Philosophy of Science
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From  Critical Science and Social ResponsibilityFrom: Techno-Fix |
Critical Science and Social Responsibility outlines ways to increase the awareness of scientists and engineers regarding their social responsibilities as well as ways to transform current science … | Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann | 31 | 2011 | $3.10 Add |
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From  Myth and Meaning |
In this chapter, Lévi-Strauss explores the structural parallels between mythical thought and modern science, tracing how seventeenth-century separation between the two traditions is … | Claude Lévi-Strauss | 44 | 2008 | $4.40 Add |
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From  Our Imaginary RealityFrom: The Universe Within |
In this chapter, Turok traces scientific thought from Anaximander in 600 B.C. to the quantum revolution of 1927. | Neil Turkok | 48 | 2012 | $4.80 Add |
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From The Inherent Unavoidability and Unpredictability of Unintended ConsequencesFrom: Techno-Fix |
The Inherent Unavoidability and Unpredictability of Unintended Consequences postulates that there are always positive and negative effects of any technology. It is impossible for humans to … | Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann | 15 | 2011 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! The Need in Human ThinkingFrom: Thinking Systematics |
In this chapter, Smith and Hayslip discuss how conventional modes of reasoning are inadequate to the crises facing humanity in the early twenty-first century. | Murray E.G. Smith; Tim Hayslip | 25 | 2025 | $2.50 Add |
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From The Opportunity of All TimeFrom: The Universe Within |
In this chapter, Turok examines humanity’s twenty-first century crossroads, where digital technology, quantum computing, and the limits of classical physics converge. | Neil Turkok | 59 | 2012 | $5.90 Add |
The Universe WithinFrom Quantum to Cosmos |
The most anticipated nonfiction book of the season, this year’s Massey Lectures is a visionary look at the way the human mind can shape the future by world-renowned physicist Neil Turok. … | Neil Turkok | 314 | 2012 | View |
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From What Banged?From: The Universe Within |
In this chapter, Turok traces the evolving understanding of the Big Bang, from ancient Greek cosmology through to Einstein’s general relativity in 1916, and modern day theories. | Neil Turkok | 72 | 2012 | $7.20 Add |
