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The Material Realization of Science

Author : Hans Radder
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400741073
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Material Realization of Science written by Hans Radder and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-05-03 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops a conception of science as a multi-dimensional practice, which includes experimental action and production, conceptual-theoretical interpretation, and formal-mathematical work. On this basis, it addresses the topical issue of scientific realism and expounds a detailed, referentially realist account of the natural sciences. This account is shown to be compatible with the frequent occurrence of conceptual discontinuities in the historical development of the sciences. Referential realism exploits several fruitful ideas of Jürgen Habermas, especially his distinction between objectivity and truth; it builds on a in-depth analysis of scientific experiments, including their material realization; and it is developed through an extensive case study in the history and philosophy of quantum mechanics. The new postscript explains how the book relates to several important issues in recent philosophy of science and science studies. “I highly recommend this book. Radder is probably the first philosopher of science to make productive epistemological use of the notion of ‘experimental system’. The postscript is most valuable since it connects his work not only to the topical debates in philosophy of science, but also to history of science and science studies.” Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin About the first edition: “The debate on realism has recently become rather stale by repetition, but Radder introduces original insights and has written a lively and well-argued contribution to it. The book is to be recommended also as a clear introduction to the complex of relevant issues.” Mary Hesse, University of Cambridge “Radder presents an ingenious approach to the issue of scientific realism and conceptual discontinuity. I believe his idea that conceptual discontinuity presupposes other types of continuity is extremely important.” Mark Rowlands, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Hans Radder is professor of philosophy of science and technology at VU University Amsterdam. He is the author of In and About the World and The World Observed/The World Conceived. He edited The Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation and The Commodification of Academic Research: Science and the Modern University, and is coeditor of Science Transformed? Debating Claims of an Epochal Break.

The Science of Self-Realization

Author : His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Publisher : The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
ISBN 13 : 9171495398
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book The Science of Self-Realization written by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and published by The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. This book was released on with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of articles by Srila Prabhupada from Back to Godhead magazine covers knowledge of the soul and the practice of bhakti-yoga. These interviews, lectures, and essays cover topics such as the goal of human life, seeking a true spiritual teacher, reincarnation, super-consciousness, Krishna and Christ, and spiritual solutions to today's social and economic problems.

The Multiple Realization Book

Author : Thomas W. Polger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198732899
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book The Multiple Realization Book written by Thomas W. Polger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas W. Polger and Lawrence A. Shapiro offer the first full investigation of multiple realization--the idea that minds can be realized in ways other than the human brain. They cast doubt on the hypothesis and offer an alternative framework for understanding explanations in the cognitive sciences, and in chemistry, biology, and related fields.

Stuff Matters

Author : Mark Miodownik
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544236041
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Stuff Matters written by Mark Miodownik and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, from concrete and steel to denim and chocolate, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science.

The Realization of Star Trek Technologies

Author : Mark E. Lasbury
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331940914X
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book The Realization of Star Trek Technologies written by Mark E. Lasbury and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-24 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Star Trek celebrates its 50th anniversary, the futuristic tools of Kirk, Spock, Scott, and McCoy continue to come to life. This book merges Star Trek scientific lore—how the science of the time informed the implementation of technology in the series—and the science as it is playing out today. Scientists and engineers have made and continue to develop replicators, teletransporters, tractor beams, and vision restoring visors. This book combines the vision of 1966 science fiction with the latest research in physics, biotechnology, and engineering.

From Commodification to the Common Good

Author : Hans Radder
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822987090
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book From Commodification to the Common Good written by Hans Radder and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2019-08-16 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The commodification of science—often identified with commercialization, or the selling of expertise and research results and the “capitalization of knowledge” in academia and beyond—has been investigated as a threat to the autonomy of science and academic culture and criticized for undermining the social responsibility of modern science. In From Commodification to the Common Good, Hans Radder revisits the commodification of the sciences from a philosophical perspective to focus instead on a potential alternative, the notion of public-interest science. Scientific knowledge, he argues, constitutes a common good only if it serves those affected by the issues at stake, irrespective of commercial gain. Scrutinizing the theory and practices of scientific and technological patenting, Radder challenges the legitimacy of commercial monopolies and the private appropriation and exploitation of research results. His book invites us to reevaluate established laws and to question doctrines and practices that may impede or even prohibit scientific research and social progress so that we might achieve real and significant transformations in service of the common good.

