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Natural Laws in Scientific Practice
Oxford University Press, USA 2000; US$ 49.99It is often presumed that the laws of nature have special significance for scientific reasoning. But the laws' distinctive roles have proven notoriously difficult to identify--leading some philosophers to question if they hold such roles at all. This study offers original accounts of the roles that natural laws play in connection with counterfactual... more...
French Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Springer 2009; US$ 199.99Showcases French philosophy of science by illustrating the different methods employed: logico-linguistic analysis, rational reconstruction and historical inquiry. This book explains the development of philosophy of science in France, the various schools of thought and methods as well as the major concepts and their significance. more...
Denialism
Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 16.00"A superb and convincing work." -Malcolm Gladwell At a time when our planet is in dire peril, Americans mistrust science more than ever. Few journalists appreciate what is at stake better than Michael Specter, who has spent the last twenty years reporting on everything from the AIDS epidemic to the digital revolution. In Denialism , he eloquently... more...
Philosophies of the Sciences
Wiley 2009; US$ 137.95A collection of essays discussing a wide range of sciences and the central philosophical issues associated with them, presenting the sciences collectively to encourage a greater understanding of their associative theoretical foundations, as well as their relationships to each other. Offers a new and unique approach to studying and comparing the philosophies... more...
A Second Genesis
World Scientific Publishing Company 2008; US$ 63.00A Second Genesis enquires why nature is intelligible. The fast growth of technology and deeper understanding of the humanities have provided significant clues. Answering the question why nature can be understood requires an introduction to the new science of astrobiology and the exploration of the Solar System. A careful discussion of a second... more...
The March of Unreason
OUP Oxford 2005; US$ 18.99Our daily news bulletins bring us tales of the wonder of science, from Mars rovers and intelligent robots to developments in cancer treatment, and yet often the emphasis is on the potential threats posed by science. It appears that irrationality is on the rise in western society, and public opinion is increasingly dominated by unreflecting prejudice... more...
The One Culture?
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 27.50So far the "Science Wars" have generated far more heat than light. Combatants from one or the other of what C. P. Snow famously called "the two cultures" (science versus the arts and humanities) have launched bitter attacks but have seldom engaged in constructive dialogue about the central issues. In The One Culture?, Jay A. Labinger and Harry Collins... more...
Bad Science
Faber & Faber 2010; US$ 14.99Have you ever wondered how one day the media can assert that alcohol is bad for us and the next unashamedly run a story touting the benefits of daily alcohol consumption? Or how a drug that is pulled off the market for causing heart attacks ever got approved in the first place? How can average readers, who aren?t medical doctors or Ph.D.s in biochemistry,... more...
A Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 30.00Originally published in 1830, this book can be called the first modern work in the philosophy of science, covering an extraordinary range of philosophical, methodological, and scientific subjects. "Herschel's book . . . brilliantly analyzes both the history and nature of science."—Keith Stewart Thomson, American Scientist more...
Taking Science to the People
University of Nebraska Press 2010; US$ 14.00Taking Science to the People calls on scientists and engineers to polish their writing and speaking skills in order to communicate more clearly about their work to the public, policy makers, and reporters who cover science. The authors represent a range of experience and authority, including distinguished scientists who write well about science, federal... more...









