Challenges long-standing linear notions of scientific progress, arguing that transformative ideas...

'Die Bändigung des Zufalls' (The Taming of Chance) wurde von der « Modern Library » als eines der...

In this important new study Ian Hacking continues the enquiry into the origins and development of...

One of Ian Hacking's earliest publications, this book showcases his early ideas on the central co...

Das englische Original «The looping effects of human kinds» erschien 1995 in demvon Dan Sperber,...

This book combines detailed scientific historical research with characteristic philosophic breadt...

Many people find themselves dissatisfied with recent linguistic philosophy, and yet know that lan...

Twenty-five years ago one could list by name the tiny number of multiple personalities recorded i...

Includes an introduction, contextualizing his book in light of developing philosophical trends.

An introductory 2001 textbook on probability and induction written by a foremost philosopher of s...

An introduction to the philosophy of natural science, organized around the central theme of scien...

This truly philosophical book takes us back to fundamentals - the sheer experience of proof, and ...