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Science between truth and ethical responsibility : Evandro Agazzi in the contemporary scientific and philosophical debate by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…An overview of Agazzi's work -- Scientific objectivity -- Philosophy of physics -- Philosophical anthropology -- Science and operationality -- Science and historicity -- The issue of scientific realism -- Artificial intelligence -- Metaphysics and ontology -- Education The contribution to Latin American philosophy -- Epistemology and history of science -- History of Science and technology -- Epistemology of psychology -- Science and hermeneutics -- A perspectivist conception of scientific theories -- Ethics of science and technology -- Bioethics Philosophy of the social sciences -- Science and religion -- The Issue of alethic logic Realism and scientific progress System's theory and complexity -- Philosophy of language -- Philosophy of mathematics and logic -- Logic and philosophy of logic Replies and reflections.…”
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French studies in the philosophy of science : contemporary research in France by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…The legend of philosophy's striptease: trends in philosophy of science / Anne Fagot-Largeault -- French philosophy of technology / Daniel Parrochia -- A problem in general philosophy of science: the rational criteria of choice / Anastasios Brenner -- Science and realism: the legacy of Duhem and Meyerson in contemporary American philosophy of science / Sandra Laugier -- Philosophy and 20th century physics / Gilles Cohen-Tannoudji -- Foundations of physics: the empirical blindness / Hervé Zwirn -- Philosophy of chemistry / Bernadette Bensaude-Vincent -- Pharmacology as a philosophical object / François Dagognet -- Philosophy of biology: an historico-critical characterization / Jean Gayon -- Philosophy and contemporary biological research / Claude Debru -- What is a mental function? …”
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Self and other : essays in continental philosophy of religion by SpringerLink (Online service)

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A knowledge representation practionary : guidelines based on Charles Sanders Peirce by Bergman, Michael K.

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Globalization and environmental challenges : reconceptualizing security in the 21st century by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…15 Thinking on Security in Hinduism: Contemporary Political Philosophy and Ethics in India16 Human Security in Jewish Philosophy and Ethics; 17 From Homer to Hobbes and Beyond -- Aspects of 'Security' in the European Tradition; 18 Security Conceptualization in Arab Philosophy and Ethics and Muslim Perspectives; 19 Security in African Philosophy and Historical Ideas; 20 Security in Latin American Philosophy, Ethics, and History of Ideas; 21 The Brazilian View on the Conceptualization of Security: Philosophical, Ethical and Cultural Contexts and Issues.…”
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Leibniz and the English-speaking world by SpringerLink (Online service)

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A companion to Wittgenstein on education : pedagogical investigations by SpringerLink (Online service)

Contents: “…Wittgenstein, Education and Contemporary American Philosophy -- 16. "This is simply what I do.": On the relevance of Wittgenstein's Alleged Conservatism and the Debate about Cavell's Legacy for Children and Grown-Ups -- 17. …”
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Harmonies of disorder : Norbert Wiener: a mathematician-philosopher of our time by Montagnini, Leone

Contents: “…Foreword; A Baedeker for our Challenging and Troubled Times; Contents; Abbreviations for Archives; Introduction; (1894-1918); 1 Formative Years; 1.1 Family Roots; 1.2 Clay of New England; 1.3 Child Prodigy; 1.4 From Evolutionary Positivism to Pragmatism; 1.5 In the Temple of American Philosophy; 1.6 The Positivistic Idealism of Santayana; 1.7 The Idealism of Royce; 1.8 Royce's Seminar on Scientific Method; 2 The Young Philosopher of Mathematics; 2.1 The Choice of the Philosophy of Mathematics; 2.2 Bertrand Russell; 2.3 The Term Under Husserl; 2.4 Philosophy of Relativism.…”
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