W.H. Newton-Smith 
The Rationality of Science [EPUB ebook] 

Between 2000 and 2005, colour revolutions swept away authoritarian and semi-authoritarian regimes in Serbia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine. Yet, after these initial successes, attempts to replicate …

‘Brilliant, eye-opening, and absolutely inspiring – and a riveting read.’ Cass Sunstein, author of How Change Happens and co-author of Nudge What is the secret to humanity’s evolutionary succes …

This book reconsiders the nature of positivist philosophy in social science theory based on classical and medieval thought in what later became ‘Europe.’ It argues that social theory is being held ba …

The Case of Speluncean Explorers: Nine New Opinions includes a reprint of Lon Fuller”s classic article and a much-needed revision of and addition to the five opening s originally expressed in the …

Animal Ethics has long been a highly contested area with debates driven by unease about various forms of animal harm, from the use of animals in scientific research to the farming of animals for cons …

This study deals with an underexplored area of the emerging technologies debate: robotics in the healthcare setting. The author explores the role of care and develops a value-sensitive ethical …

Nicol Rae”s engaging account of the Republican revolutionaries” freshman year in Congress persuasively demonstrates that the precepts set forth by Madison in Federalist 10 and 51 are still in force …

In contemporary discussions of abortion, both sides argue well-worn positions, particularly concerning the question, When does human life begin? Though often invoked by the Catholic Church for suppor …

It’s the American dream—unfettered freedom to follow our ambitions, to forge our identities, to become self-made. But what if our culture of limitless self-fulfillment is actually making millions des …