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Philosophy of Science: An Introduction

By: Thomas J. Hickey

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Philosophy of Science: An Introduction

By: Thomas J. Hickey

This concise and accessible book is a synthesis of the basic principles of the contemporary realistic neopragmatist philosophy of science. It discusses the aim of basic science, the methods of scientific discovery, the criteria for scientific criticism, and the nature of scientific explanation. Included is a description of a newly emergent specialty called computational philosophy of science, in which computerized discovery systems create and test new scientific theories. It also examines the essentials of the underlying realistic neopragmatist philosophy of language that has made philosophy of science a coherent and analytical discipline, and that has given new meaning to such key terms as "theory", "observation" and "explanation".

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0964466546

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Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)

By: Thomas J. Hickey

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Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)

By: Thomas J. Hickey

History of twentieth-century philosophy of science opens with an introduction to contemporary philosophy of science as of the beginning of the twenty-first century, and describes the new specialty of computational philosophy of science. Seven chapters describing the philosophies of several major philosophers of science follow this introductory chapter. These major philosophers include Ernst Mach and Pierre Duhem, Rudolf Carnap and Willard Van Quine, Werner Heisenberg, Karl Popper, Thomas Kuhn and Paul Feyerabend, Norwood Russell Hanson, and Paul Thagard and Herbert Simon. The book concludes with a large bibliography.

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0692650733

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The Architecture of Matter

Galileo to Kant

By: Thomas Anand Holden

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The Architecture of Matter

Galileo to Kant

By: Thomas Anand Holden

Holden presents a study of theories of the internal architecture of matter in the 17th & 18th centuries. He offers a synthesis of discussions by Galileo, Descartes, Newton and Kant, amongst others, and gives his own interpretation of the debate.

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Oxford University Press

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0199263264

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Energy, Entropy, and the Flow of Nature

By: Thomas F. Sherman

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Energy, Entropy, and the Flow of Nature

By: Thomas F. Sherman

Energy, Entropy, and the Flow of Nature is an attempt to present the essential principles of energetics (thermodynamics) in a manner that is straight-forward, easy to understand, and logically consistent. It arises from the difficulties author Thomas F. Sherman has seen or experienced as a student of physical chemistry, as a teacher of biochemistry and biology, and as a colleague. The central message of the book is that all natural change can be understood as a flow across a gradient, and that part of the effect of every flow is to diminish its own gradient. The book's mission is to build understanding of the central concepts, and with understanding, a degree of confidence in going forth into the many directions that the study of energy opens up. The laws of energy and entropy can indeed, in their applications, become a very complicated subject involving multivariable calculus, differential equations, and challenging problems and calculations. The fundamentals of energetics should be very straightforward, requiring relatively little mathematics--and it is the fundamentals that this book focuses on.

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0190695366

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Thinking on Screen

Film as Philosophy

By: Thomas E. Wartenberg

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Thinking on Screen

Film as Philosophy

By: Thomas E. Wartenberg

Thinking on Screen: Film as Philosophy is an accessible and thought-provoking examination of the way films raise and explore complex philosophical ideas. Written in a clear and engaging style, Thomas Wartenberg examines films’ ability to discuss, and even criticize ideas that have intrigued and puzzled philosophers over the centuries such as the nature of personhood, the basis of morality, and epistemological skepticism. Beginning with a demonstration of how specific forms of philosophical discourse are presented cinematically, Wartenberg moves on to offer a systematic account of the ways in which specific films undertake the task of philosophy. Focusing on the films The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Modern Times, The Matrix, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Third Man, The Flicker, and Empire, Wartenberg shows how these films express meaningful and pertinent philosophical ideas. This book is essential reading for students of philosophy with an interest in film, aesthetics, and film theory. It will also be of interest to film enthusiasts intrigued by the philosophical implications of film.

