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The blind spot [[electronic resource] ] : science and the crisis of uncertainty / / William Byers
| The blind spot [[electronic resource] ] : science and the crisis of uncertainty / / William Byers |
| Autore | Byers William |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (334 p.) |
| Disciplina | 500 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Social aspects
Uncertainty (Information theory) |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Acknowledgment (creative arts and sciences)
Algorithm Ambiguity Analogy Approximation Axiom Axiomatic system Basic research Big O notation Calculation Certainty Chaos theory Circumference Computation Concept Conjecture Consciousness Consistency Contingency (philosophy) Continuous function Continuum hypothesis Contradiction Counting David Bohm Dynamism (metaphysics) Emergence Euclidean geometry Explanation Feeling Fermat's Last Theorem Geometry Gestalt psychology Gregory Chaitin Gödel's incompleteness theorems Human behavior Human intelligence Hypothesis Ideology Inference Integer Irrational number Learning Logic Logical reasoning Mathematician Mathematics Measurement Methodology Modernity Molecule Natural number Nature Paradigm shift Paradox Participant Phenomenon Philosopher Philosophy of mathematics Philosophy of science Philosophy Platonism Prediction Principle Probability Pythagoreanism Qualitative property Quantification (science) Quantity Quantum mechanics Randomness Rational number Rationality Real number Reality Reason Reductionism Relationship between religion and science Result Science Scientific method Scientific progress Scientific theory Scientist Self-reference Set theory Special case Subatomic particle Subjectivity Suggestion Technology The Philosopher Theorem Theoretical physics Theory of everything Theory Thomas Kuhn Thought Uncertainty Universality (philosophy) Writing |
| ISBN |
1-283-00150-0
9786613001504 1-4008-3815-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: The Revelation of Uncertainty -- 1. The Blind Spot -- 2. The Blind Spot Revealed -- 3. Certainty or Wonder? -- 4. A World in Crisis! -- 5. Ambiguity -- 6. Self-Reference: The Human Element in Science -- 7. The Mystery of Number -- 8. Science as the Ambiguous Search for Unity -- 9. The Still Point -- 10. Conclusion: Living in a World of Uncertainty -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Byers William
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2011 | ||
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Explaining the cosmos [[electronic resource] ] : the Ionian tradition of scientific philosophy / / Daniel W. Graham
| Explaining the cosmos [[electronic resource] ] : the Ionian tradition of scientific philosophy / / Daniel W. Graham |
| Autore | Graham Daniel W |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
| Disciplina | 182.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Philosophy, Ancient
Pre-Socratic philosophers |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Absolute (philosophy)
Alcmaeon of Croton Alexander of Aphrodisias Allusion Ambiguity Analogy Anaxagoras Anaximander Anaximenes Antidosis Apeiron (cosmology) Aristotle Atomism Causality Chemical element Chemical formula Classical element Coeus Concept Contradiction Cosmogony Cratylus Crius Cronus Democritus Diogenes of Apollonia Dualism (philosophy of mind) Dualism Eleatics Emergence Empedocles Empirical evidence Essence Existence Explanandum Explanation Explication Fallacy First principle Four causes Greek Philosophy Hippias Hypothesis Ignoratio elenchi Inference Inquiry Instance (computer science) Isocrates Leucippus Lucretius Material monism Meteorology Monism Multitude Mythology Natural philosophy Natural science On Generation and Corruption On the Heavens Ontology Ousia Parmenides Peripatetic school Phenomenon Philolaus Philosopher Philosophical theory Philosophy Pre-Socratic philosophy Premise Principle Process philosophy Prose Pythagoreanism Quantity Rarefaction Reality Reason Science Scientific method Scientist Sophist Substance theory Teleology Test theory The Philosopher Theogony Theophrastus Theoretical physics Theory of Forms Theory of change Theory Thomas Kuhn Thought Timaeus (dialogue) Trace Amounts Treatise Unity of opposites World view Xenophanes |
| ISBN |
1-282-45828-0
9786612458286 1-4008-2745-0 |
| Classificazione |
08.21
08.35 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations and Brief References -- 1. The Ionian Program -- 2. Anaximander's Principles -- 3. Anaximenes' Theory of Change -- 4. The Generating Substance Theory as an Explanatory Hypothesis -- 5. Heraclitus's Criticism of Ionian Philosophy -- 6. Parmenides' Criticism of Ionian Philosophy -- 7. Anaxagoras and Empedocles: Eleatic Pluralists -- 8. The Elemental Substance Theory as an Explanatory Hypothesis -- 9. The Atomist Reform -- 10. Diogenes of Apollonia and Material Monism -- 11. The Ionian Legacy -- References -- Index Locorum -- General Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781050803321 |
