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The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method

Author : Henri Poincaré

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Page : 556 pages

File Size : 12,64 MB

Release : 2022-08-01

Category : Philosophy

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method" by Henri Poincaré. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.





The Foundations of Scientific Inference

Author : Wesley Salmon

Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 33,71 MB

Release : 1967-09

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 0822971259

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Not since Ernest Nagel’s 1939 monograph on the theory of probability has there been a comprehensive elementary survey of the philosophical problems of probablity and induction. This is an authoritative and up-to-date treatment of the subject, and yet it is relatively brief and nontechnical. Hume’s skeptical arguments regarding the justification of induction are taken as a point of departure, and a variety of traditional and contemporary ways of dealing with this problem are considered. The author then sets forth his own criteria of adequacy for interpretations of probability. Utilizing these criteria he analyzes contemporary theories of probability, as well as the older classical and subjective interpretations.



The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages

Author : Edward Grant

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 268 pages

File Size : 17,34 MB

Release : 1996-10-28

Category : History

ISBN : 9780521567626

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This 1997 book views the substantive achievements of the Middle Ages as they relate to early modern science.



Animals: Creatures of the Wild Workbook

Author : Timothy Polnaszek

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Page : 112 pages

File Size : 49,49 MB

Release : 2021-04-27

Category :

ISBN : 9781505117653

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"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?" --Job 38:4 The Foundations of Science introduces children to the wonders of the natural world in light of God's providential care over creation. Authored by Dr. Timothy Polnaszek, this eight-part series covers an extensive scope of scientific studies, from animals and plants, to the galaxies of outer space and the depths of the ocean, to cells and organisms, to the curiosities of chemistry and the marvels of our planet. Still more, it reveals the intricate order found beneath the surface of creation and chronicles many of the Church's contributions to science throughout history. Animals: Creatures of the Wild offers a tour of the animal kingdom and the habitats in which mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and fish live and thrive. Children will discover how animals find and hunt for food, how and why they live in concert with other animals, why they migrate or hibernate, and more. In this companion workbook, elementary school children will have an additional resource to help them engage with the content, and help them retain it. Includes: Coloring pages Crossword puzzles Word searches Journaling Matching and Multiple Choice Fill in the Blank and True/False Short answers and Essays In addition, each workbook contains activities and arts and crafts bearing both scientific and faith-based themes. Take a journey back to when God laid the foundation of the world with this groundbreaking science curriculum!



Science and Hypothesis

Author : Henri Poincaré

Publisher :

Page : 238 pages

File Size : 39,4 MB

Release : 1905

Category : Mathematics

ISBN :

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Science and the Good

Author : James Davison Hunter

Publisher : Yale University Press

Page : 307 pages

File Size : 18,85 MB

Release : 2018-01-01

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 0300196288

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Why efforts to create a scientific basis of morality are neither scientific nor moral In this illuminating book, James Davison Hunter and Paul Nedelisky trace the origins and development of the centuries-long, passionate, but ultimately failed quest to discover a scientific foundation for morality. The "new moral science" led by such figures as E. O. Wilson, Patricia Churchland, Sam Harris, Jonathan Haidt, and Joshua Greene is only the newest manifestation of that quest. Though claims for its accomplishments are often wildly exaggerated, this new iteration has been no more successful than its predecessors. But rather than giving up in the face of this failure, the new moral science has taken a surprising turn. Whereas earlier efforts sought to demonstrate what is right and wrong, the new moral scientists have concluded, ironically, that right and wrong don't actually exist. Their (perhaps unwitting) moral nihilism turns the science of morality into a social engineering project. If there is nothing moral for science to discover, the science of morality becomes, at best, a feeble program to achieve arbitrary societal goals. Concise and rigorously argued, Science and the Good is a definitive critique of a would-be science that has gained extraordinary influence in public discourse today and an exposé of that project's darker turn.



Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding

Author : Bernard J. Nebel

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 39,57 MB

Release : 2007-11

Category : Education

ISBN : 9781432706104

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This is The most comprehensive science curriculum for beginning learners that you will find anywhere * Here are 41 lesson plans that cover all major areas of science. * Lessons are laid out as stepping stones that build knowledge and understanding logically and systematically. * Child-centered, hands-on activities at the core of all lessons bring children to observe, think, and reason. * Interest is maintained and learning is solidified by constantly connecting lessons with children's real-world experience * Skills of inquiry become habits of mind as they are used throughout. * Lessons integrate reading, writing, geography, and other subjects. * Standards, including developing a broader, supportive community of science learners come about as natural by-products of learning science in an organized way. Particular background or experience is not required. Instructions include guiding students to question, observe, think, interpret, and draw rational conclusions in addition to performing the activity. Teachers can learn along with their students and be exceptional role models in doing so. Need for special materials is minimized. Personal, on line, support is available free of charge (see front matter).



The Foundations of Science

Author : Henri Poincaré

Publisher :

Page : 584 pages

File Size : 41,29 MB

Release : 1913

Category : Mathematics

ISBN :

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Émilie Du Châtelet and the Foundations of Physical Science

Author : Katherine Brading

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 26,54 MB

Release : 2019-01-15

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 0429787197

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The centerpiece of Émilie Du Châtelet’s philosophy of science is her Foundations of Physics, first published in 1740. The Foundations contains epistemology, metaphysics, methodology, mechanics, and physics, including such pressing issues of the time as whether there are atoms, the appropriate roles of God and of hypotheses in scientific theorizing, how (if at all) bodies are capable of acting on one another, and whether gravity is an action-at-a-distance force. Du Châtelet sought to resolve these issues within a single philosophical framework that builds on her critique and appraisal of all the leading alternatives (Cartesian, Newtonian, Leibnizian, and so forth) of the period. The text is remarkable for being the first to attempt such a synthetic project, and even more so for the accessibility and clarity of the writing. This book argues that Du Châtelet put her finger on the central problems that lay at the intersection of physics and metaphysics at the time, and tackled them drawing on the most up-to-date resources available. It will be a useful source for students and scholars interested in the history and philosophy of science, and in the impact of women philosophers in the early modern period.