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Science as Salvation

A Modern Myth and its Meaning

By Mary Midgley

What is the role of scientists in society? What should we think when they talk about more than just science? Mary Midgley discusses the high…

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1994 | Paperback: 978-0-415-10773-0 (Routledge)

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The Ecological Self

By Freya Matthews

This is the first book-length treatment of the metaphysical foundations of ecological ethics. The author seeks to provide a metaphysical illumination of the fundamental ecological…

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1994 | Paperback: 978-0-415-10797-6 (Routledge)

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Smoke and Mirrors

How Science Reflects Reality

By James Robert Brown

Realism is an enlightening story, a tale which enriches our experience and makes it more intelligible. Yet this wonderful picture of humanity's best efforts at…

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1994 | Paperback: 978-0-415-09181-7 (Routledge)

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Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences

Edited by Ivor Grattan-Guinness

* Examines the history and philosophy of the mathematical sciences in a cultural context, tracing their evolution from ancient times up to the twentieth century…

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1993 | Hardback: 978-0-415-03785-3 (Routledge)

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The Man of Reason

"Male" and "Female" in Western Philosophy

By Genevieve Lloyd

1993 | Paperback: 978-0-415-09681-2 (Routledge)

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The History and Philosophy of Social Science

By H. Scott Gordon

This landmark book proves that it is possible to make the history of the social sciences enjoyable to read whilst also meeting the most exacting…

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1993 | Paperback: 978-0-415-09670-6 (Routledge)

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The Laboratory of the Mind

Thought Experiments in the Natural Sciences

By James Robert Brown

Thought experiments are performed in the laboratory of the mind. Beyond this metaphor it is difficult to say just what these remarkable devices for investigating…

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1993 | Paperback: 978-0-415-09579-2 (Routledge)

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Philosophical Darwinism

On the Origin of Knowledge by Means of Natural Selection

By Peter Munz

1993 | Hardback: 978-0-415-08602-8 (Routledge)

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Explaining Explanation

By David-Hillel Ruben

This book introduces readers to the topic of explanation. The insights of Plato, Aristotle, J.S. Mill and Carl Hempel are examined, and are used to…

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1992 | Paperback: 978-0-415-08765-0 (Routledge)

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Metaphysics of Consciousness

By William Seager

Metaphysics of Consciousness opens with a development of the physicalist outlook that denies the need for any explanation of the mental. This "inexplicability" is…

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1991 | Hardback: 978-0-415-06357-9 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Building Out into the Dark: Theory and Observation in Science and Psychoanalysis
By Robert A. Caper
To be published November 28th 2008

Representation and Structure in Economics: The Methodology of Econometric Models of the Consumption Function
By Hsiang-Ke Chao
To be published December 17th 2008

Scientific Realism and Human Emancipation
By Roy Bhaskar
To be published January 20th 2009

Physicalism
By Daniel Stoljar
To be published April 1st 2009

The Neo-Kantian Reader
Edited by DERMOT MORAN, Sebastian Luft
To be published April 1st 2009

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