History & Philosophy of Science

1. Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues

   J. A. Cover, Martin Curd, Christopher Pincock

   Second Edition

   A flexible and comprehensive introduction to the main currents in philosophy of science.More

2. The Essential Adam Smith

   Adam Smith, Robert L. Heilbroner, Laurence J. Malone

   Few writings are more often cited as a cornerstone of modern economic thought than those of Adam Smith. Few are less read.More

3. The Birth of a New Physics

   I. Bernard Cohen

   Revised and Updated

   The earth circles the sun every year and rotates on its axis every twenty-four hours. The earth does not stand still.More

4. Greek Science After Aristotle

   G. E. R. Lloyd

   Although there is no exact equivalent to our term "science" in Greek, Western science may still be said to originate with the Greeks.More

5. Early Greek Science: Thales to Aristotle

   G. E. R. Lloyd

   Although there is no exact equivalent to our term science in Greek, Western science may still be said to have originated with the Greeks, for they were the first to attempt to explain natural phenomena consistently in naturalistic terms, and they initiated the practices of rational criticism of scientific theories.More