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Graham Daniel W
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| Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2006 | ||
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Revolutions and continuity in Greek mathematics / / edited by Michalis Sialaros
| Revolutions and continuity in Greek mathematics / / edited by Michalis Sialaros |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 pages) |
| Disciplina | 510.938 |
| Collana | Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics, Greek
Geometry - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Greek Mathematics
Scientific Revolutions Thomas Kuhn |
| ISBN |
3-11-056527-7
3-11-056595-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Preface / Sialaros, Michalis -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Revolutions in Greek Mathematics / Sialaros, Michalis -- Counter-Revolutions in Mathematics / Unguru, Sabetai -- Diophantus and Premodern Algebra: New Light on an Old Image / Christianidis, Jean -- Geometer, in a Landscape: Embodied Mathematics in Hero's Dioptra / Roby, Courtney -- How Much Does a Theorem Cost? / Sialaros, Michalis -- Diagrammatizing Mathematics: Some Remarks on a Revolutionary Aspect of Ancient Greek Mathematics / Lattmann, Claas -- Composition and Removal of Ratios in Geometric and Logistic Texts from the Hellenistic to the Byzantine Period / Acerbi, Fabio -- Why Did the Greeks Develop Proportion Theory? A Conjecture / Mendell, Henry -- Recursive Knowledge Procedures Informing the Design of the Parthenon : One Instance of Continuity between Greek and Near Eastern Mathematical Practices / Lehman, Geoff / Weinman, Michael -- Diophantus, al-Karajī, and Quadratic Equations / Oaks, Jeffrey A. -- Substantiae sunt sicut numeri: Aristotle on the Structure of Numbers / Galluzzo, Gabriele -- The Axiomatization of Mathematics and Plato's Conception of Knowledge in the Meno and the Republic / Karasmanis, Vassilis -- The Anthyphairetic Revolutions of the Platonic Ideas / Negrepontis, Stelios -- Name index -- General index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796769003321 |
| Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Revolutions and continuity in Greek mathematics / / edited by Michalis Sialaros
| Revolutions and continuity in Greek mathematics / / edited by Michalis Sialaros |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 pages) |
| Disciplina | 510.938 |
| Collana | Science, Technology, and Medicine in Ancient Cultures |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics, Greek
Geometry - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Greek Mathematics
Scientific Revolutions Thomas Kuhn |
| ISBN |
3-11-056527-7
3-11-056595-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Preface / Sialaros, Michalis -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Revolutions in Greek Mathematics / Sialaros, Michalis -- Counter-Revolutions in Mathematics / Unguru, Sabetai -- Diophantus and Premodern Algebra: New Light on an Old Image / Christianidis, Jean -- Geometer, in a Landscape: Embodied Mathematics in Hero's Dioptra / Roby, Courtney -- How Much Does a Theorem Cost? / Sialaros, Michalis -- Diagrammatizing Mathematics: Some Remarks on a Revolutionary Aspect of Ancient Greek Mathematics / Lattmann, Claas -- Composition and Removal of Ratios in Geometric and Logistic Texts from the Hellenistic to the Byzantine Period / Acerbi, Fabio -- Why Did the Greeks Develop Proportion Theory? A Conjecture / Mendell, Henry -- Recursive Knowledge Procedures Informing the Design of the Parthenon : One Instance of Continuity between Greek and Near Eastern Mathematical Practices / Lehman, Geoff / Weinman, Michael -- Diophantus, al-Karajī, and Quadratic Equations / Oaks, Jeffrey A. -- Substantiae sunt sicut numeri: Aristotle on the Structure of Numbers / Galluzzo, Gabriele -- The Axiomatization of Mathematics and Plato's Conception of Knowledge in the Meno and the Republic / Karasmanis, Vassilis -- The Anthyphairetic Revolutions of the Platonic Ideas / Negrepontis, Stelios -- Name index -- General index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825631503321 |
| Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soul Dust : The Magic of Consciousness / / Nicholas Humphrey
| Soul Dust : The Magic of Consciousness / / Nicholas Humphrey |
| Autore | Humphrey Nicholas |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
| Disciplina | 126 |
| Soggetto topico | Consciousness |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Aldous Huxley
