18 books like Essays on politics and society

Cover of A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive
A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive John Stuart Mill · 1843 · ★ 3.8 · 570p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Shares Théorie de la connaissance, Logique, Méthodologie, Logic with this book.
Cover of The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery Karl Popper · 1935 · ★ 4.0 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Moderate When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the twentieth century. Shares Logique, Méthodologie, Logic, Sciences
Cover of An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy
An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy John Stuart Mill · 1865 · 650p · ≈ 21h · Demanding "In this book, John Stuart Mill examines the philosophy of Sir William Hamilton and discusses the principal philosophical questions in his writings. The acknowledged position of Hamilton at the head of the school of philosophy to which he belongs, has principally determined Mill to connect with his name and writings the speculations and criticisms contained in the present work. The justification… Shares Logic, Methodology, Theory of Knowledge, Political science
Cover of The advancement of learning
The advancement of learning Francis Bacon · 1605 · ★ 4.4 · 115p · ≈ 3h · Challenging The Advancement of Learning (full title: Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human) is a 1605 book by Francis Bacon. It inspired the taxonomic structure of the highly influential Encyclopédie by Jean le Rond d'Alembert and Denis Diderot, and is credited by Bacon's biographer-essayist Catherine Drinker Bowen with being a pioneering essay in support of empirical philosophy. Shares Logique, Méthodologie, Logic, Sciences
Cover of An introduction to logic and scientific method
An introduction to logic and scientific method Morris Raphael Cohen · 1934 · 467p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares Logique, Logic, Methodology, Science with this book.
Cover of Longitude
Longitude Dava Sobel · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 188p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem." Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude,… Shares Science, Biography & Memoir, History
Cover of Conjectures and refutations
Conjectures and refutations Karl Popper · 1962 · ★ 4.2 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Méthodologie, Sciences, Methodology, Theory of Knowledge with this book.
Cover of Torches Together
Torches Together Emmy Arnold · 1964 · 220p · ≈ 7h · Moderate **Not many people talk about "joy" these days.** Emmy Arnold's memoir radiates just that - an enthusiasm for life and an unflagging optimism grounded in faith. In a genre awash in sordid sex and dysfunctional relationships, she offers a refreshing account of a hard life lived victoriously, of people brought together, despite their own weakness and turbulent times, to experience new levels of… Shares Biography & Memoir, History
Cover of Science and Method (Key Texts)
Science and Method (Key Texts) Henri Poincaré · 1900 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Méthodologie, Sciences, Methodology, Science with this book.
Cover of Decline of Science in England
Decline of Science in England Charles Babbage · 1830 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Challenging xvi, 228 p. 22 cm Shares Science, History
Cover of The principles of science
The principles of science William Stanley Jevons · 1874 · 834p · ≈ 27h · Demanding Shares Logic, Methodology, Science with this book.
Cover of Discours de la méthode
Discours de la méthode René Descartes · 1644 · ★ 3.8 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Challenging By an almost universal agreement among philosophers and historians, Rene' Descartes is considered the originator of modern philosophy, or at least the first important philosopher of our times. If we add to this the common belief that philosophy points the way for developments in all other fields, it will be evident that to Descartes is ascribed an importance comparable to that of the beginnings… Shares Méthodologie, Sciences, Methodology, Science
Cover of Against Method
Against Method Paul K. Feyerabend · 1975 · ★ 4.0 · 349p · ≈ 11h · Moderate **Against Method: Outline of an Anarchistic Theory of Knowledge** is a 1975 book about the philosophy of science by Paul Feyerabend, in which the author argues that science is an anarchic enterprise, not a nomic (customary) one. In the context of this work, the term anarchy refers to epistemological anarchy. (Source: Wikipedia) Shares Sciences, Methodology, Theory of Knowledge, Science
Cover of Illustrations of universal progress
Illustrations of universal progress Herbert Spencer · 1864 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Political science, Science with this book.
Cover of The Nature of the Physical World
The Nature of the Physical World Arthur Stanley Eddington · 1928 · ★ 4.1 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Sciences, Theory of Knowledge, Science with this book.
Cover of The Fairyland of Science
The Fairyland of Science Arabella B. Buckley · 1880 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Shares Sciences, Science with this book.
Cover of A history of the warfare of science with theology in Christendom
A history of the warfare of science with theology in Christendom Andrew Dickson White · 1896 · ★ 3.5 · 474p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Sciences, Science, History with this book.
Cover of Improving Intelligence Analysis
Improving Intelligence Analysis Stephen Marrin · 2011 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Méthodologie, Methodology, Political science with this book.

About the book { book.title } → · Compare with A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive ⚔