Dette essay skitserer en naturtænkning, hvor naturvidenskaben hverken er sandheden eller arvefjenden, men en humanistisk disciplin som kan gøres tjenlig for en billedlig uddybet naturoplevelse.
A new series in philosophy of science, mathematics and technology. Books in the series will cover the physical, biological, cognitive and social sciences, and reflect the growing popular and academic interest in the ethical and metaphysical implications of modern scientific discoveries. Type: Hardcover
Bogen redegør for, hvad naturvidenskab er, og hvordan videnskabelig viden bliver til. Helge Kragh gennemgår centrale temaer i videnskabsteori og naturvidenskabens historie, fx teoridannelse, eksperiment, forklaring, forudsigelse og verificering. Der diskuteres, om videnskaben kan give sand erkendelse af verden, og hvordan videnskabens udvikling påvirkes af kultur, historie og samfund. Bogen placerer naturvidenskaben i en bred idéhistorisk og filosofisk sammenhæng og viser, hvordan klassiske og moderne debatter om rationalitet, objektivitet og sandhed præger forståelsen af videnskabens væsen. Type: Paperback Dansk fagbog af Helge Kragh i serien "Videnskab til debat". Bogen undersøger, hvad naturvidenskab er, og hvordan videnskabelig erkendelse opstår og udvikler sig. Forfatteren diskuterer videnskabens rolle i samfundets udvikling, forholdet mellem teori og eksperiment samt spørgsmålet om
What is life? For four centuries, it has been believed that the only possible scientific approach to this question proceeds from the Cartesian metaphor -- organism as machine. Therefore, organisms are to be studied and characterized the same way "machines" are; the same way any inorganic system is. Robert Rosen argues that such a view is neither necessary nor sufficient to answer the question. He asserts that life is not a specialization of mechanism, but rather a sweeping generalization of it. Above all, Rosen argues that renouncing mechanism does not mean abandoning science. A radical alternative is proposed, drawn equally from experience in biology, physics, and mathematics; an alternative which draws attention to a new class of complex systems, which are radically different from mechanism. Titel: Life Itself Genre: Science Sammendrag: Why are living things alive? As a theoretical bio
Provocative essays on real-world ethical questions from the world's most influential philosopherPeter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, Rethinking Life and Death, and The Life You Can Save, he helped launch the animal rights and effective altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics. Now, in Ethics in the Real World, Singer shows that he is also a master at dissecting important current events in a few hundred words.In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chim
Principles of Animal Behavior, the highly an ticipated contemporary text from Professor Lee Alan Dugatkin, takes a uniquely integrative approach to animal behavior. Professor Dugatkin creates a balanced discussion in several ways: by recognizing genetic evolution as the primary force underlying animal behavior while also discussing the role of learning and cultural transmission, by placing equal emphasis on theory and empirical work, by employing a diverse group of case studies, and by covering both vertebrates and invertebrates extensively. Principles of Animal Behavior also features exclusive interviews with leading scholars and researchers, lively prose, and a vivid art program, ensuring that it will be a welcome addition to the field. Titel: Principles of animal behavior Genre: Faglitteratur Sammendrag: Natural selection has been the primary force shaping the wide array of animal beh
How does the mind and language shape our social world? How do you build a theory of speech out of a theory of the mind? In this book, John Searle examines these and related questions in contemporary philosophy. He takes the reader through the conceptual problems associated with metaphysics, the biology of the mind, the paradox of intentionality, the structure of consciousness and the organization of the social universe, to present a comprehensive account of what philosophy can and cannot do. He stresses the existence of a real material world and condemns the belief that the reality of the universe depends on our perception of it. Titel: Mind, language and society : philosophy in the real world Genre: Non-Fiction Sammendrag: The book is lucid and engaging, appealing to the general reader as much as to the specialist, not least because Searle believes that many of the problems of philosoph
Zoologisk morfologi er en lærebog i den klassiske biologiske disciplin, der omhandler dyrenes funktionelle anatomi – opbygningen og funktionen af dyrenes organer og organsystemer. Bogen gennemgår dyreriget fra de helt simple encellede dyr til de mest komplekse hvirveldyr. Der lægges vægt på at vise, hvordan dyrene fungerer som helhed, og hvordan de strukturelt og funktionelt er tilpasset deres særlige levesteder. Henvender sig især til studerende ved universiteter, seminarier, HF og gymnasier. Type: Hardcover En lærebog i klassisk biologisk disciplin med fokus på dyrs funktionelle anatomi – opbygning og funktion af organer og organsystemer. Bogen gennemgår dyreriget fra encellede organismer til komplekse hvirveldyr og forklarer, hvordan struktur og funktion hænger sammen og er tilpasset forskellige levesteder.