Analogy Anthony Marcel Anthropologist Behavior Buddhism Cheating death Childlessness Chimpanzee Christopher Isherwood Concept Consciousness Culture Daniel Dennett Death anxiety (psychology) Decision-making Delay differential equation Developmental psychology Douglas Hofstadter Dualism (philosophy of mind) Dylan Evans Emergence Enthusiasm Existence Explanation Faber and Faber Feeling George Santayana God Hard problem of consciousness Heat death of the universe Human Illustration Incorruptibility Indication (medicine) Individualism Individuation Ineffability Instance (computer science) Instant Intentionality Johansson Lecture Literary agent Ludwig Wittgenstein Matt Ridley Mental representation Mescaline Midwife Mortality salience Narrative Niche construction Penguin Books Perception Personhood Pessimism Phenomenon Philosopher Philosophical zombie Philosophy Pity Precognition Principle Probability Psychology Qualia Reality Reason Religion Requirement Ross Anderson Rupert Sheldrake Ruth Brandon Science Scientist Self-concept Self-consciousness Self-image Seminar Sense Special Period Spirituality Stimulation Strange loop Suffering Suggestion Termite Terror management theory The Dog Beneath the Skin The Philosopher The Various Theory Thomas Kuhn Thought experiment Thought Uncertainty Uniqueness Visual system W. H. Auden What Is Your Dangerous Idea? |
| ISBN |
1-283-00132-2
9786613001320 1-4008-3807-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Invitation -- Prelude -- 1. Coming-to Explained -- Part One -- 2. Being "Like Something" -- 3. Sentitition -- 4. Looping the Loop -- Part two -- 5. So What? -- 6. Being There -- 7. The Enchanted World -- 8. So That Is Who I Am! -- 9. Being Number One -- Part Three -- 10. Entering the Soul Niche -- 11. Dangerous Territory -- 12. Cheating Death -- Envoi -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791866403321 |
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Humphrey Nicholas
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| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2011] | ||
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Why Trust Science? / / Naomi Oreskes
| Why Trust Science? / / Naomi Oreskes |
| Autore | Oreskes Naomi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (392 p.) : 2 b/w illus. 1 table |
| Disciplina | 303.483 |
| Collana | The University Center for Human Values Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Philosophy
Science - Social aspects SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Adverse effect
Adviser American Association for the Advancement of Science Americans Amgen Authoritarianism Biologist Biomedicine Blind experiment Bruno Latour Cambridge University Press Climate change Climatology Continental drift Covid-19 Criticism Decision-making Dental floss Distrust Empirical evidence Empiricism Environmental impact assessment Environmentalist Epistemology Eugenics Experiment Explanation Fallacy Funding of science Funding Geneticist Global warming Governance Graduate school Greenhouse gas Helen Longino History and philosophy of science Ideology Institution Karl Popper Lecture Logical positivism Ludwik Fleck Merchants of Doubt Methodology Misuse of statistics Morality Naomi Oreskes National Science Foundation Ottmar Edenhofer Paradigm shift Pascal's Wager Peer review Philosopher Philosophy of science Philosophy Physician Physicist Political psychology Political science Politics Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Princeton University Psychology Public health Public policy Publication Rationality Reason Replication crisis Reproducibility Result Sandra Harding Science studies Science, technology and society Science Scientific community Scientific consensus Scientific evidence Scientific method Scientific opinion on climate change Scientific progress Scientific revolution Scientific theory Scientist Skepticism Social science Sociology Statistical significance Suggestion Sunburn Sunscreen Symptom Tax Technology Theory Thomas Kuhn Thought Vaccination Vetting |
| ISBN | 0-691-22237-1 |
| Classificazione | AP 14000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface to the Paperback -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Why Trust Science? -- Chapter 2 Science Awry -- Coda -- Comments -- Chapter 3 The Epistemology of Frozen Peas -- Chapter 4 What Would Reasons for Trusting Science Be? -- Chapter 5 Pascal’s Wager Reframed -- Chapter 6 Comments on the Present and Future of Science, Inspired by Naomi Oreskes -- Response -- Chapter 7 Reply -- Afterword -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910554234403321 |
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Oreskes Naomi
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| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2021] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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