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Routledge

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1135975892

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Perspectives on Genetic Discrimination

By: Thomas Lemke

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Perspectives on Genetic Discrimination

By: Thomas Lemke

Over the past 15 years, a series of empirical studies in different countries have shown that our increasing genetic knowledge leads to new forms of exclusion, disadvantaging and stigmatization. The spectrum of this "genetic discrimination" ranges from disadvantages at work, via problems with insurance policies, to difficulties with adoption agencies. The empirical studies on the problem of genetic discrimination have not gone unnoticed. Since the beginning of the 1990s, a series of legislative initiatives and statements, both on the national level and on the part of international and supranational organizations and commissions, have been put forward as ways of protecting people from genetic discrimination. This is the first book to critically evaluate the empirical evidence and the theoretical usefulness of the concept of "genetic discrimination." It discusses the advantages and limitations of adopting the concept, and offers a more complex account distinguishing between several dimensions and forms of genetic discrimination.

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1134056982

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Built of Books

How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde

By: Thomas Wright

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Built of Books

How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde

By: Thomas Wright

An entirely new kind of biography, Built of Books explores the mind and personality of Oscar Wilde through his taste in books This intimate account of Oscar Wilde's life and writings is richer, livelier, and more personal than any book available about the brilliant writer, revealing a man who built himself out of books. His library was his reality, the source of so much that was vital to his life. A reader first, his readerly encounters, out of all of life's pursuits, are seen to be as significant as his most important relationships with friends, family, or lovers. Wilde's library, which Thomas Wright spent twenty years reading, provides the intellectual (and emotional) climate at the core of this deeply engaging portrait. One of the book's happiest surprises is the story of the author's adventure reading Wilde's library. Reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges's fictional hero who enters Cervantes's mind by saturating himself in the culture of sixteenth-century Spain, Wright employs Wilde as his own Virgilian guide to world literature. We come to understand how reading can be an extremely sensual experience, producing a physical as well as a spiritual delight.

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Macmillan + ORM

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142993509X

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Soldiers Back Home

The American Legion in Illinois, 1919-1939

By: Thomas B. Littlewood

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Soldiers Back Home

The American Legion in Illinois, 1919-1939

By: Thomas B. Littlewood

Concentrating at first on the welfare of children who had lost their fathers in the war, the Legion later became involved in a variety of community service activities and served as a political training ground."--Jacket.

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080932587X

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Lincoln and the Radicals

By: Thomas Harry Williams

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Lincoln and the Radicals

By: Thomas Harry Williams

This book examines Lincoln's associations with the Radical Republicans during the Civil War and how their policies shaped the country and war effort.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299002748

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Building A New Boston

Politics and Urban Renewal, 1950-1970

By: Thomas H. O'Connor

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Building A New Boston

Politics and Urban Renewal, 1950-1970

By: Thomas H. O'Connor

Here is one of the great stories in American urban history told by a great historian. In 1949, Boston was 'a hopeless backwater' . . . by 1970, a 'New Boston' had been created . . . Thomas O'Connor, the dean of Boston historians, brings to this tale of transformation rich learning, intimate familiarity with his subject, and a lucid sometimes witty pen." -- Jack Beatty, Senior Editor, Atlantic Monthly

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1555532462

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Medicinal Chemistry

A Molecular and Biochemical Approach

By: Thomas Nogrady,Donald F. Weaver

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Medicinal Chemistry

A Molecular and Biochemical Approach

By: Thomas Nogrady,Donald F. Weaver

Fully updated and rewritten by a basic scientist who is also a practicing physician, the third edition of this popular textbook remains comprehensive, authoritative and readable. Taking a receptor-based, target-centered approach, it presents the concepts central to the study of drug action in a logical, mechanistic way grounded on molecular and principles. Students of pharmacy, chemistry and pharmacology, as well as researchers interested in a better understanding of drug design, will find this book an invaluable resource. Starting with an overview of basic principles, Medicinal Chemistry examines the properties of drug molecules, the characteristics of drug receptors, and the nature of drug-receptor interactions. Then it systematically examines the various families of receptors involved in human disease and drug design. The first three classes of receptors are related to endogenous molecules: neurotransmitters, hormones and immunomodulators. Next, receptors associated with cellular organelles (mitochondria, cell nucleus), endogenous macromolecules (membrane proteins, cytoplasmic enzymes) and pathogens (viruses, bacteria) are examined. Through this evaluation of receptors, all the main types of human disease and all major categories of drugs are considered. There have been many changes in the third edition, including a new chapter on the immune system. Because of their increasingly prominent role in drug discovery, molecular modeling techniques, high throughput screening, neuropharmacology and genetics/genomics are given much more attention. The chapter on hormonal therapies has been thoroughly updated and re-organized. Emerging enzyme targets in drug design (e.g. kinases, caspases) are discussed, and recent information on voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels has been incorporated. The sections on antihypertensive, antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiarrhythmic, and anticancer drugs, as well as treatments for hyperlipidemia and peptic ulcer, have been substantially expanded. One new feature will enhance the book's appeal to all readers: clinical-molecular interface sections that facilitate understanding of the treatment of human disease at a molecular level.

