kuhn's Evolutionary Social Epistemology

    by K. Brad Wray ...
    Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962) has been enduringly influential in philosophy of science, challenging many common presuppositions about the nature of science and the growth of scientific knowledge. However, philosophers have misunderstood Kuhn's view, treating him as a relativist or social constructionist. In this book, Brad Wray argues that Kuhn provides a useful framework for ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Communicating Science

    Professional, Popular, Literary

    by Nicholas Russell ...
    Governments and scientific establishments have been encouraging the development of professional and popular science communication. This book critically examines the origin of this drive to improve communication, and discusses why simply improving scientists' communication skills and understanding of their audiences may not be enough. Written in an engaging style, and avoiding specialist jargon, ... Read more

    $50.09 USD

  • The Bloomsbury Companion to Epistemology

    Edited by Dr Andrew Cullison ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Companions
    For anyone looking to better understand the topics at the centre of contemporary epistemology, The Bloomsbury Companion to Epistemology presents a valuable guide.This up-to-date Companion covers all the fundamental questions asked by epidemiologists today - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. ... Read more

    $42.09 USD