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The fundamental questions of philosophy Ewing, A. C. · 1951 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares: Filosofie, Philosophie, Essays, Philosophy

La science et l'hypothèse Henri Poincaré · 1900 "Science and Hypothesis is a classic text in history and philosophy of science. Widely popular since its original publication in 1902, this first new translation of the work in over a century features unpublished material missing from earlier editions. Addressing errors introduced by Greenstreet and Halsted in their early 20th-century translations, it incorporates all the changes, corrections and… Shares: Sciences, Mathematics, Philosophie, Science

My Philosophical Development Bertrand Russell · 1959 · 279p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Russell gives an account of his philosophical development. He describes his Hegelian period and includes hitherto unpublished notes for a Hegelian philosophy of science. He deals next with the two-fold revolution involved with his abandonment of idealism and adoption of a mathematical logic founded upon that of Giuseppe Peano. After two chapters on Principia Mathematica (1910-1913), he passes to… Shares: Filosofie, Philosophy

Philosophical essays Bertrand Russell · 1910 · ★ 3.8 · 234p · ≈ 7h · Challenging "This collection was first published in 1917 in Great Britain." Shares: Filosofie, Mathematics, Philosophie, Science

30-Second Coding Mark Steadman · 2021 The successful 30-Second series tackles coding, the science of programming the technology which operates in almost every aspect of modern life.  Computer code operates behind nearly everything we do – from small calculations in the home to complex executions that drive the global economy. It influences who we see, follow, and like online and describes the websites we visit, the… Shares: Mathematics, Science

Mathematical Essays and Recreations Hermann Schubert · 1899 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Challenging http://uf.catalog.fcla.edu/uf.jsp?st=UF021014217&ix=pm&I=0&V=D&pm=1 Shares: Mathematics, Philosophy

The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche · 1909 · 18p · ≈ 36m · Challenging "The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche" is an indispensable philosophical collection encompassing the full scope of one of history’s most groundbreaking and provocative thinkers, whose insights dramatically reshaped modern intellectual thought. Nietzsche, known for his penetrating critique of traditional morality, religion, and philosophical ideals, challenged foundational assumptions about… Shares: Philosophie, Philosophy

The Nature of the Physical World Arthur Stanley Eddington · 1928 · ★ 4.1 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Challenging With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background is in design, publishing, typography, and technology. These skills fuel our mission to create the highest quality Public Domain eBooks available online, at an affordable price. We… Shares: Sciences, Philosophie, Science, Philosophy

Dialektik der Natur Friedrich Engels · 1940 · ★ 5.0 · 383p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Introduction.--Dialectics.--Basic forms of motion.--The measure of motion--work.--Heat.--Electricity.--Dialectics of nature--notes.--Tidal friction, Kant and Thomson-Tait on the rotation of the earth and lunar attraction.--The part played by labour in the transition from ape to man.--Natural science and the spirit world [from a manuscript of Engels probably written in 1878, and first published in… Shares: Sciences, Philosophie, Science, Philosophy

Science and Method (Key Texts) Henri Poincaré · 1900 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Henri Poincare's Science and Method is an examination of the process scientists go through when determining which of the countless facts before them will be most useful in advancing scientific knowledge. In this highly readable text-first published in 1908 and here presented in a 1914 translation by Francis Maitland-Poincare investigates mathematics, logic, physics, mechanics, and astronomy and… Shares: Sciences, Methodology, Science, Philosophy

Cours de philosophie positive Auguste Comte · 1800 · ★ 3.2 · 260p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Auguste Comte publie de 1830 à 1842 son Cours de philosophie positive, dont les quatre volumes constituent un système philosophique englobant l’ensemble des branches de la connaissance, parmi lesquelles la science ultime, la nouvelle « physique sociale », ou « sociologie », qui envisage de manière globale l’évolution de l’esprit humain. Shares: Mathematics, Science, Philosophy

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Thomas S. Kuhn · 1955 · ★ 4.0 · 210p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Thomas S. Kuhn's classic book is now available with a new index. Shares: Sciences, Philosophie, Science, Philosophy

The Logic of Scientific Discovery Karl Popper · 1935 · ★ 4.0 · 479p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and knowledge. Ideas such as the now legendary doctrine of 'falsificationism' electrified the scientific community, influencing even working scientists, as well as post-war philosophy. This astonishing work ranks alongside The Open Society and Its Enemies as… Shares: Sciences, Methodology, Science, Philosophy

Discours de la méthode René Descartes · 1644 · ★ 3.8 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Demanding 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: Sciences, Methodology, Science, Philosophy

The Fairyland of Science Arabella B. Buckley · 1880 · 244p · ≈ 8h · Challenging The present volume is chiefly intended for those of my young friends who have read, and been interested in, the Fairyland of Science. It travels over a wide field, pointing out a few of the marvellous facts which can be studied and enjoyed by the help of optical instruments. It will be seen at a glance that any one of the subjects dealt with might be made the study of a lifetime, and that the… Shares: Sciences, Science

Kant; a collection of critical essays Robert Paul Wolff · 1967 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate This book analyses and explains the central passage of Kant's philosophy, the "Transcendental Analytic" of the Critique of Pure Reason. It proceeds in the manner of a textual commentary, discussing and explaining each section of the Analytic in turn. The purpose, however, is not merely to comment chapter by chapter on what Kant has written, but rather to reorganise and interpret his argument so… Shares: Essays, Philosophy

Metamagical Themas Douglas R. Hofstadter · 1985 · ★ 4.2 · 852p · ≈ 28h · Moderate Toen 'Godel, Escher, Bach' verscheen in 1979 was Hofstadter in een klap wereldberoemd. Het is maar weinigen gegeven zo met taal en kennis te spelen: briljant, erudiet, creatief, humoristisch, en didaktisch van zeer hoog niveau. Dezelfde kwaliteiten bepalen het gezicht van 'Metamagische thema's'. Het is een bundeling van artikelen die in de jaren 1981-1983 in de Scientific American verschenen en… Shares: Sciences, Mathematics, Science, Philosophy

Conjectures and refutations Karl Popper · 1962 · ★ 4.2 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Conjectures and Refutations is one of Karl Popper's most comprehensive and well-known books, distinguished not only for its sharp analysis of the development of scientific knowledge but also for extending those insights to politics and history. It offers a clear and accessible explanation of the core principle that shaped his work: both our knowledge and our objectives and standards evolve… Shares: Sciences, Methodology, Science, Philosophy

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