History and Philosophy of Science reprints a distinguished selection of important texts published in this field over the last century. This set presents a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the history and philosophy of science.
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in 1961. The essays in this volume focus on the awareness of science and art, evolution and Freudian psychology. Besides the chapter on Darwin and Freud, the author discusses criticism, the fantasy element in drama and popular literature, the history of the novel, the...
Published August 17th 2008 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in 1957. This book is concerned with the conflict between "Darwinism" as the Victorians called it, and Christianity, a conflict here re-stated in modern terms because it so vitally affects our understanding of human nature and human values today. The opening chapter describes...
Published August 17th 2008 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in 1967. The origin of the Royal Society has long been obscured by baffling discrepancies in the evidence. This volume investigates its underlying purpose and creation, at the same time uncovering the real nature of its debt to Francis Bacon and its role in the scientific...
Published August 17th 2008 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in English in 1973. This volume traces the development of the revolution which so drastically altered man’s view of the universe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The "astronomical revolution" was accomplished in three stages, each linked with the work of one man....
Published August 17th 2008 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in 1983.This volume outlines some of the important innovations in astronomy, natural philosophy and medicine which took place in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and shows how the transformation in world-view during the period was affected by broader historical terms....
Published August 17th 2008 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in 1971. Discoveries in modern biology can radically change human life as we know it. As our understanding of living processes, such as inheritance, grows, so do the possibilities of applying these results for good and evil, such as the treatment of disease, the control of...
Published August 17th 2008 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
History and Philosophy of Science reprints a distinguished selection of important texts published in this field over the last century. This set presents a unique opportunity to gain comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the history and philosophy of science. It covers all major fields of...
Published August 14th 2008 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in 1952. This book is a critical survey of the views of scientific inference that have been developed since the end of World War I. It contains some detailed exposition of ideas – notably of Keynes – that were cryptically put forward, often quoted, but nowhere explained. Part I...
Published August 14th 2008 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in 1979. This reprints the revised and expanded edition of 1996. In this volume, physicists, biologists and chemists, who have been involved in some of the most exciting discoveries in modern scientific thought explore issues which have shaped modern physics and which hint at...
Published August 14th 2008 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Library Editions: History & Philosophy of Science
Originally published in 1974. Scientific Knowledge and Sociological Theory centres on the problem of explaining the manifest variety and contrast in the beliefs about nature held in different groups and societies. It maintains that the sociologist should treat all beliefs symmetrically and must...
Published August 14th 2008 by Routledge
