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  • Characterizing the Robustness of Science

    After the Practice Turn in Philosophy of Science

    Edición de Léna Soler, Emiliano Trizio, Thomas Nickles, William Wimsatt ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    Mature sciences have been long been characterized in terms of the “successfulness”, “reliability” or “trustworthiness” of their theoretical, experimental or technical accomplishments. Today many philosophers of science talk of “robustness”, often without specifying in a precise way the meaning of this term. This lack of clarity is the cause of frequent misunderstandings, since all these notions, ... Leer más

    $143.09 USD

  • Beyond the Meme

    Development and Structure in Cultural Evolution

    Edición de Alan C. Love, William Wimsatt ...
    Series series Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science
    Interdisciplinary perspectives on cultural evolution that reject meme theory in favor of a complex understanding of dynamic change over timeHow do cultures change? In recent decades, the concept of the meme, posited as a basic unit of culture analogous to the gene, has been central to debates about cultural transformation. Despite the appeal of meme theory, its simplification of complex ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

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  • This Explains Everything

    150 Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works

    de John Brockman ...
    Series Libro 12 - Edge Question Series
    Drawn from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, This Explains Everything will revolutionize your understanding of the world.What is your favorite deep, elegant, or beautiful explanation? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The world's smartest website"—The Guardian), posed to the world's most influential minds. Flowing from the horizons of physics, economics, psychology, ... Leer más

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  • This Idea Must Die

    Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress

    de John Brockman ...
    Series Libro 17 - Edge Question Series
    The bestselling editor of This Explains Everything brings together 175 of the world’s most brilliant minds to tackle Edge.org’s 2014 question: What scientific idea has become a relic blocking human progress?Each year, John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org—”The world’s smartest website” (The Guardian)—challenges some of the world’s greatest scientists, artists, and philosophers to answer a ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Philosophy of Science

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Samir Okasha ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    How much faith should we place in what scientists tell us? Is it possible for scientific knowledge to be fully 'objective'? What, really, can be defined as science? In the second edition of this Very Short Introduction, Samir Okasha explores the main themes and theories of contemporary philosophy of science, and investigates fascinating, challenging questions such as these. Starting at the very ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • This Idea Is Brilliant

    Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know

    de John Brockman ...
    Series Libro 23 - Edge Question Series
    Brilliant but overlooked ideas you must know, as revealed by today’s most innovative mindsWhat scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known? That is the question John Brockman, publisher of the acclaimed science salon Edge.org (“The world’s smartest website”—The Guardian), presented to 205 of the world’s most influential thinkers from across the intellectual spectrum—award-winning ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Information

    A Very Short Introduction

    de Luciano Floridi ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    We live an information-soaked existence - information pours into our lives through television, radio, books, and of course, the Internet. Some say we suffer from 'infoglut'. But what is information? The concept of 'information' is a profound one, rooted in mathematics, central to whole branches of science, yet with implications on every aspect of our everyday lives: DNA provides the information to ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • The Atheist's Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life without Illusions

    Enjoying Life without Illusions

    de Alex Rosenberg ...
    A book for nonbelievers who embrace the reality-driven life.We can't avoid the persistent questions about the meaning of life-and the nature of reality. Philosopher Alex Rosenberg maintains that science is the only thing that can really answer them—all of them. His bracing and ultimately upbeat book takes physics seriously as the complete description of reality and accepts all its consequences. He ... Leer más

    $13.69 USD

  • What We Believe but Cannot Prove

    Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty

    de John Brockman ...
    Series Libro 3 - Edge Question Series
    More than one hundred of the world's leading thinkers write about things they believe in, despite the absence of concrete proofScientific theory, more often than not, is born of bold assumption, disparate bits of unconnected evidence, and educated leaps of faith. Some of the most potent beliefs among brilliant minds are based on supposition alone -- yet that is enough to push those minds toward ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The Sciences of the Artificial, third edition

    de Herbert A. Simon ...
    Continuing his exploration of the organization of complexity and the science of design, this new edition of Herbert Simon's classic work on artificial intelligence adds a chapter that sorts out the current themes and tools—chaos, adaptive systems, genetic algorithms—for analyzing complexity and complex systems. There are updates throughout the book as well. These take into account important ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight

    The Evolving Idea of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, 1984-2019

    de David C. Krakauer ...
    Series series Compass
    Over the last three decades, the Santa Fe Institute and its network of researchers have been pursuing a revolution in science.Ignoring the boundaries of disciplines and schools and searching for novel fundamental ideas, theories, and practices, this international community integrates the full range of scientific inquiries that will help us to understand and survive on a complex planet.This volume ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Evolution of Knowledge

    Rethinking Science for the Anthropocene

    de Jürgen Renn ...
    A fundamentally new approach to the history of science and technologyThis book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution. Jürgen Renn examines the role of knowledge in global transformations going back to the dawn of civilization while providing ... Leer más

    $39.59 USD