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Science and values [[electronic resource] ] : the aims of science and their role in scientific debate / / Larry Laudan
| Science and values [[electronic resource] ] : the aims of science and their role in scientific debate / / Larry Laudan |
| Autore | Laudan Larry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1984 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Pittsburgh series in philosophy and history of science |
| Soggetto topico | Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto non controllato |
cognitive values
consensus covariance fallacy decision making dissent empirical evidence empiricism ethics goal evaluation kuhn logic methodology natural sciences nonfiction philosophy of science philosophy post positivism realist axiology research reticulated model science and technology science scientific change scientific community scientific debate scientific knowledge scientific method scientific rationality scientific revolutions |
| ISBN |
1-282-38300-0
9786612383007 0-520-90811-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- One. Two Puzzles About Science: Reflections On Some Crises In Philosophy And Sociology Of Science -- Two. The Hierarchical Structure Of Scientific Debates -- Three. Closing The Evaluative Circle: Resolving Disagreements About Cognitive Values -- Four. Dissecting The Holist Picture Of Scientific Change -- Five. A Reticulational Critique Of Realist Axiology And Methodology -- Epilogue -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815591303321 |
Laudan Larry
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1984 | ||
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Sensory evolution on the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela
| Sensory evolution on the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ThewissenJ. G. M
NummelaSirpa |
| Soggetto topico |
Aquatic animals - Sense organs
Aquatic animals - Adaptation Sense organs - Evolution |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adapting to their environment
anatomy animal senses animal sensory systems astonishing transition botany and ecology crocodiles electroreception evolutionary adaptation magnetoreception mechanoreception natural sciences neurobiology penguins physiology seals sens organs sensory biology theory of evolution whales |
| ISBN |
1-282-35932-0
9786612359323 0-520-93412-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic -- 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -- 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -- 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -- 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -- 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -- 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -- 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water -- 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -- 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -- 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -- 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance -- 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -- 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -- 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -- 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -- 19 • Magnetoreception -- 20 • Electroreception -- 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777931803321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sensory evolution on the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela
| Sensory evolution on the threshold [[electronic resource] ] : adaptations in secondarily aquatic vertebrates / / edited by J.G.M. Thewissen and Sirpa Nummela |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ThewissenJ. G. M
NummelaSirpa |
| Soggetto topico |
Aquatic animals - Sense organs
Aquatic animals - Adaptation Sense organs - Evolution |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adapting to their environment
anatomy animal senses animal sensory systems astonishing transition botany and ecology crocodiles electroreception evolutionary adaptation magnetoreception mechanoreception natural sciences neurobiology penguins physiology seals sens organs sensory biology theory of evolution whales |
| ISBN |
1-282-35932-0
9786612359323 0-520-93412-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 • Introduction: On Becoming Aquatic -- 2 • The Physics and Biology of Olfaction and Taste -- 3 • The Chemical Stimulus and Its Detection -- 4 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Amphibians -- 5 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Nonavian Aquatic Reptiles -- 6 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Birds -- 7 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Chemical Senses in Aquatic Mammals -- 8 • The Physics of Light in Air and Water -- 9 • Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of Vision in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 10 • Structure and Function of the Retina in Aquatic Tetrapods -- 11 • The Physics of Sound in Air and Water -- 12 • Comparative Anatomy and Function of Hearing in Aquatic Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds -- 13. Hearing in Aquatic Mammals -- 14 • The Physics and Physiology of Balance -- 15 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Reptiles and Birds -- 16 • Comparative and Functional Anatomy of Balance in Aquatic Mammals -- 17 • The Physics and Physiology of Mechanoreception -- 18 • Mechanoreception in Secondarily Aquatic Vertebrates -- 19 • Magnetoreception -- 20 • Electroreception -- 21 • Toward an Integrative Approach -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810356703321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2008 | ||
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Sexual selections [[electronic resource] ] : what we can and can't learn about sex from animals / / Marlene Zuk
| Sexual selections [[electronic resource] ] : what we can and can't learn about sex from animals / / Marlene Zuk |
| Autore | Zuk Marlene <1956-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.56/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sexual behavior in animals
Animal behavior |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adultery
animal behavior animal kingdom animal sexuality biologists controversial topics easy to read evolutionary biology feminism feminist agenda gender and culture gender politics human sexuality ideological biases ideological lessons from animals menstruation motherhood natural sciences natural world offspring care scientific discoveries scientific studies sex and gender sex sexual encounters sexual partners thought provoking |
| ISBN |
1-282-35781-6
1-59734-894-5 0-520-93767-8 9786612357817 |
| Classificazione | CR 6000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on species names -- Introduction: An Ode To Witlessness -- PART ONE. Sexual Stereotypes and the Biases That Bind -- PART TWO. Unnatural Myths -- PART THREE. Human Evolutionary Perspectives -- Selected Readings -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782923803321 |
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Zuk Marlene <1956->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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Sexual selections [[electronic resource] ] : what we can and can't learn about sex from animals / / Marlene Zuk
