The Archaeology of Science : Studying the Creation of Useful Knowledge / / by Michael Brian Schiffer
| The Archaeology of Science : Studying the Creation of Useful Knowledge / / by Michael Brian Schiffer |
| Autore | Schiffer Michael Brian |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509 |
| Collana | Manuals in Archaeological Method, Theory and Technique |
| Soggetto topico |
Archaeology
Anthropology Philosophy and science Philosophy of Science |
| ISBN | 3-319-00077-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART I.- 1 Introduction.-2 Science: A Behavioral Perspective -- 3 The Varieties of Scientific Knowledge.-PART II -- 4 Experimental Archaeology -- 5 Ethnoarchaeology -- 6 Archaeometry -- PART III -- 7 The Artifacts of Modern and Early Modern Science -- 8 Thomas Edison’s Science -- 9 Colonization and Exploration -- 10 Scientific Expeditions to Antarctica.-11 The U.S. Nuclear Establishment.-12 Archaeology of the Space Age -- 13 Discovery Processes. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910741173103321 |
Schiffer Michael Brian
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Arguing science : a dialogue on the future of science and spirit / / Rupert Sheldrake & Michael Shermer
| Arguing science : a dialogue on the future of science and spirit / / Rupert Sheldrake & Michael Shermer |
| Autore | Sheldrake Rupert |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Rhinebeck, New York : , : Monkfish Book Publishing Company, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (111 pages) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and science
Science - Philosophy Physics - Philosophy Philosophy of nature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-939681-58-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910164884103321 |
Sheldrake Rupert
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| Rhinebeck, New York : , : Monkfish Book Publishing Company, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Art of Science : From Perspective Drawing to Quantum Randomness / / edited by Rossella Lupacchini, Annarita Angelini
| The Art of Science : From Perspective Drawing to Quantum Randomness / / edited by Rossella Lupacchini, Annarita Angelini |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina |
363.69
501 509.03 510 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
Physics History Cultural property Philosophy and science Quantum theory Mathematics in Art and Architecture History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics History of Mathematical Sciences Cultural Heritage Philosophy of Science Quantum Physics |
| ISBN | 3-319-02111-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | From Perspective Drawing to the Eighth Dimension -- Seeing Reality in Perspective: The “Art of Optics” and the “Science of Painting” -- The Role of Perspective in the Transformation of European Culture -- Visual Differential Geometry and Beltrami’s Hyperbolic Plane.- All Done by Mirrors: Symmetries, Quaternions, Spinors, and Clifford Algebras -- Artists & Gamblers on the Way to Quantum Physics -- Radices Sophisticae, Racines Imaginaires: The Origins of Complex Numbers in the Late Renaissance -- Random, Complex, and Quantum. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910299970403321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bas van Fraassen’s Approach to Representation and Models in Science / / edited by Wenceslao J. Gonzalez
| Bas van Fraassen’s Approach to Representation and Models in Science / / edited by Wenceslao J. Gonzalez |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (237 p.) |
| Disciplina |
005.75
501 |
| Collana | Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and science
Computers Knowledge, Theory of Philosophy of Science Models and Principles Epistemology |
| ISBN |
9789400778382
9400778384 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue; Wenceslao J. Gonzalez -- Part 1. Philosophical Coordinates -- Chapter 1. “On Representation and Models in Bas van Fraassen’s Approach”; Wenceslao J. Gonzalez -- Chapter 2. “Scientific Activity as an Interpretative Practice. Empiricism, Constructivism and Pragmatism”; Inmaculada Perdomo -- Chapter 3. “Models and Phenomena: Bas van Fraassen’s Empiricist Structuralism”; Iranzo, Valeriano -- Part 2. Models and Representations -- Chapter 4. “The Criterion of Empirical Grounding in the Sciences”; Bas van Fraassen -- Chapter 5. “On Representing Evidence”; Maria Carla Galavotti -- Part 3. Models and Reality -- Chapter 6. “The View from Within and the View from Above : Looking at van Fraassen’s Perrin”; Stathis Psillos -- Chapter 7. “Models and Phenomena: Bas van Fraassen’s Empiricist Structuralism”; Valeriano Iranzo -- Chapter 8. “Scientific Models and Abduction: The Role of Non Classical Logics”; Ángel Nepomuceno -- Part 4. Scientific Explanation and Epistemic Values Judgments -- Chapter 9. “Explanation as a Pragmatic Virtue: Bas van Fraassen’s Model”; Margarita Santana -- Chapter 10. “Values, Choices, and Epistemic Stances”, Bas van Fraassen. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484881203321 |
| Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bernard de Mandeville's Tropology of Paradoxes : Morals, Politics, Economics, and Therapy / / edited by Edmundo Balsemão Pires, Joaquim Braga
| Bernard de Mandeville's Tropology of Paradoxes : Morals, Politics, Economics, and Therapy / / edited by Edmundo Balsemão Pires, Joaquim Braga |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (266 p.) |
| Disciplina | 823.5 |
| Collana | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and science
History Philosophy of Science History of Science |
