Author : Willard Van Orman Quine
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 11,59 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780674879263
Here are the most recent writings, some of them unpublished, of the preeminent philosopher of our time. Quine is always, whatever his subject, an elegant writer, witty, precise, and forceful. Admirers of his earlier books will welcome this new volume.
Author : Robert Solomon
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 15,63 MB
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1607652226
This little book makes serious math simple—with more than 120 laws, theorems, paradoxes, and more explained in jargon-free terms. The Little Book of Mathematical Principles provides simple, clear explanations for the principles, equations, paradoxes, laws, and theorems that form the basis of modern mathematics. It is a refreshingly engaging tour of Fibonacci numbers, Euclid's Elements, and Zeno's paradoxes, as well as other fundamental principles such as chaos theory, game theory, and the game of life. Renowned mathematics author Dr. Robert Solomon simplifies the ancient discipline of mathematics and provides fascinating answers to intriguing questions, such as: What is the greatest pyramid?, What is a perfect number?, and Is there a theory for stacking oranges?
Author : Steven French
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0192587463
There Are No Such Things as Theories considers the fundamental question: what is a scientific theory? It presents a range of options - from theories are sets of propositions, to theories are families of models, abstract artefacts, or fictions - and highlights the various problems they all face. In so doing it draws multiple comparisons between theories and artworks: on the one hand, theories are like certain kinds of paintings with regard to their representational capacity; on the other, they are like musical works in that they can be multiply presented. An alternative answer to the question is then offered, drawing on the metaphysics of musical works: there are no such things as theories. Nevertheless, we can still talk about them, since that talk is made true by the various practices that scientists engage in. The implications of this form of eliminativism for the realism debate is then discussed and it is concluded that this may offer a more flexible framework in which we can understand both the history and the philosophy of science in general.
Author : John Langone
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 15,91 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780792239123
Provides behind-the-scenes accounts of some of history's greatest science discoveries.
Author : Wallace Matson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 14,7 MB
Release : 2011-11-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0199912505
This unconventional book by a distinguished historian of philosophy tells the story of how humans became rational beings.
Author : John D. Barrow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 47,40 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 019954817X
Cosmology & the universe.
Author : John Brockman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 2013-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0062230182
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, neuroscience, and more, This Explains Everything presents 150 of the most surprising and brilliant theories of the way of our minds, societies, and universe work. Jared Diamond on biological electricity • Nassim Nicholas Taleb on positive stress • Steven Pinker on the deep genetic roots of human conflict • Richard Dawkins on pattern recognition • Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek on simplicity • Lisa Randall on the Higgs mechanism • BRIAN Eno on the limits of intuition • Richard Thaler on the power of commitment • V. S. Ramachandran on the "neural code" of consciousness • Nobel Prize winner ERIC KANDEL on the power of psychotherapy • Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on "Lord Acton's Dictum" • Lawrence M. Krauss on the unification of electricity and magnetism • plus contributions by Martin J. Rees • Kevin Kelly • Clay Shirky • Daniel C. Dennett • Sherry Turkle • Philip Zimbardo • Lee Smolin • Rebecca Newberger Goldstein • Seth Lloyd • Stewart Brand • George Dyson • Matt Ridley
Author : David Olsen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 28,90 MB
Release : 2013-06-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1440565724
Discover how the world's biggest ideas, inventions, and actions changed the course of history! What would life be like if the Age of Reason never challenged others to think differently, if the Industrial Revolution never happened, or if the New York Stock Exchange never came into existence? 801 Things You Should Know gives you the lowdown on thoughts and events that transformed past civilizations into the cultures that we know today. Each entry explains a game-changing concept or moment in time, detailing how it helped shape societies around the globe. You'll uncover fascinating details you'd never heard before, and be surprised to learn how these major influences have directly impacted the way you live. From the sixth century B.C. to the present day, you'll discover the captivating people, acts, and ideas that have inspired change--and revolutionized the world.
Author : Elizabeth Bell
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 25,42 MB
Release : 2008-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412926386
Theories of Performance invites students to explore the possibilities of performance for creating, knowing, and staking claims to the world. Each chapter surveys, explains, and illustrates classic, modern, and postmodern theories that answer the questions, "What is performance?" "Why do people perform?" and "How does performance constitute our social and political worlds?" The chapters feature performance as the entry point for understanding texts, drama, culture, social roles, identity, resistance, and technologies.
Author : Surendra Verma
Publisher : New Holland Publishers (AU)
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 30,44 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1921655321
Mathematics is indeed fun as this little book testifies. This book presents a unique collection of mathematical ideas, theories, theorems, conjectures, rules, facts, equations, formulas, paradoxes, fallacies and puzzles with short, simple and witty explanations that require no background in mathematics.