| Sexual selections [[electronic resource] ] : what we can and can't learn about sex from animals / / Marlene Zuk |
| Autore | Zuk Marlene <1956-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
| Disciplina | 591.56/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sexual behavior in animals
Animal behavior |
| Soggetto non controllato |
adultery
animal behavior animal kingdom animal sexuality biologists controversial topics easy to read evolutionary biology feminism feminist agenda gender and culture gender politics human sexuality ideological biases ideological lessons from animals menstruation motherhood natural sciences natural world offspring care scientific discoveries scientific studies sex and gender sex sexual encounters sexual partners thought provoking |
| ISBN |
1-282-35781-6
1-59734-894-5 0-520-93767-8 9786612357817 |
| Classificazione | CR 6000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on species names -- Introduction: An Ode To Witlessness -- PART ONE. Sexual Stereotypes and the Biases That Bind -- PART TWO. Unnatural Myths -- PART THREE. Human Evolutionary Perspectives -- Selected Readings -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825567203321 |
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Zuk Marlene <1956->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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Thing knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophy of scientific instruments / / Davis Baird
| Thing knowledge [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophy of scientific instruments / / Davis Baird |
| Autore | Baird Davis |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 502/.8/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Science - Philosophy Science - Technological innovations |
| Soggetto non controllato |
analytical chemistry
astronomy boyles law chemical analysis chemists cyclotron electric motor epistemology faraday history of science instrumentation machines material culture mechanical models natural philosophy natural sciences nonfiction orreries philosophy of science philosophy progress science and technology science scientific experiments scientific instruments scientific knowledge scientific labs scientific method social change solar system spectrometers technology tools universe |
| ISBN |
9786612356681
0-520-92820-2 1-282-35668-2 1-59734-950-X |
| Classificazione | TB 2280 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Instrument epistemology -- Models : representing things -- Working knowledge -- Encapsulating knowledge -- Instrumentation revolution -- Thing knowledge -- The thing-y-ness of things -- Between technology and science -- Instrumental objectivity -- The gift. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Philosophy of scientific instruments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783169203321 |
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Baird Davis
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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Thing knowledge : a philosophy of scientific instruments / / Davis Baird
| Thing knowledge : a philosophy of scientific instruments / / Davis Baird |
| Autore | Baird Davis |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (297 p.) |
| Disciplina | 502/.8/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Science - Philosophy Science - Technological innovations |
| Soggetto non controllato |
analytical chemistry
astronomy boyles law chemical analysis chemists cyclotron electric motor epistemology faraday history of science instrumentation machines material culture mechanical models natural philosophy natural sciences nonfiction orreries philosophy of science philosophy progress science and technology science scientific experiments scientific instruments scientific knowledge scientific labs scientific method social change solar system spectrometers technology tools universe |
| ISBN |
9786612356681
0-520-92820-2 1-282-35668-2 1-59734-950-X |
| Classificazione | TB 2280 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Instrument epistemology -- Models : representing things -- Working knowledge -- Encapsulating knowledge -- Instrumentation revolution -- Thing knowledge -- The thing-y-ness of things -- Between technology and science -- Instrumental objectivity -- The gift. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Philosophy of scientific instruments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820694903321 |
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Baird Davis
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2004 | ||
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The world's beaches [[electronic resource] /] / Orrin H. Pilkey ... [et al.]
| The world's beaches [[electronic resource] /] / Orrin H. Pilkey ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Pilkey Orrin H. <1934-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.45/7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Beaches
Seashore Coasts Coast changes |
| Soggetto non controllato |
arctic beaches
bars beach ecosystems beach environments beach guides beach variety beaches berms blisters coastal engineering color photographs cusps dunes earth sciences global beaches guidebook illustrated maps natural sciences natural variety nonfiction oceans oil spills pollution ripples rising sea levels scientists shell lags shorelines tides tourist destinations tropical shores washover fans waves wind wrack lines |
| ISBN |
1-283-27801-4
9786613278012 0-520-94894-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The global character of beaches -- pt. 2. How to read a beach -- pt. 3. The global threat to beaches. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781493003321 |
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Pilkey Orrin H. <1934->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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The world's beaches [[electronic resource] /] / Orrin H. Pilkey ... [et al.]
| The world's beaches [[electronic resource] /] / Orrin H. Pilkey ... [et al.] |
| Autore | Pilkey Orrin H. <1934-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.45/7 |
| Soggetto topico |
Beaches
Seashore Coasts Coast changes |
| Soggetto non controllato |
arctic beaches
bars beach ecosystems beach environments beach guides beach variety beaches berms blisters coastal engineering color photographs cusps dunes earth sciences global beaches guidebook illustrated maps natural sciences natural variety nonfiction oceans oil spills pollution ripples rising sea levels scientists shell lags shorelines tides tourist destinations tropical shores washover fans waves wind wrack lines |
| ISBN |
1-283-27801-4
9786613278012 0-520-94894-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. The global character of beaches -- pt. 2. How to read a beach -- pt. 3. The global threat to beaches. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826404703321 |
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Pilkey Orrin H. <1934->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010 | ||
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