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Philosophy and the Sciences for Everyone
ISBN-13:
9781317664444
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
164
Autor:
Michela Massimi
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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.
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
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