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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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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
    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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €