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Taking God Seriously: Two Different Voices by Brian Davies 9781108792196
Booksplease Price: £26.61Is debate on issues related to faith and reason still possible when dialogue between believers and non-believers has collapsed? Taking God Seriously not only proves that it is possible, but also... -
Debating Darwin Robert J. Richards 9780226384429
Booksplease Price: £26.98Charles Darwin is easily the most famous scientist of the modern age, and his theory of evolution is constantly referenced in many contexts by scientists and nonscientist alike. And yet, despite how... -
Rereading the Fossil Record: The Growth of Paleobiology as an Evolutionary Discipline by David Sepkoski
Booksplease Price: £31.67Rereading the Fossil Record presents the first-ever historical account of the origin, rise, and importance of paleobiology, from the mid-nineteenth century to the late 1980s. Drawing on a wealth of... -
The Nature and Limits of Human Understanding by Anthony J. Sanford 9780567089472
Booksplease Price: £112.13This book is an exploration of human understanding, from the perspectives of psychology, philosophy, biology and theology. The six contributors, among the most internationally eminent in their... -
The Gamma Paradoxes: An Analysis of the Fourth Book of Aristotle's Metaphysics by Jeremy Kirby 9781498540360
Booksplease Price: £86.43In this book, Jeremy Kirby analyzes Book Gamma of Aristotle's Metaphysics and introduces the debates (or paradoxes as he refers to them) such as relativism versus the idea of a ready-made world, the... -
Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies by Edward O. Wilson 9781631496677
Booksplease Price: £10.39An "endlessly fascinating" (Michael Ruse) work of scientific thought and synthesis, Genesis is Edward O. Wilson's twenty-first-century statement on Darwinian evolution. Asserting that religious... -
The Evolving World: Evolution in Everyday Life by David P. Mindell 9780674025585
Booksplease Price: £28.50In the 150 years since Darwin, evolutionary biology has proven as essential as it is controversial, a critical concept for answering questions about everything from the genetic code and the structure... -
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Taking the Naturalistic Turn, or, How Real Philosophy of Science is Done: Conversations with William Bechtel ... [et al.] by Werner Callebaut
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £44.79Philosophers of science traditionally have ignored the details of scientific research, and the result has often been theories that lack relevance either to science or to philosophy in general. In... -
Modern Science, Ancient Faith: Portsmouth Review by The Portsmouth Institute 9781580512503
Booksplease Price: £76.51Modern Science, Ancient Faith brings together the proceedings of the annual Portsmouth Institute conference. The Modern Science, Ancient Faith conference asked tough questions, such as whether or... -
Environmental Philosophy: Reason, Nature and Human Concern Christopher Belshaw 9781902683218
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69This introduction to the philosophy of the environment examines current debates on how we should think about the natural world and our place within it. The subject is examined from a determinedly... -
The Secret Chain: Evolution and Ethics by Michael Bradie 9780791421062
Booksplease Price: £26.07Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorMichael Bradie is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University.Reviews"Bradie's is the first... -
Biology and Ideology from Descartes to Dawkins by Denis R. Alexander 9780226608419
Booksplease Price: £40.10Over the course of human history, the sciences, and biology in particular, have often been manipulated to cause immense human suffering. For example, biology has been used to justify eugenic... -
God and the Public Square by G. Elijah Dann 9780739147092
Booksplease Price: £91.39In God and the Public Square, Elijah Dann discusses the central issues on the forefront of ethical debate among Christian conservatives in North America. He discusses the hot-button issues of the... -
Biology and Ideology from Descartes to Dawkins by Denis R. Alexander 9780226608402
RRP: £102.00Booksplease Price: £99.09Over the course of human history, the sciences, and biology in particular, have often been manipulated to cause immense human suffering. For example, biology has been used to justify eugenic... -
Smoke and Mirrors: How Science Reflects Reality James Robert Brown 9780415091817
RRP: £41.99Booksplease Price: £39.69Realism is an enlightening story, a tale which enriches our experience and makes it more intelligible. Yet this wonderful picture of humanity's best efforts at knowledge has been badly bruised by... -
The Theory of Evolution and Its Impact by Aldo Fasolo 9788847019737
RRP: £89.99Booksplease Price: £82.70Year 2009 was the triumph of Darwin as a global superstar, spinning from the pop icon to the actual understanding to what make him a great innovator, able to give a turn to whole modern culture. Does... -
Everybody's Story: Wising Up to the Epic of Evolution by Loyal D. Rue 9780791443927
Booksplease Price: £25.65In a compelling read for anyone interested in where we came from and where we're going, Everybody's Story offers an exhilarating tour of natural history that illuminates the evolution of matter,... -
The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Biology by David L. Hull 9780521616713
Booksplease Price: £37.74The philosophy of biology is one of the most exciting new areas in the field of philosophy and one that is attracting much attention from working scientists. This Companion, edited by two of the... -
Taking God Seriously: Two Different Voices by Brian Davies 9781108491075
Booksplease Price: £90.57Is debate on issues related to faith and reason still possible when dialogue between believers and non-believers has collapsed? Taking God Seriously not only proves that it is possible, but also... -
The Routledge Handbook of Evolution and Philosophy by Richard Joyce
RRP: £51.99Booksplease Price: £49.04In recent years, the relation between contemporary academic philosophy and evolutionary theory has become ever more active, multifaceted, and productive. The connection is a bustling two-way street... -