Organic Photovoltaics

Author : Christoph Joseph Brabec
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662051877
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Organic Photovoltaics written by Christoph Joseph Brabec and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume describes and explains the fundamentals of organic/plastic solar cells in a manner accessible to both researchers and students. It provides an up-to-date and comprehensive account of these materials and corresponding devices, which will play a key role in future solar energy systems.

Materials Science and Engineering for the 1990s

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309039282
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Materials Science and Engineering for the 1990s written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1989-02-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Materials science and engineering (MSE) contributes to our everyday lives by making possible technologies ranging from the automobiles we drive to the lasers our physicians use. Materials Science and Engineering for the 1990s charts the impact of MSE on the private and public sectors and identifies the research that must be conducted to help America remain competitive in the world arena. The authors discuss what current and future resources would be needed to conduct this research, as well as the role that industry, the federal government, and universities should play in this endeavor.

Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science

Author :
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080466621
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-10-23 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology is the study of thinking, and cognitive science is the interdisciplinary investigation of mind and intelligence that also includes philosophy, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology. In these investigations, many philosophical issues arise concerning methods and central concepts. The Handbook of Philosophy of Psychology and Cognitive Science contains 16 essays by leading philosophers of science that illuminate the nature of the theories and explanations used in the investigation of minds. Topics discussed include representation, mechanisms, reduction, perception, consciousness, language, emotions, neuroscience, and evolutionary psychology. - Comprehensive coverage of philosophy of psychology and cognitive science - Distinguished contributors: leading philosophers in this area - Contributions closely tied to relevant scientific research

Springer Handbook of Condensed Matter and Materials Data

Author : Werner Martienssen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540304371
Total Pages : 1143 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Springer Handbook of Condensed Matter and Materials Data written by Werner Martienssen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-09-21 with total page 1143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Springer Handbook of Condensed Matter and Materials Data provides a concise compilation of data and functional relationships from the fields of solid-state physics and materials in this 1200 page volume. The data, encapsulated in 914 tables and 1025 illustrations, have been selected and extracted primarily from the extensive high-quality data collection Landolt-Börnstein and also from other systematic data sources and recent publications of physical and technical property data. Many chapters are authored by Landolt-Börnstein editors, including the prominent Springer Handbook editors, W. Martienssen and H. Warlimont themselves. The Handbook is designed to be useful as a desktop reference for fast and easy retrieval of essential and reliable data in the lab or office. References to more extensive data sources are also provided in the book and by interlinking to the relevant sources on the enclosed CD-ROM. Physicists, chemists and engineers engaged in fields of solid-state sciences and materials technologies in research, development and application will appreciate the ready access to the key information coherently organized within this wide-ranging Handbook. From the reviews: "...this is the most complete compilation I have ever seen... When I received the book, I immediately searched for data I never found elsewhere..., and I found them rapidly... No doubt that this book will soon be in every library and on the desk of most solid state scientists and engineers. It will never be at rest." -Physicalia Magazine

Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death

Author : Evelyn Fox Keller
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317857216
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death written by Evelyn Fox Keller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays included here represent Fox Keller's attempts to integrate the insights of feminist theory with those of her contemporaries in the history and philosophy of science.

Science and Religion

Author : Rogene A. Buchholz
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1665576685
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book Science and Religion written by Rogene A. Buchholz and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science and religion are two different worldviews that involve different methods of attaining truth, one based on evidence using a scientific method to examine the natural world and the other based on belief in certain religious precepts often involving a supernatural dimension based on a holy book in some cases, and on the authority of religious leaders. This book examines the nature of religion and the role it plays in society along with unresolved problems that have existed for some time. The nature of science is then discussed along with the scientific method and problems with science that have not been resolved. The origins of science and religion are then examined and the relationship of these two worldviews and the relationship of science to the supernatural. Finally, the future of religion is examined along with its ongoing relationship to science. The real battle between science and religion involves the question of who gets to decide the truth about the world we live in and our status as human beings in this world. The answer to that question is not obvious but has enormous implications for human life on a planet that is under stress and may not be able to support human life for much longer as our actions have consequences that are now becoming all too apparent.

In and About the World

Author : Hans Radder
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791430491
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book In and About the World written by Hans Radder and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a new approach to a number of central issues concerning the theoretical interpretation and normative evaluation of contemporary science and technology.

Scientific Practice

Author : Jed Z. Buchwald
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226078892
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (788 download)

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Download or read book Scientific Practice written by Jed Z. Buchwald and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most recent work on the nature of experiment in physics has focused on "big science"—the large-scale research addressed in Andrew Pickering's Constructing Quarks and Peter Galison's How Experiments End. This book examines small-scale experiment in physics, in particular the relation between theory and practice. The contributors focus on interactions among the people, materials, and ideas involved in experiments—factors that have been relatively neglected in science studies. The first half of the book is primarily philosophical, with contributions from Andrew Pickering, Peter Galison, Hans Radder, Brian Baigrie, and Yves Gingras. Among the issues they address are the resources deployed by theoreticians and experimenters, the boundaries that constrain theory and practice, the limits of objectivity, the reproducibility of results, and the intentions of researchers. The second half is devoted to historical case studies in the practice of physics from the early nineteenth to the early twentieth century. These chapters address failed as well as successful experimental work ranging from Victorian astronomy through Hertz's investigation of cathode rays to Trouton's attempt to harness the ether. Contributors to this section are Jed Z. Buchwald, Giora Hon, Margaret Morrison, Simon Schaffer, and Andrew Warwick. With a lucid introduction by Ian Hacking, and original articles by noted scholars in the history and philosophy of science, this book is poised to become a significant source on the nature of small-scale experiment in physics.

Science, Culture, and the Reconciliation of Knowledge and Understanding

Author : Arthur Pontynen
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1036406946
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Science, Culture, and the Reconciliation of Knowledge and Understanding written by Arthur Pontynen and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-07-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In daily life we consciously attempt to reconcile what with why, factual knowledge with understanding. Currently, it is commonplace to presume that understanding is limited to the production of facts, which we place into narratives of understanding. We exist in a world of facts with no why to find, living in a culture that vacillates between identity and tolerance, authoritarianism and anarchism. Neglected is the importance of seeking good judgments in daily life, that is, of being wise. This book analyzes the millennial shift from seeking Truth to asserting subjective meanings, so that we can escape that sordid condition. It is necessary to challenge current dominant modes of thought and interpretation in order to live intelligently and peacefully. Western Civilization and the Enlightenment are historically associated with seeking to understand, with the goal of being right with an intelligible and therefore meaningful reality. That goal remains worthy of our efforts.

Advances in Computer Science, Environment, Ecoinformatics, and Education, Part III

Author : Sally Lin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642233449
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Computer Science, Environment, Ecoinformatics, and Education, Part III written by Sally Lin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-09 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 5-volume set (CCIS 214-CCIS 218) constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Science, Environment, Ecoinformatics, and Education, CSEE 2011, held in Wuhan, China, in July 2011. The 525 revised full papers presented in the five volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on information security, intelligent information, neural networks, digital library, algorithms, automation, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, computer networks, computational system, computer vision, computer modelling and simulation, control, databases, data mining, e-learning, e-commerce, e-business, image processing, information systems, knowledge management and knowledge discovering, mulitimedia and its apllication, management and information system, moblie computing, natural computing and computational intelligence, open and innovative education, pattern recognition, parallel and computing, robotics, wireless network, web application, other topics connecting with computer, environment and ecoinformatics, modeling and simulation, environment restoration, environment and energy, information and its influence on environment, computer and ecoinformatics, biotechnology and biofuel, as well as biosensors and bioreactor.

Returning to Scientific Practice

Author : Xu Zhu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317538951
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Returning to Scientific Practice written by Xu Zhu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a result from a collective study on philosophy of scientific practice (PSP), which began around 2002 and still ongoing. There is an apparently increasing interest in scientific practice, influenced by the historicistic philosophy of science and the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK). Prof. WU Tong and his research group believe that it is necessary for PSP to turn from the theory-dominant position to the practice dominance. PSP has also put forward the possibility of reinterpreting the epistemic status of local knowledge in Chinese tradition, which provides the most significant motivation to participate this study. In this book, we have selected three main cases – namely, Chinese medicine, Fengshui, and Ethnobotany – to examine the effect of PSP. The aim of our collective study is not merely on theoretical construction of PSP, but also to consider the various applications of PSP, especially for re-interpreting and demonstrating the variety of local knowledge from traditional China, which seems to be a genuine contribution to the international enterprise of philosophy of science, particularly made by Chinese scholars.