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021301
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Rhinebeck, Monkfish Book Publishing Company, 2016.
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vii, 169pGrey spine
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Two controversial authors debate the nature and methods of science, its dogmas and its future. Sheldrake argues that science needs to be free of materialistic dogma while Michael Shermer contends that science is a materialistic enterprise. Issues discussed include materialism and its role in science, whether belief in God is compatible with a scientific perspective and parapsychology.
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9781939681577 Pb.
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019056
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New York, Ballantine Books, 1997.
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xviii, 458pWhite spine
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Are we on the brink of a new Dark Age of irrationality and superstition? In this stirring, brilliantly argued book, internationally respected scientist Carl Sagan shows how scientific thinking is necessary to safeguard our democratic institutions and our technical civilization. The Demon-Haunted World is more personal and richer in moving and revealing human stories than anything Sagan has previously written. With illustrations from his own childhood experience as well as engrossing tales of discovery, Sagan shows how the method of scientific thought can cut through prejudice and hysteria to uncover the often surprising truth.
He convincingly debunks "alien abduction," "channelers," faith-healer fraud, the "face" on Mars, and much else. Along the way , he refutes the arguments that science destroys spirituality or is just another arbitrary belief system, asks why scientific study is often stigmatized, discusses the dangers of the misuse of science, and provides a "baloney detection kit" for thinking through political, social, religious, and other issues.
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9780345409461 Pb.
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017268
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Special Indian edition
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London, Routledge, 2012.
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xxvii, 513pWhite and Orange Spine
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Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as the now legendary doctrine of 'falsificationism' electrified the scientific community, influencing even working scientists, as well as post-war philosophy. This astonishing work ranks alongside The Open Society and Its Enemies as one of Popper's most enduring books and contains insights and arguments that demand to be read to this day.
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9780415278447 Pb.
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023165
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Connecticut, The University of Chicago Press, 2013.
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428pBeige Spine
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An inquiry into the nature and justification of scientific knowledge in particular and of knowledge in general.
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9781614275374 Pb.
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020397
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New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 2009.
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xvii, 311pBlack spine
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Written by mathematician Hermann Weyl, this is a book on philosophy where "conflicts of conscience," arose where the objective nature of science which does not mesh easily with the incredulous, uncertain nature of philosophy. Hermann Weyl examines how advances in philosophy were led by scientific discoveries. Draws on work by Descartes, Galileo, Hume, Kant, Leibnitz and Newton. Provides readers with a guide to understanding science through the lens of philosophy.
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9780691141206 Pb.
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021303
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New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2016.
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xiv, 283pRed spine
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Brings together 75 of the columns of Michael Shermer, taking on a wide range of subjects like psychology, human nature to religion and pseudoscience. Dense with facts, convincing arguments and curious statistics, this is an ingenious collection of light entertainment for readers who believe that explaining stuff is a good idea.
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9781627791380 Hb.
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016790
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London, Allen Lane, 1998.
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xiv, 337pBlack Spine
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Did Newton "unweave the rainbow" by reducing it to its prismatic colors, as Keats contended? Did he, in other words, diminish beauty? Far from it, says Dawkins - Newton's unweaving is the key to much of modern astronomy and to the breathtaking poetry of modern cosmology. Mysteries don't lose their poetry because they are solved; the solution is often more beautiful than the puzzle, uncovering deeper mystery. Dawkins takes up the most important and compelling topics in modern science, from astronomy and genetics to language and virtual reality, and combines them in a landmark statement of the human appetite for wonder.
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071399214X Hb.
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019193
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4th ed.
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Berkshire, McGrawHill Education, 2013.
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xvii, 282pGreen spine
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"This revised and extended edition offers a concise and illuminating treatment of major developments in the field over the last two decades, with the same accessible style which ensured the popularity of previous editions. Of particular importance is the examination of Bayesianism and the new experimentalism, as well as new chapters on the nature of scientific laws and recent trends in the realism versus anti-realism debate.
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9780335262786 Pb.
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