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1	The Large, the Small and the Human Mind more books like this by Roger Penrose, Malcolm Longair Roger Penrose's original and provocative ideas about the large-scale physics of the Universe, the small-scale world of quantum physics and the physics of the mind have been the subject of controversy and discussion. These ideas were proposed in his best-selling books The Emperor's New Mind and Shadows of the Mind. In this book, he summarises and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.96! \| first editions \| SVS
2	First Considerations more books like this by Paul Weiss, Abner Shimony (Commentaries by), Richard T De George (Commentaries by) Like "Beyond All Appearances,"" "which it supplements, Paul Weiss's new book is a fundamental work which faces all the hard issues which are not only at the heart of philosophy but at the core of our entire culture. Readers of Mr. Weiss's phenomenology of religion will need no introduction to this new work which expands and clari-fies many of the ... see all copies from $2.37!
3	Tibaldo and the Hole in the Calendar more books like this by Abner Shimony, Jonathan Shimony (Illustrator) Tibaldo and the Hole in the Calendar is the story of how an eleven-year old boy growing up in 16th century Italy loses his birthday when the Gregorian calendar replaces the Julian calendar in 1582, and how he fights to prevent this loss. The author cleverly weaves elements of the cultural and scientific milieu of his time into an engaging and ... see all copies from $10.80! new only from $14.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Science, Understanding, and Justice: The Philosophical Essays of Martin Eger more books like this by Martin Eger, Abner Shimony (Editor) This collection of essays, written between 1972 and 1999 by the late Professor Martin Eger, deals with controversial and topical issues in philosophy of science, education, and morality. The book also features exchanges between Eger and other leading philosophers, including a dialogue with Eger's colleague and friend, the eminent philosopher, ... see all copies from $2.25! new only from $8.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Reading Natural Philosophy: Essays in the History and Philosophy of Science and Mathematics more books like this by David Malament (Editor), Abner Shimony (Introduction by) Professor Howard Stein has made contributions on a wide range of topics in the history and philosophy of science, with an emphasis on physics. Stein has published papers on early physicists and philosophers such as Isaac Newton as well as papers on later science, especially relativity theory, quantum mechanics and the foundations of mathematics. ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $7.97! \| SVS
6	The Search for a Naturalistic World View: Volume 1 more books like this by Abner Shimony Abner Shimony is one of the most eminent of present-day philosophers of science, whose work has exerted a profound influence in both the philosophy and physics communities. This two-volume collection of his essays written over a period of forty years explores the interrelations between science and philosophy. Shimony regards the knowing subject as ... see all copies from $13.50! new only from $35.37! \| SVS
7	The Large, the Small AMD the Human Mind more books like this by Roger Penrose, Abner Shimony (Contributions by), Nancy Cartwright (Contributions by) In this book, Roger Penrose presents a masterly summary of those areas of physics in which he feels there are major unsolved problems. These ideas are then challenged by three distinguished experts from different backgrounds - Abner Shimony and Nancy Cartwright as Philosophers of science and Stephen Hawking as a theoretical physicist and ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $13.95! \| first editions
8	Naturalistic Epistemology: A Symposium of Two Decades more books like this by Abner Shimony (Editor), Debra Nails (Editor) see all copies from $156.00! new only from $170.80! \| SVS
9	The Search for a Naturalistic World View more books like this by Abner Shimony Abner Shimony is one of the most eminent of present-day philosophers of science, whose work has exerted a profound influence in both the philosophy and physics communities. This two-volume collection of his essays written over a period of forty years explores the interrelations between science and philosophy. Shimony regards the knowing subject as ... see all copies from $40.00! new only from $92.42! \| first editions
10	Search for a Naturalistic World View: Volume 2 more books like this by Abner Shimony Abner Shimony is one of the most eminent of present-day philosophers of science, whose work has exerted a profound influence in both the philosophy and physics communities. This two-volume collection of his essays written over a period of forty years explores the interrelations between science and philosophy. Shimony regards the knowing subject as ... see all copies from $35.37! new only from $35.37! \| SVS
11	Physics as Natural Philosophy: Essays in Honor of Laszlo Tisza more books like this by Abner Shimony (Editor), Herman Feshbach (Editor) When Laszlo Tisza first came to MIT in 1941, he had already made significant contributions to physics. In the years since, he has consolidated his position as one of the most important theoreticians of his time. Tisza's major areas of activity, closely reflected in these twenty-three essays, have included studies of quantum liquids (in particular, ... see all copies from $6.00!
12 view cover	Search for Naturalist World VI more books like this by Abner Shimony Abner Shimony is one of the most eminent of present-day philosophers of science, whose work has exerted a profound influence in both the philosophy and physics communities. This two-volume collection of his essays written over a period of forty years explores the interrelations between science and philosophy. Shimony regards the knowing subject as ... see all copies from $59.00! new only from $92.42!
13	Tibaldo E Il Buco Nel Calendario more books like this by Abner Shimony, J Shimony (Illustrator), C Vallaro (Translator) Tibaldo Bondi dovrebbe festeggiare il suo dodicesimo compleanno il 10 ottobre 1582. Papa Gregorio XIII, tuttavia, intende correggere l'impreciso calendario stabilito da Giulio Cesare e per questo decreta una riforma secondo la quale 10 giorni del mese di ottobre vengono eliminati, compreso quello del compleanno di Tibaldo. Determinato a combattere ... see all copies from $31.43! new only from $31.43!

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