The Cambridge Companion to the Philosophy of Biology by David L. Hull 9780521851282
Booksplease Price: £106.48The philosophy of biology is one of the most exciting new areas in the field of philosophy and one that is attracting much attention from working scientists. This Companion, edited by two of the... -
Human Identity at the Intersection of Science, Technology and Religion by Christopher C. Knight
RRP: £59.99Booksplease Price: £55.84Humans are unique in their ability to reflect on themselves. Recently a number of scholars have pointed out that human self-conceptions have a history. Ideas of human nature in the West have always... -
Scientific Approaches to the Philosophy of Religion by Yujin Nagasawa 9780230291102
Booksplease Price: £46.28Tackling central problems in philosophy of religion by referring to relevant theories and findings in cognitive science, anthropology, developmental psychology, decision theory, biology, physics,... -
A Companion to the Philosophy of Biology Sahotra Sarkar (University of Texas, Austin, USA) 9781444337853
RRP: £37.95Booksplease Price: £36.21A COMPANION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY "Sarkar is to be congratulated for assembling this talented team of philosophers, who are themselves to be congratulated for writing these interesting essays... -
The Methods of Science and Religion: Epistemologies in Conflict by Tiddy Smith 9781498582384
Booksplease Price: £90.57Tiddy Smith argues that the conflict between science and religion is ultimately a disagreement about what kinds of methods we should use for investigating the world. Specifically, scientists and... -
Biology, Religion, and Philosophy: An Introduction by Michael Peterson
Booksplease Price: £27.60The intersection of biology and religion has spawned exciting new areas of academic research that raise issues central to understanding our own humanity and the living world. In this comprehensive... -
The Nature of Dignity by Ron Bontekoe 9780739124086
Booksplease Price: £51.20The Nature of Dignity is a highly interdisciplinary work of philosophy that focuses primarily on the form of dignity (or nobility of demeanor) that individuals exhibit to varying degrees, rather than... -
Living in Time: The Philosophy of Henri Bergson by Barry Allen 9780197671610
Booksplease Price: £23.69Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was once the most famous philosopher in the world, but his reputation waned in the latter half of the 20th century. Barry Allen here makes the case for Bergson as a great... -
Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings by Michael Peterson 9780199303441
Booksplease Price: £119.55Incorporating twelve new readings, Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, Fifth Edition, presents eighty-two selections grouped into fourteen thematic sections, providing instructors with great... -
Identity: Essays Based on Herbert Spencer Lectures Given in the University of Oxford by Henry Harris 9780198235255
Booksplease Price: £99.43Who am I, and what am I? The question is one asked through the ages, answered in various ways in different disciplines. Identity is a matter of intellectual interest but also of personal and... -
The Evolution of Theodosius Dobzhansky: Essays on His Life and Thought in Russia and America by Mark B. Adams
RRP: £48.00Booksplease Price: £46.05This volume not only offers an intellectual biography of one of the most important biologists and social thinkers of the twentieth century but also illuminates the development of evolutionary studies... -
Philosophy of Science Matters: The Philosophy of Peter Achinstein by Gregory J. Morgan 9780199738625
Booksplease Price: £64.03In this, the first book devoted to Peter Achinstein's influential work in philosophy of science, twenty distinguished philosophers, including four Lakatos award winners, address various aspects of... -
Feral Animals in the American South: An Evolutionary History by Abraham Gibson 9781316610091
Booksplease Price: £35.47The relationship between humans and domestic animals has changed in dramatic ways over the ages, and those transitions have had profound consequences for all parties involved. As societies evolve,... -
The Philosophy of Biology by David L. Hull 9780198752127
Booksplease Price: £81.82The aim of this series is to bring together important recent writings in major areas of philosophical inquiry, selected from a variety of sources, mostly periodicals, which may not be conveniently... -
Darwin and Catholicism by Louis Caruana 9780567256720
Booksplease Price: £37.81This book features an exploration of the interaction between Darwinian ideas and Catholic doctrine. This coherent collection of original papers marks the 150 year anniversary since the publication of... -
Three Views on Christianity and Science by Paul Copan 9780310598541
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £9.68When it comes to relating Christianity to modern Western culture, perhaps no topic is more controversial than the relationship between Christianity and science. Outside the church, the myth of a... -
Science at the Frontiers: Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of Science by William H. Krieger 9780739150153
Booksplease Price: £51.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.ReviewsTo quote Hegel, "We learn from history that we do not learn from history." In this short collection of essays,... -
The Deep Structure of Biology: Is Convergence Sufficiently Ubiquitous to Give a Directional Signal by Simon Conway Morris 9781599471389
Booksplease Price: £30.10Twelve renowned scientists and theologians offer penetrating insights into the evolution dialogue in The Deep Structure of Biology. Each considers whether the orthodox evolution model is sufficient... -
The Theory of Evolution and Its Impact by Aldo Fasolo 9788847055865
Booksplease Price: £92.13Year 2009 was the triumph of Darwin as a global superstar, spinning from the pop icon to the actual understanding to what make him a great innovator, able to give a turn to whole modern culture. Does... -
The Concept of the Gene in Development and Evolution: Historical and Epistemological Perspectives by Peter J. Beurton 9780521771870
Booksplease Price: £112.43Advances in molecular biological research in the latter half of the twentieth century have made the story of the gene vastly complicated: the more we learn about genes, the less sure we are of what a...