Philosophy and the Sciences for Everyone

Herausgeber: Massimi, Michela

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Each chapter includes an introduction, summary and study questions and there is a glossary of technical terms. Designed to be used on the the University of Edinburgh's online Philosophy and the Sciences course, this book is also a superb introduction to central topics in philosophy of science and popular science.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9781138785434
• ISBN-10: 1138785431
• Artikelnr.: 40819351

Autorenporträt

Michela Massimi, David Carmel, Andy Clark, Jane Suilin Lavelle, John Peacock, Duncan Pritchard, Alasdair Richmond, Peggy Seriès, Kenny Smith, and Mark Sprevak are all based at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is this thing called science? A very brief philosophical overview
Michela Massimi and Duncan Pritchard 2. The Origins of Our Universe. Laws,
testability, and observability in cosmology Michela Massimi and John
Peacock 3. What are dark matter and dark energy? Michela Massimi and John
Peacock 4. The Anthropic Principle and Multiverse Cosmology John Peacock
and Alasdair Richmond 5. Do our modern skulls house stone-age minds? Jane
Suilin Lavelle and Kenny Smith 6. From intelligent machines to the human
brain Peggy Seriès and Mark Sprevak 7. What is consciousness? David Carmel
and Mark Sprevak 8. Embodied Cognition and the Sciences of the Mind Andy
Clark. Glossary of key terms Index