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  • Macroscopic Metaphysics

    Middle-Sized Objects and Longish Processes

    by Paul Needham ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This second edition of Macroscopic Metaphysics develops a theory of the modal features of quantities of matter based on their states and possible processes transforming these states and is extended to accommodate modalities introduced in an earlier chapter dealing with individuals. The theory of spatial regions is amplified with the introduction of notions of size and shape in terms of congruence ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

  • Commentary on the Principles of Thermodynamics by Pierre Duhem

    Edited by Paul Needham ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Pierre Duhem (1861–1916) held the chair of theoretical physics at Bordeaux from 1894 to his death. He established a reputation in both the history and philosophy of science as well as in science itself (physics and physical chemistry). Much of his work in the first two areas has been translated into English, but little of his technical scientific work. The present volume contains early work of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Mixture and Chemical Combination

    And Related Essays

    by Pierre Duhem ...
    Translated by Paul Needham ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Much of Duhem's work as a professional scientist was closely related to the newly emerging discipline of physical chemistry. The book and associated papers translated here revolve around his concomitant philosophical and historical interests in chemistry-topics largely uncovered by Duhem's writings hitherto available in English. He understood contemporary concerns of chemists to be a development ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Position and Change

    A Study in Law and Logic

    by L. Lindahl ...
    Translated by Paul Needham ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The present study which I have subtitled A Study in Law and Logic was prompted by the question of whether an investigation into law and legal systems could lead to the discovery of unrevealed fundamental patterns common to all such systems. This question was further stimulated by two interrelated problems. Firstly, could an inquiry be rooted in specifically legal matters, as distinct from the more ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Getting to Know the World Scientifically

    An Objective View

    by Paul Needham ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This undergraduate textbook introduces some fundamental issues in philosophy of science for students of philosophy and science students. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with knowledge and values. Chap. 1 presents the classical conception of knowledge as initiated by the ancient Greeks and elaborated during the development of science, introducing the central concepts of truth, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Macroscopic Metaphysics

    Middle-Sized Objects and Longish Processes

    by Paul Needham ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book is about our ordinary concept of matter in the form of enduring continuants and the processes in which they are involved in the macroscopic realm. It emphasises what science rather than philosophical intuition tells us about the world, and chemistry rather than the physics that is more usually encountered in philosophical discussions. The central chapters dealing with the nature of ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Philosophy of Chemistry

    by Andrea Woody, Robin Findlay Hendry, John Woods, Dov M. Gabbay, Paul Thagard, Paul Needham ...
    Series Book 6 - Handbook of the Philosophy of Science
    Philosophy of Chemistry investigates the foundational concepts and methods of chemistry, the science of the nature of substances and their transformations. This groundbreaking collection, the most thorough treatment of the philosophy of chemistry ever published, brings together philosophers, scientists and historians to map out the central topics in the field. The 33 articles address the history ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

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  • The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

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    Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe

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  • Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction

    by Samir Okasha ...
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    Has Science Buried God?

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