'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism' (Schrdinger Erwin)(Paperback)

'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism' (Schrdinger Erwin)(Paperback)

Nobel laureate Erwin Schr dinger was one of the most distinguished scientists of the twentieth century; his lectures on the history and philosophy of science are legendary. 'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism' makes available for the first time in many years the texts of two of Schr

Enlightenment Now - The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (Pinker Steven)(Paperback / softback)

If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress

A Student's Guide to the Schrdinger Equation (Fleisch Daniel A.)(Paperback)

Quantum mechanics is a hugely important topic in science and engineering, but many students struggle to understand the abstract mathematical techniques used to solve the Schr dinger equation and to analyze the resulting wave functions. Retaining the popular approach used in Fleisch's other

Conservation Science: Balancing the Needs of People and Nature (Kareiva Peter)(Paperback)

Focused on protecting nature and the planet, Conservation Science: Balancing the Needs of People and Nature contains a heavy emphasis on highlighting strategies to better connect the practice of conservation with the needs and priorities of a growing human population to give you an overview of

Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind (Hall Edith)(Paperback)

The ancient Greeks invented democracy, theater, rational science, and philosophy. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. Yet this accomplished people never formed a single unified social or political identity. In Introducing the Ancient Greeks, acclaimed classics scholar Edith Hall

Giving the Devil His Due: Reflections of a Scientific Humanist (Shermer Michael)(Paperback)

This book is for all readers who care about science and reason, humanism and secularism, the progress of humanity, and the advancement of morals and values. It also advocates for the protection and continued expansion of human rights, such as civil rights, women's rights, LGBT+ rights, and animal

Science Comics: Cats: Nature and Nurture (Hirsch Andy)(Paperback)

In Andy Hirsch's Science Comics: Cats, we meet feline friends from the tiniest kodkod to the biggest tiger, and find out what makes your neighborhood domestic cats so special. Equipped with teeth, claws, and camouflage to survive everywhere from deserts to mountaintops, how did these ferocious

Greeks and Romans (Wright A M)(Paperback / softback)

Greeks and Romans covers everything pupils need to know for the non-linguistic section of the Latin Common Entrance exam, and is ideal to support Common Entrance

The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (Laws John Muir)(Paperback)

The ultimate guide to nature drawing and journaling!A potent combination of art, science, and boundless enthusiasm, this art instruction book from John Muir Laws (author of The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds) is a how-to guide for becoming a better artist and a more attentive naturalist. In

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2020 (Kaku Michio)(Paperback)

A collection of the best science and nature writing published in North America in 2019, guest edited by New York Times best-selling author and ground-breaking physicist Dr. Michio Kaku. Dr. Michio Kaku, one of the most influential living scientists and a New York Times best-selling author, selects

Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece (Smith-Llera Danielle)(Paperback / softback)

Deeply religious, the ancient Greeks honored many gods and goddesses. The ancient Greeks believed these gods and goddesses had great power over the weather and the Earth. But they weren't all-powerful, and they had flaws. From Zeus to Athena, read about the family of gods and goddesses that the

Humanism of the Other (Levinas Emmanuel)(Paperback)

Levinas on the possibility and need for humanist ethicsIn Humanism of the Other, Emmanuel Levinas argues that it is not only possible but of the highest exigency to understand one's humanity through the humanity of others. In paperback for the first time, Levinas's work here is based in a new

The Science of Describing: Natural History in Renaissance Europe (Ogilvie Brian W.)(Paperback)

Out of the diverse traditions of medical humanism, classical philology, and natural philosophy, Renaissance naturalists created a new science devoted to discovering and describing plants and animals. Drawing on published natural histories, manuscript correspondence, garden plans, travelogues,

Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life (Kernyi Carl)(Paperback)

No other god of the Greeks is as widely present in the monuments and nature of Greece and Italy, in the sensuous tradition of antiquity, as Dionysos. In myth and image, in visionary experience and ritual representation, the Greeks possessed a complete expression of indestructible life, the essence

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021 (Yong Ed)(Paperback)

New York Times best-selling author and renowned science journalist Ed Yong compiles the best science and nature writing published in 2020. 'The stories I have chosen reflect where I feel the field of science and nature writing has landed, and where it could go,' Ed Yong writes in his introduction

Wholeness of Nature - Goethe's Way of Science (Bortoft Henri)(Paperback / softback)

Examines the phenomenological and cultural roots of Goethe's approach to science, and argues that Goethe's insights represent the foundation for a future science of

Marathon (Cameron Christian)(Paperback)

Two and a half thousand years ago, the Greeks and the Persians fought an epic battle to decide the future of the world... Arimnestos of Plataea grew up wanting to be a bronzesmith, like his father. Then, in the chaos of war, he was taken to a city in the Persian empire and sold as a slave. To win

Bodily Natures: Science, Environment, and the Material Self (Alaimo Stacy)(Paperback)

How do we understand the agency and significance of material forces and their interface with human bodies? What does it mean to be human in these times, with bodies that are inextricably interconnected with our physical world? Bodily Natures considers these questions by grappling with powerful and

Social Sciences: The Big Issues (Woodward Kath)(Paperback)

The social sciences are about people and the relationships between individuals and the social and material world we live in. They are about the social structures which shape - and are shaped by - social forces such as ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality and age and the bodies we inhabit. How are

Science and Human Behavior (Skinner B. F.)(Paperback)

The psychology classic--a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled--from one of the most influential behaviorists of the twentieth century and the author of Walden Two. 'This is an important book,

The Life and Art of Albrecht Drer (Panofsky Erwin)(Paperback)

This classic text presents the life, times, and works of Albrecht D rer. Through the skill and immense knowledge of Erwin Panofsky, the reader is dazzled not only by D rer the artist but also D rer in a wide array of other roles, including mathematician and scientific thinker. Originally published

Existentialism and Humanism (Sartre Jean-Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Originally delivered as a lecture in Paris in 1945, 'Existentialism and Humanism' is Sartre's seminal defence of his original doctrine of existentialism and a plan for its practical application to everyday human

Classical Mythology: A Guide to the Mythical World of the Greeks and Romans (Hansen William)(Paperback)

Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (Pinker Steven)(Paperback)

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEARMy new favorite book of all time. --Bill Gates If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our