The Birth of Physics (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

The Birth of Physics (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

Michel Serres is one of the most influential living theorists in European philosophy. This volume makes available a work which has a foundational place in the development of chaos theory, representing a tour de force application of the principles underlying Serres' distinctive philosophy of

Genesis (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

This English translation of Michel Serres' 1982 book Gen se captures in lucid prose the startling breadth and depth of his thinking, as he probes the relations between order, disorder, knowledge, anxiety, and violence. Written in a unique blend of scientific discourse and lyrical outburst,

Variations on the Body (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

World-renowned philosopher, Michel Serres writes a text in praise of the body and movement, in praise of teachers of physical education, coaches, mountain guides, athletes, dancers, mimes, clowns, artisans, and artists. This work describes the variations, the admirable metamorphoses that the body

The Five Senses: A Philosophy of Mingled Bodies (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

Branches: A Philosophy of Time, Event and Advent (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

Despite being one of France's most enduring and popular philosophers, Branches is the first English translation of what has been identified as Michel Serres' key text on humanism. In attempting to reconcile humanity and nature, Serres examines how human history 'branches' off from its origin story

Hominescence (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

According to Michel Serres, a process of 'hominescence' has taken place throughout human history. Hominescence can be described as a type of adolescence; humanity in a state of growing, a state of constant change, on the threshold of something unpredictable. We are destined never to be the same

The Natural Contract (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

Global environmental change, argues Michel Serres, has forced us to reconsider our relationship to nature. In this translation of his influential 1990 book Le Contrat Naturel, Serres calls for a natural contract to be negotiated between Earth and its inhabitants.World history is often referred to

Geometry: The Third Book of Foundations (Serres Michel)(Pevná vazba)

In this third installment of his classic 'Foundations' trilogy, Michel Serres takes on the history of geometry and mathematics. Even more broadly, Geometry is the beginnings of things and also how these beginnings have shaped how we continue to think philosophically and critically. Serres rejects a

The Birth of Kitaro (Mizuki Shigeru)(Paperback)

Meet one of Japan's most popular characters of all time-Kitaro, the One-Eyed Monster Boy The Birth of Kitaro collects seven of Shigeru Mizuki's early, and beloved, Kitaro stories, making them available for the first time in English, in an all-new, kid-friendly format. These stories are from the

The Complete Essays (Montaigne Michel)(Paperback)

Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form. This Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Essays is translated from the French and edited with an introduction and notes by M.A. Screech. In

Malfeasance: Appropriation Through Pollution? (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

The Parasite, 1 (Serres Michel)(Paperback)

Influential philosopher Michel Serres's foundational work uses fable to explore how human relations are identical to that of the parasite to the host body. Among Serres's arguments is that by being pests, minor groups can become major players in public dialogue--creating diversity and complexity

In the Presence of Schopenhauer (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback)

The work of Michel Houellebecq - one of the most widely read and controversial novelists of our time - is marked by the thought of Schopenhauer. When Houellebecq came across a copy of Schopenhauer's Aphorisms in a library in his mid-twenties, he was bowled over by it and he hunted down a copy of

Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe (Penrose Roger)(Paperback)

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theory What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are

Calculations for A Level Physics (Lowe T L)(Paperback / softback)

A revised edition of the best-selling, most widely used and respected physics calculations

The Guide (Narayan R. K.)(Paperback)

For the centennial of his birth, R. K. Narayan's most celebrated novel Formerly India's most corrupt tourist guide, Raju just released from prison seeks refuge in an abandoned temple. Mistaken for a holy man, he plays the part and succeeds so well that God himself intervenes to put Raju's newfound

Theory of Everything in Physics and the Universe (Malinov Valentin)(Paperback)

This is the most revolutionary theory in Physics and Astronomy ever written.The author insists that our understanding of the World doesn't have to be based on mathematical formulas, but on deep understanding of the Physical processes of the Universe.He reveals how the correct understanding of what

Do We Need Midwives? (Odent Michel)(Paperback)

What is the future of the human capacity to give birth? What is the future of underused physiological functions? Should we expect an evolution of Homo sapiens in relation to the way babies are born? Can fast-developing scientific disciplines induce a new awareness? In this wide-ranging,

The Oxford Solid State Basics (Simon Steven H.)(Paperback)

The study of solids is one of the richest, most exciting, and most successful branches of physics. While the subject of solid state physics is often viewed as dry and tedious this new book presents the topic instead as an exciting exposition of fundamental principles and great intellectual

Introducing Particle Physics: A Graphic Guide (Whyntie Tom)(Paperback)

What really happens at the most fundamental levels of nature? From the earliest history of the atomic theory through to the Higgs boson, practicing physicist and CERN contributor Tom Whyntie gives us a mind-expanding tour of cutting-edge science in this brand new graphic

Introduction to Special Relativity (Smith James H.)(Paperback)

By the year 1900, most of physics seemed to be encompassed in the two great theories of Newtonian mechanics and Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism. Unfortunately, there were inconsistencies between the two theories that seemed irreconcilable. Although many physicists struggled with the problem,

A History of the Gardens of Versailles (Baridon Michel)(Paperback)

The gardens of Versailles are perhaps the most famous in the world. Seemingly open to the horizon, their scale is monumental. Their grand east-west axis celebrates the Sun King, even as they offer an expression of the scientific spirit of the age in their geometrical layout and exploitation of the

The Parents' Guide to Hip Dysplasia (Miller Betsy)(Paperback)

The Parents' Guide to Hip Dysplasia is the only consumer guide to one of the most common birth defects in our nation Now instead of having to comb through medical texts or scour the internet for information, concerned parents of children with hip dysplasia can have all the information they need

Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure (Villani Cdric)(Paperback)

In 2010, the French mathematician Cedric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof that he devised with his close collaborator Clement Mouhot to explain one of the most surprising theories in classical physics. Birth of a Theorem is