| ISBN | 3-319-19381-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: “Men Become Sociable by Living Together in Society”: Re-assessing Mandeville’s Social Theory; Malcolm Jack -- Chapter 2: Bernard de Mandeville and the Shaping of Conjectural History; Frank Palmeri -- Chapter 3: Mandeville and the Eighteenth-Century Discussions about Luxury; Edmundo Balsemão Pires -- Chapter 4: Sex, Money, and Feelings: Mandeville’s Dialogue with Sentimental Drama; Laura J. Rosenthal -- Chapter 5: Humorism a Posteriori: Fables and Dialogues as a Method in Mandeville’s Thought; Alessandro Chiessi -- Chapter 6: Mandeville, Pope, and Apocalypse; Peter Knox-Shaw -- Chapter 7: The Fable of the Bees: proles sine matre? Béatrice Guion -- Chapter 8: Mandeville as a Skeptical and Medical Philosopher; Rui Bertrand Romão -- Chapter 9: Is Adam Smith Heir of Bernard Mandeville? Işıl Çeşmeli -- Chapter 10: Mandeville on Pride and Animal Nature; John J. Callanan -- Chapter 11: “Remarks upon that wonderful chapter”: The Controversy on Luxury between Mandeville and Dennis; Matteo Revolti -- Chapter 12: Mandeville and the Therapeutics of Melancholic Passions; Cláudio Alexandre S. Carvalho -- Chapter 13: Mandeville’s Letter to Dion (1732) as an Answer to Berkeley’s Alciphron (1732); Mikko Tolonen -- Chapter 14: Mandeville and the Markets: An Economic Assessment; Rogério Arthmar -- Chapter 15: Courage and Chastity in a Commercial Society: Mandeville's Point on Male and Female Honour; Andrea Branchi -- Chapter 16: Mandeville and Smith on the Problem of Moral Order; Luís Oliveira -- Chapter 17: Atheism, Religion and Society in Mandeville's Thought; Mauro Simonazzi -- Chapter 18: Simulation and Dissimulation: Mandeville's Satirical View of Commercial Society; Joaquim Braga. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484765903321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Between One Culture : Essays on Science and Art / / by Robert Schiller
| Between One Culture : Essays on Science and Art / / by Robert Schiller |
| Autore | Schiller Robert |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 228 p. 62 illus., 42 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina |
540.9
701.05 |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemistry—History
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical History Physics Philosophy and science History of Chemistry Physical Chemistry History of Science History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Philosophy of Science |
| ISBN | 3-030-20538-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Mithodology -- Alchemy -- Poems and Science -- Novels -- Thermodynamics -- Fine Arts -- The Pleasure of Doubt -- A private letter about this book. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910349510303321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond matter : why science needs metaphysics / / Roger Trigg
| Beyond matter : why science needs metaphysics / / Roger Trigg |
| Autore | Trigg Roger |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and science
Metaphysics Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-59947-496-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Is science the sole authority? -- Science and reality -- World and mind -- Is the world intelligible? -- The unity of science -- The success of science. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460637203321 |
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| Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond matter : why science needs metaphysics / / Roger Trigg
| Beyond matter : why science needs metaphysics / / Roger Trigg |
| Autore | Trigg Roger |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and science
Metaphysics Science - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 1-59947-496-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Is science the sole authority? -- Science and reality -- World and mind -- Is the world intelligible? -- The unity of science -- The success of science. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797767603321 |
Trigg Roger
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| Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond matter : why science needs metaphysics / / Roger Trigg
| Beyond matter : why science needs metaphysics / / Roger Trigg |
| Autore | Trigg Roger |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy and science
Metaphysics Science - Philosophy |
| ISBN | 1-59947-496-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Is science the sole authority? -- Science and reality -- World and mind -- Is the world intelligible? -- The unity of science -- The success of science. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811994703321 |
Trigg Roger
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| Conshohocken, Pennsylvania : , : Templeton Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Boundaries, Extents and Circulations : Space and Spatiality in Early Modern Natural Philosophy / / edited by Koen Vermeir, Jonathan Regier
| Boundaries, Extents and Circulations : Space and Spatiality in Early Modern Natural Philosophy / / edited by Koen Vermeir, Jonathan Regier |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 273 p. 15 illus.) |
| Disciplina | 111.850947 |
| Collana | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science |
| Soggetto topico |
History
Philosophy Philosophy and science History of Science History of Philosophy Philosophy of Science |
| ISBN | 3-319-41075-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Jonathan Regier and Koen Vermeir, Boundaries, Extents and Circulations, Spatiality and the Early Modern Concept of Space. An introduction -- 2. Roger Ariew, Leibniz and the Petrifying Virtue of the Place -- 3. Vincenzo de Risi, Francesco Patrizi and the New Geometry of Space -- 4. Jean Seidengart, The Inception of the Concept of Infinite Physical Space in the Time of Copernicus and Giordano Bruno -- 5. Delphine Bellis, The Perception of Spatial Depth in Kepler’s and Descartes’ Optics -- 6. Mihnea Dobre, Experimental Cartesianism and the Problem of Space -- 7. Thibaut Maus de Rolley, Putting the Devil on the Map: Demonology and Cosmography in the Renaissance -- 8. Alessandro Scafi, All Space Will Pass Away: The Spiritual, Spaceless and Incorporeal Heaven of Valentin Weigel (1533-1588) -- 9. Dana Jalobeanu, Francis Bacon’s Experimental Construction of “Space” -- 10. Luc Peterschmitt, The Circulating Structure of Space in the 17th century Chemical Tradition. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254785503321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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