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0190282967

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"Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays

By: Benjamin P. Thomas

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"Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays

By: Benjamin P. Thomas

This volume gathers the best previously unpublished and uncollected writings on Abraham Lincoln and Lincoln scholarship by one of his great biographers, Benjamin P. Thomas. A skilled historian and a masterful storyteller himself, Thomas was widely regarded as the greatest Lincoln historian of his generation. With these essays, he combines historical depth with narrative grace in delineating Lincoln's qualities as a humorist, lawyer, and politician. From colorful tall tales to clever barbs aimed at political opponents, Lincoln clothed a shrewd wit in a homespun, backwoods vernacular. He used humor to defuse tension, illuminate a point, put others at ease--and sometimes for sheer fun. From an early reliance on broad humor and ridicule in speeches and on the stump, Lincoln's style shifted in 1854 to a more serious vein in which humor came primarily to elucidate an argument. "If I did not laugh occasionally I should die," he is said to have told his cabinet, "and you need this medicine as much as I do." Thomas brings his deep knowledge of Lincoln to essays on the great man's tumultuous career in Congress, his work as a lawyer, his experiences in the Courts, and his opinions of the South. A gracious survey of Lincoln's early biographers, particularly Ida Tarbell, stands alongside an appreciation of Harry Edward Pratt, a key figure in the early days of the Abraham Lincoln Association. Thomas also assesses Lincoln's use of language and the ongoing significance of the Gettysburg Address. This diverse collection is enhanced by an introduction by Michael Burlingame, himself a leading biographer of Lincoln. Burlingame provides a balanced portrait of Thomas and his circuitous path toward writing history.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252056388

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The Complete Systemic Supervisor

Context, Philosophy, and Pragmatics

By: Thomas C. Todd,Cheryl L. Storm

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The Complete Systemic Supervisor

Context, Philosophy, and Pragmatics

By: Thomas C. Todd,Cheryl L. Storm

The Second Edition of the definitive text on systemic clinical supervision has been fully updated and now includes a range of practical online resources. New edition of the definitive text on systemic clinical supervision, fully updated and revised, with a wealth of case studies throughout Supported by a range of practical online resources New material includes coverage of systemic supervision outside MFT and international training contexts – such as healthcare, schools and the military Top-level contributors include those practicing academic, agency, and privately contracted supervision with novice to experienced therapists The editors received a prestigious award in 2015 from the American Family Therapy Academy for their contribution to systemic supervision theory and practice

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1118509196

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Book's by Thomas J. Mccormack

Philosophy of Science: An Introduction

Philosophy of Science: An Introduction

Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)

Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Science: A History (Third Edition)

The Architecture of Matter

The Architecture of Matter

Energy, Entropy, and the Flow of Nature

Energy, Entropy, and the Flow of Nature

Thinking on Screen

Thinking on Screen

Perspectives on Genetic Discrimination

Perspectives on Genetic Discrimination

Built of Books

Built of Books

Soldiers Back Home

Soldiers Back Home

Lincoln and the Radicals

Lincoln and the Radicals

Building A New Boston

Building A New Boston

Medicinal Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry

"Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays

"Lincoln's Humor" and Other Essays

The Complete Systemic Supervisor

The Complete Systemic Supervisor

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