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  • The Island Without Seasons
    Robert Lazu Kmita / James Christian Brown
    Anchored in the arcana of ancient and modern history, Robert Lazu Kmita’s debut novel follows the outer and inner adventure of a specialist in Greek culture, Alexander Jacob Wills, as he pursues evidence of the fabled city of Atlantis. The story takes place on a remote island in the Atlantic, owned by the eccentric aristocrat Gilbert Newman, Duke of Kirkwell. On this island is ...
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    25,19 €

  • Philosophy of Science
    James Robert Brown
    From the 19th century the philosophy of science has been shaped by a group of influential figures. Who were they? Why do they matter? This introduction brings to life the most influential thinkers in the philosophy of science, uncovering how the field has developed over the last 200 years.Taking up the subject from the time when some philosophers began to think of themselves no...
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    128,03 €

  • Latin America and the United States;
    Elihu Root / James Brown Scott / Robert Bacon
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    23,81 €

  • ON FOUNDATIONS OF SEISMOLOGY
    BROWN JAMES ROBERT / James Robert Brown / JAMES ROBERT BROWN & MICHAEL SLAWINSKI / MICHAEL A SLAWINSKI
     This remarkable collaboration between a mathematical physicist and a science philosopher concerns foundational and conceptual issues in seismology. Their aim is to present mathematical, physical and philosophical topics in a clear and concise manner. They provide an extensive philosophical discussion of the methods of science and show how seismology fits in. They explain with ...
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    93,22 €

  • Platonism, Naturalism, and Mathematical Knowledge
    James Robert Brown
    This study addresses a central theme in current philosophy: Platonism vs Naturalism and provides accounts of both approaches to mathematics, crucially discussing Quine, Maddy, Kitcher, Lakoff, Colyvan, and many others. Beginning with accounts of both approaches, Brown defends Platonism by arguing that only a Platonistic approach can account for concept acquisition in a number o...
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    104,60 €

  • Philosophy of Science
    James Robert Brown
    As a discipline, the philosophy of science is as old as philosophy itself. Philosophy of Science: The Key Thinkers offers a comprehensive historical overview ofthis fascinating field. Twelve specially commissioned essays introduce andexplore the contributions of those philosophers who have shaped the subject andthe central issues and arguments therein. All the great philosopher...
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    206,56 €

  • Philosophy of Science
    James Robert Brown
    All the great philosophers from Plato and Aristotle to the present day have been philosophers of science. However, this book concentrates on modern philosophy of science, starting in the nineteenth century and offering coverage of all the leading thinkers in the field including Whewell, Mill, Reichenbach, Carnap, Popper, Feyerabend, Putnam, van Fraassen, Bloor, Latour, Hacking,...
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    54,81 €

  • Platonism, Naturalism, and Mathematical Knowledge
    James Robert Brown
    This study addresses a central theme in current philosophy: Platonism vs Naturalism and provides accounts of both approaches to mathematics, crucially discussing Quine, Maddy, Kitcher, Lakoff, Colyvan, and many others. Beginning with accounts of both approaches, Brown defends Platonism by arguing that only a Platonistic approach can account for concept acquisition in a number o...
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    302,10 €

  • The Laboratory of the Mind
    James Robert Brown
    Newton’s bucket, Einstein’s elevator, Schrödinger’s cat - these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural world?  How is it possible that we can learn new things just by thinking?   In this rev...
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    315,42 €

  • The Laboratory of the Mind
    James Robert Brown
    Newton’s bucket, Einstein’s elevator, Schrödinger’s cat - these are some of the best-known examples of thought experiments in the natural sciences. But what function do these experiments perform? Are they really experiments at all? Can they help us gain a greater understanding of the natural world?  How is it possible that we can learn new things just by thinking?   In this rev...
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    74,65 €

  • Philosophy of Mathematics
    James Robert Brown
    In his long-awaited new edition of Philosophy of Mathematics, James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences. Can pictures go beyond being merely suggestive and actually prove anything? Are mathematical results certain? Are experiments of any real value?   This clear and engaging book takes a unique approach, encompassing non...
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    77,25 €

  • Philosophy of Mathematics
    James Robert Brown
    In his long-awaited new edition of Philosophy of Mathematics, James Robert Brown tackles important new as well as enduring questions in the mathematical sciences. Can pictures go beyond being merely suggestive and actually prove anything? Are mathematical results certain? Are experiments of any real value?   This clear and engaging book takes a unique approach, encompassing non...
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    301,78 €

  • Smoke and Mirrors
    James Robert Brown
    In response to recent critics, this is a vigorous defence of realism. The roles of abstraction, abstract objects and a priori methods are explored, demonstrating the ways in which science mirrors the world. ...
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    268,34 €

  • Smoke and Mirrors
    James Robert Brown
    In response to recent critics, this is a vigorous defence of realism. The roles of abstraction, abstract objects and a priori methods are explored, demonstrating the ways in which science mirrors the world. ...
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    77,48 €

  • The Laboratory of the Mind
    James Robert Brown
    An investigation into the philosophical implications of thought experiments in science. Brown provides a fascinating account of some of the most influential thought experiments in the history of science. ...
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    77,72 €