wyszukanych pozycji: 10
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The Philosophy of Science
ISBN: 9780198751656 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The newest addition to the successful Oxford Readings in Philosophy series, this collection contains the most important contributions to the recent debate on the philosophy of science. The contributors crystallize the often heated arguments of the last two decades, assessing the skeptical attitudes within philosophy of science and the counter-challenges of the scientific realists. Contributors include Nancy Cartwright, Brian Ellis, Arthur Fine, Clark Glymour, Larry Laudan, Peter Lipton, Alan Musgrave, Wesely C. Salmon, Lawrence Sklar, Bas C. van Fraassen, and John Worrall.
The newest addition to the successful Oxford Readings in Philosophy series, this collection contains the most important contributions to the recent de...
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291,59 |
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Knowing the Score
ISBN: 9780465049684 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) In Knowing the Score, philosopher David Papineau uses sports to illuminate some of modern philosophy's most perplexing questions. As Papineau demonstrates, the study of sports clarifies, challenges, and sometimes confuses crucial issues in philosophy. The tactics of road bicycle racing shed new light on questions of altruism, while sporting family dynasties reorient the nature v. nurture debate. Why do sports competitors choke? Why do fans think God will favor their team over their rivals? How can it be moral to deceive the umpire by framing a pitch? From all of these questions, and...
In Knowing the Score, philosopher David Papineau uses sports to illuminate some of modern philosophy's most perplexing questions. As Papineau...
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cena:
165,94 |
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Thinking about Consciousness
ISBN: 9780199243822 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The relation between subjective consciousness and the physical brain is widely regarded as the last mystery facing science. Papineau argues that consciousness seems mysterious not because of any hidden essence, but only because we think about it in a special way. He exposes the resulting potential for confusion, and shows that much scientific study of consciousness is misconceived.
The relation between subjective consciousness and the physical brain is widely regarded as the last mystery facing science. Papineau argues that consc...
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512,54 |
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Thinking about Consciousness
ISBN: 9780199271153 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) The relation between subjective consciousness and the physical brain is widely regarded as the last mystery facing science. Papineau argues that consciousness seems mysterious not because of any hidden essence, but only because we think about it in a special way. He exposes the resulting potential for confusion, and shows that much scientific study of consciousness is misconceived.
The relation between subjective consciousness and the physical brain is widely regarded as the last mystery facing science. Papineau argues that consc...
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268,62 |
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The Metaphysics of Sensory Experience
ISBN: 9780198862390 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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211,05 |
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Introducing Consciousness: A Graphic Guide
ISBN: 9781848311718 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) Introducing Consciousness starts with the problem of the philosophical relation between mind and matter, explains the historical origins of this problem, and traces different scientific attempts to explain consciousness. Along the way, readers will be introduced to zombies and Chinese Rooms, ghosts in machines and Schrodinger's cat. Introducing Consciousness starts with the problem of the philosophical relation between mind and matter, explains the historical origins of ... |
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45,24 |
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Theory and Meaning
ISBN: 9780198245858 / Angielski / Twarda / 1979 / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) |
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217,95 |
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The Roots of Reason: Philosophical Essays on Rationality, Evolution, and Probability
ISBN: 9780199288717 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) David Papineau presents a controversial view of human reason, portraying it as a normal part of the natural world, and drawing on the empirical sciences to illuminate its workings. In these six interconnected essays he discusses both theoretical and practical rationality, and shows how evolutionary theory, decision theory, and quantum mechanics offer fresh approaches to some long-standing problems.
David Papineau presents a controversial view of human reason, portraying it as a normal part of the natural world, and drawing on the empirical scienc...
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236,37 |
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Philosophical Devices: Proofs, Probabilities, Possibilities, and Sets
ISBN: 9780199651726 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This book is designed to explain the technical ideas that are taken for granted in much contemporary philosophical writing. Notions like "denumerability," "modal scope distinction," "Bayesian conditionalization," and "logical completeness" are usually only elucidated deep within difficult specialist texts. By offering simple explanations that by-pass much irrelevant and boring detail, Philosophical Devices is able to cover a wealth of material that is normally only available to specialists.
The book contains four sections, each of three chapters. The first section is about sets and... This book is designed to explain the technical ideas that are taken for granted in much contemporary philosophical writing. Notions like "denumerabili...
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cena:
305,45 |
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Philosophical Devices: Proofs, Probabilities, Possibilities, and Sets
ISBN: 9780199651733 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Dostawa w 2026 r.) This book is designed to explain the technical ideas that are taken for granted in much contemporary philosophical writing. Notions like "denumerability," "modal scope distinction," "Bayesian conditionalization," and "logical completeness" are usually only elucidated deep within difficult specialist texts. By offering simple explanations that by-pass much irrelevant and boring detail, Philosophical Devices is able to cover a wealth of material that is normally only available to specialists.
The book contains four sections, each of three chapters. The first section is about sets and... This book is designed to explain the technical ideas that are taken for granted in much contemporary philosophical writing. Notions like "denumerabili...
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cena:
100,60 |