Philosophy and the sciences for everyone / by Michela Massimi [and 9 others].
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Publication: |
New York : Routledge, 2015 |
| Clasificación CDU: |
501 |
| Tipo de contenido: |
Texto (visual) |
| Tipo de medio: |
sin mediación |
| Tipo de soporte: |
volumen |
| Contenido: |
What is this thing called science? a very brief philosophical overview / Michela Massimi and Duncan Pritchard -- The origins of our universe, laws, testability, and observability in cosmology / Michela Massimi and John Peacock -- What are dark matter and dark energy? / Michela Massimi and John Peacock -- The anthropic principle and multiverse cosmology / John Peacock and Alasdair Richmond -- Do our modern skulls house stone-age minds? / Jane Suilin Lavelle and Kenny Smith -- From intelligent machines to the human brain / Peggy Seriès and Mark Sprevak -- What is consciousness? / David Carmel and Mark Sprevak -- Embodied cognition and the sciences of the mind / Andy Clark. |
| Subjects: | |
| ISBN: |
9781138785434 |
Table of Contents:
- What is this thing called science? a very brief philosophical overview / Michela Massimi and Duncan Pritchard
- The origins of our universe, laws, testability, and observability in cosmology / Michela Massimi and John Peacock
- What are dark matter and dark energy? / Michela Massimi and John Peacock
- The anthropic principle and multiverse cosmology / John Peacock and Alasdair Richmond
- Do our modern skulls house stone-age minds? / Jane Suilin Lavelle and Kenny Smith
- From intelligent machines to the human brain / Peggy Seriès and Mark Sprevak
- What is consciousness? / David Carmel and Mark Sprevak
- Embodied cognition and the sciences of the mind / Andy Clark.