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1. The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change
by Thomas Kuhn
"The Essential Tension" is a collection of previously published essays by Thomas Kuhn to which the author has added two hitherto unpublished articles ... More
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2. The End of Science: Facing the Limits of Knowledge in the Twilight of the Scientific Age
"As staff writer for Scientific American, John Horgan has a window on contemporary science unsurpassed in all the world. Who else routinely ... More
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3. The Advancement of Science: Science Without Legend, Objectivity Without Illusions
by Philip Kitcher
Setting a new agenda for the philosophy of science and for other "science studies" disciplines, in this book the well-known philosopher Philip ... More
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4. Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology
by Timothy McGrew (Editor), Marc Alspector-Kelly (Editor), Fritz Allhoff, PH.D. (Editor)
By combining excerpts from key historical writings with commentary by experts, "Philosophy of Science: An Historical Anthology" provides a ... More
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5. Scientific Perspectivism
by Ronald N Giere
Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. But historians, sociologists, and philosophers of science have long argued ... More
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6. The Wonderful Myth Called Science
by Frederick Bauer
Bauer poses an exciting and, at times, an emotionally challenging explorationof science and living.
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8. Science and Anti-Science
What is good science? What goal--if any--is the proper end of scientific activity? Is there a legitimating authority that scientists mayclaim? ... More
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21. Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception
by Charles Seife
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades and shapes daily lives. "Proofiness," as Seife explains in this eye ... More
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22. Scientific Opportunism L Opportunisme Scientifique: An Anthology
by Henri Poincare, Laurent Rollet (Editor), Louis Rougier (Compiled by)
During his lifetime, Henri Poincare published three major philosophical books which achieved great success: "La science et l'hypothese" (1902), "La ... More
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24. Public Knowledge: An Essay Concerning the Social Dimension of Science
by J M Ziman, Ziman
Professor Ziman argues that the goal of all scientific research is to contribute to the consensus of universally accepted knowledge.
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25. The Mangle of Practice: Time, Agency, and Science
by Andrew Pickering
This ambitious book by one of the most original and provocative thinkers in science studies offers a sophisticated new understanding of the nature of ... More
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