Philosophy of Science Products

Edited by Michael T Stuart, Yiftach Fehige, James Robert Brown

Thought experiments are a means of imaginative reasoning that lie at the heart of philosophy, from the pre-Socratics to the modern era, and they also play central roles in a range of fields, from physics to politics. The Routledge Companion to Thought Experiments is an invaluable guide and…

Hardback – 2017-07-28 
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Routledge Philosophy Companions

Edited by L. Syd M Johnson, Karen S. Rommelfanger

The Routledge Handbook of Neuroethics offers the reader an informed view of how the brain sciences are being used to approach, understand, and reinvigorate traditional philosophical questions, as well as how those questions, with the grounding influence of neuroscience, are being revisited beyond…

Hardback – 2017-07-28 
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Routledge Handbooks in Applied Ethics

Edited by Kristin Andrews, Jacob Beck

While philosophers have been interested in animals since ancient times, in the last few decades the subject of animal minds has emerged as a major topic in philosophy. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Animal Minds is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in…

Hardback – 2017-07-21 
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Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy

Edited by Stuart Glennan, Phyllis Illari

From the operation of the universe to DNA, the brain and the economy, natural and social frequently describe their activity as being concerned with discovering mechanisms. Despite this fact, for much of the twentieth century philosophical discussions of the nature of mechanisms remained outside…

Hardback – 2017-07-20 
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Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy

Edited by Ron Broglio, Frederick Young

Technology and animals often serve as the boundaries by which we define the human. In this issue contributors explore these categories as necessary supplements or as porous membranes which disturb the scaffolding of how the human is constructed. A lingering question throughout is whether we have…

Paperback – 2017-07-12 
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By John P Jackson, David Depew

Darwinism, Democracy, and Race examines the development and defence of an argument that arose at the boundary between anthropology and evolutionary biology in twentieth-century America. In its fully articulated form, this argument simultaneously discredited scientific racism and defended free human…

Hardback – 2017-07-06 
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History and Philosophy of Biology

By Richard Wilton, Trevor Harley

Science and Psychology　provides a comprehensive introduction to the structure and characteristics of scientific explanation, using examples from a variety of sciences to illuminate the scientific approach taken in psychology. In addition, the authors discuss a range of conceptual issues particular…

Paperback – 2017-07-04 
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By Alastair V. Campbell

Bioethics: The Basics is an introduction to the foundational principles, theories and issues in the study of medical and biological ethics. Readers are introduced to bioethics from the ground up before being invited to consider some of the most controversial but important questions facing us today.…

Paperback – 2017-06-28 
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The Basics

By Oliver Sir Lodge

Originally delivered as a series of lectures for the Halley Stewart trust in 1926, Lodge’s work was collected and first published in 1927. Lodge uses his scientific training to inquire into such general issues as religion, human progress, and societal advances with an aim to better understand the…

Paperback – 2017-06-27 
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Routledge Revivals

By F.W. Headley

An adamant fan of Darwin, F.W. Headley attempts to argue the difficulties of believing in Socialism and Darwinism simultaneously and highlights issues which could prevent Socialism from being put into practice. Originally published in 1909, this study uses examples of communities in countries such…

Paperback – 2017-06-26 
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Routledge Revivals

By Oliver Sir Lodge

Originally published in 1930, Sir Oliver Lodge proposes a connection between physics and philosophy, or as he describes it, a key to unlock the intricate connection between mind and matter. A response to early twentieth century mathematically-led philosophy, Lodge looks at physics from a physical…

Paperback – 2017-06-25 
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Routledge Revivals

By David F. Channell

Are science and technology independent of one another? Is technology dependent upon science, and if so how is it dependent? Is science dependent upon technology, and if so how is it dependent? Or, are science and technology becoming so interdependent that the line dividing them has become totally…

Hardback – 2017-06-14 
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History and Philosophy of Technoscience