Zoological Illustrations

Zoological IllustrationsWilliam John Swainson, English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist and artist (1789-1855)This booklet offers «Zoological Illustrations», from William John Swainson. A dynamic desk of contents allows to leap on to the bankruptcy chosen. desk of Contents- approximately This publication- quantity I.

Secrets and Knowledge in Medicine and Science, 1500–1800 (History of Medicine in Context)

Secrets and techniques performed a significant function in alterations in clinical and medical wisdom in early smooth Europe. As a brand new fascination with novelty started to take carry from the past due 15th century, Europeans thirsted for formerly unknown information about the flora and fauna: new vegetation, animals, and different gadgets from nature, new recipes for scientific and alchemical approaches, new wisdom in regards to the human physique, and new evidence concerning the manner nature labored.

Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting

The twenty first century bargains a dizzying array of latest technological advancements: robots shrewdpermanent adequate to take white collar jobs, social media instruments that deal with our most crucial relationships, usual gadgets that song, checklist, learn and percentage each element of our day-by-day lives, and biomedical recommendations with the capability to rework and improve human minds and our bodies to an remarkable measure.

Realismus und Wissenschaft: Der empirische Erfolg der Wissenschaft zwischen metaphysischer Erklärung und methodologischer Beurteilung (Philosophische Untersuchungen) (German Edition)

Fynn Ole Engler stellt aus historischer und systematischer Perspektive die beiden grundlegenden Strömungen der modernen Wissenschaftstheorie gegenüber. Er unterscheidet zwischen einem naturalistischen Programm, das seinen Ausgangspunkt im Wiener Kreis des logischen Empirismus bei Moritz Schlick, Otto Neurath und Rudolf Carnap nimmt und bis zu den Auffassungen Willard Van Orman Quines, Bas van Fraassens und Nancy Cartwrights reicht, sowie einem realistischen Programm, das von den Werken Pierre Duhems und Henri Poincarés ausgeht und zu den Positionen John Worralls und Elie Zahars führt.