A scientist friend asked Bruno Latour point-blank: "Do you believe in reality?" Taken aback by this strange query, Latour offers his meticulous response in Pandora's Hope. It is a remarkable argument
Debate over the nature of science has recently moved from the halls of academia into the public sphere, where it has taken shape as the "science wars." At issue is the question of whether scientific
New edition of a reader containing 33 essays (10 new to this update), arranged in sections on science and pseudoscience, the natural and social sciences, explanation and law, theory and observation, c
The author of Hyperspace shows how three scientific revolutions of the twentieth century--quantum mechanics, biogenetics, and artificial intelligence--will allow scientists to reshape human genetics a
In Visions, physicist and author Michio Kaku examines the great scientific revolutions that have dramatically reshaped the twentieth century--the quantum mechanics, biogenetics, and artificial intelli
The Handbook of Science Communication is written for students from undergraduate level upwards, and for scientists who need to communicate their work effectively to each other, and to the wider public
The inaugural volume of the series, devoted to the work of philosopher Adolf Grunbaum, encompasses the philosophical problems of space, time, and cosmology, the nature of scientific methodology, and t
Scientific Inquiry: Readings in the Philosophy of Science features an impressive collection of classical and contemporary readings on a wide range of issues in the philosophy of science. The volume is
Rescher (philosophy of science, U. of Pittsburgh) explores the nature of complexity, its bearing on the human world, and how people manage their affairs within it. His overall lesson is that as lives
In the days of global warming and BSE, science is increasingly a public issue. This book provides a theoretical framework which allows us to understand why and how scientists address the general publi
Examines Goethe's neglected but sizable body of scientific work, considers the philosophical foundations of his approach, and applies his method to the real world of nature.
Sandra Harding explores what practitioners of European/American, feminist, and postcolonial science and technology studies can learn from each other. She discusses the array of postcolonial science s
Highlighting the work of the most prominent and influential scholars in the field, the articles reflect a diversity of philosophical opinion and demonstrate to students how each position is subject t
