Impact of science and technology on society Books

Providing interpretations and drawing critically from classical and modern social theory, post-structuralism, and psychoanalytic theory, this original study offers an alternative way of thinking about the social and the individual.

Wireless devices such as Cell phones, routers, WiFi, cell towers and antenna emit ElectroMagnetic Field Radiation (EMF) which can make some people ill with a permanent malady called Electromagnetic HyperSensitivity (EHS). Women represent 85% of those...

​​​​​As psychology and philosophy arose as answers to the eternal question of how the mind works, evolutionary psychology has gained ground over recent years as a link between cognitive-behavioral and natural-science theories of the mind. This...

This book presents new insights into Freud's famous "discovery" of the unconscious and the subsequent development of psychoanalytic theories. The authors explore the original context in which these ideas arose and the central debate about mind as...

This book explores the meaning and import of neurophenomenology and the philosophy of enactive or embodied cognition for psychology. It introduces the psychologist to an experiential, non-reductive, holistic, theoretical, and practical framework...

The recent interest in biomedical ethics has resulted in the publication of a great many textbooks in the field. As good as many of these texts are, their attempts to encompass the ethical issues in all areas of health care...

Taking the viewpoint that experts are consulted when there is something important at stake for an individual, a group, or society at large, this volume explores expertise as a relational concept. In order to be culturally...

In Miletus, about 550 B.C., together with our world-picture cosmology was born. This book tells the story. In Part One the reader is introduced in the archaic world-picture of a flat earth with the cupola of the celestial vault onto which the celestial...

Every human being is aware of the flow of time. This fact is embodied in the existence of such notions as the past and the future, the two domains being separated from each other by the single moment of the present. While...

This book is designed as a textbook for students who need to fulfil their science requirements. Part I explores classical physics from its beginnings with Descartes, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton, to the relativity theories of...

This book was designed as a textbook for students who need to fill their science requirement. The Quantum Revolution discusses how quantum theory overthrew the objective, materialist and determinist worldviews of classical...

What does morality have to do with psychology in a value-neutral, postmodern world? According to a provocative new book, everything. Taking exception with current ideas in the mainstream (including cultural, evolutionary, and neuropsychology) as...

Soul, Psyche, Brain is a collection of essays that address the relationships between neuroscience, religion and human nature. The book highlights some startling new developments in neuroscience that have many people rethinking spirituality, the mind-body...

The nature of scientific explanation has been an important topic in philosophy of science for many years. This book highlights some of the conceptual problems that still need to be solved and points out a number of fresh...

Our world is full of composite objects that persist through time: dogs, persons, chairs and rocks. But in virtue of what do a bunch of little objects get to compose some bigger object, and how does that bigger object persist through time? This book aims...

Medicine raises numerous philosophical issues. This volume approaches the philosophy of medicine from the broad naturalist perspective. This holds that philosophy must be continuous with, constrained by, and relevant to empirical results of the natural...

The essays in this volume were written by leading researchers on classical mechanics, statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and relativity. They detail central topics in the foundations of physics, including the role of...

This book sets out an extensive argument against the foundationalist theories of justification, and advocates new life for philosophy of science. The author brings together aspects of an ontology of the interpretative...

*Penetration of normally inaccessible processes of government *Close-grained empirical study of government-science interaction *New conceptualisation of key processes and relationships *Testing theories of science and...

Hierarchy is a form of organisation of complex systems that rely on or produce a strong differentiation in capacity (power and size) between the parts of the system. It is frequently observed within the natural living world as...

Even though mathematics and physics have been related for centuries and this relation appears to be unproblematic, there are many questions still open: Is mathematics really necessary for physics, or could physics exist without...

This study explores the theoretical relationship between Aristotle's theory of syllogism and his conception of demonstrative knowledge. More specifically, I consider why Aristotle's theory of demonstration presupposes his...

This volume explores how understanding relates to conscious experience. In doing so, it builds bridges between different philosophical disciplines and provides a metaphysically robust characterization of understanding, both in and beyond science.

This volume discusses current and emerging trends in Ethnomethodological Conversation Analysis (EMCA). Focusing on step-by-step procedures of talk and interaction in real time, EMCA explores how people - through locally-produced, public, and...

Due to a variety of global challenges in recent times, the dissolution of traditional boundaries between academic disciplines has given rise to a pressing need for innovative problem-solving. Complex issues affect our societies, spanning healthcare,...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is swiftly reshaping global regulatory frameworks, and current discussions on privacy have been thrust into the limelight. The virtual spaces we inhabit and technological advancements demand reevaluating our understanding of...

Digital disintermediation, or the elimination of "middle-men" in a traditional market setting, has had profound effects on global economies. The rise of peer-to-peer networks and decentralized marketplaces has also led to some market destabilization, and...

Amid an unprecedented digital revolution, our society grapples with profound challenges, from the upheaval of traditional global systems to the ethical implications of technology's inexorable advance. As academic scholars seek a comprehensive...

In the rapidly evolving realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies, a pressing issue confronts academic scholars and social scientists-the profound consequences of AI adoption within the intricate structures of society. Despite its...

Knjiga je podijeljena u tri dijela. U prvom dijelu (Intuicije) autor se bavi najrelevantnijim hipotezama o lažnoj stvarnosti uočljivog svijeta. Veliki mislioci predvidjeli su postojanje razine svijesti koja nadilazi materiju. Ovu ideju nalazimo u...

Tuigeann an chine daonna ó na chéad fhorbairtí comhfhiosachta nach bhfuil roinnt imeachtaí suntasacha mar gheall ar sheans. Is comharthaí ó leibhéal fealsúnach nó diaga níos airde iad...

Naunawaan ng sangkatauhan mula noong unang pag-unlad ng kamalayan na ang ilang mahahalagang kaganapan ay hindi dahil sa pagkakataon. Ang mga hindi maipaliwanag na pangyayari ay mga senyales mula sa mas mataas na antas ng pilosopikal o banal. Ang...

Este libro es la segunda edición muy ampliada del folleto anterior "Enredo cuántico y el inconsciente colectivo". Recoge las mejores contribuciones publicadas por el autor en sus blogs, redes sociales y sitios en italiano,...

Futurist Gerd Leonhard breaks new ground again by bringing together mankind's urge to upgrade and automate everything-down to human biology itself-with our timeless quest for freedom and happiness. Before it's too late, we must stop and ask the big...

How long do we have left until the human race goes extinct? The Doomsday Argument uses basic probability theory to give a forecast about how many more humans will exist by factoring in the number of humans that have already existed. Proponents of the...

This revised and expanded edition of Susan Isaacs: A Life Freeing the Minds of Children by Philip Graham, provides a comprehensive biography of a highly influential educationist and psychoanalyst. The book covers Isaacs' childhood through to the end of...

Three of the most important and eternal questions human beings have asked are:• What is Consciousness• What is Reality• What is my PurposeThe exploration into these questions has spanned all times, cultures, and religions for as long as humanity has...

Plato is the first scientist whose work we still possess. He is our first writer to interpret the natural world mathematically, and also the first theorist of mathematics in the natural sciences. As no one else before or after, he set out why we should...

Nuestra seguridad a futuro, dentro del orden y el caos, para la permanencia en este planeta, va a estar íntimamente relacionada al comportamiento individual que observemos, basado en una educación sin limites, nuestra adaptación a los cambios, que...

Das Buch ""Elemente der empirischen Teleologie"" von Paul Nikolaus Cossmann wurde im Jahr 1899 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine wissenschaftliche Abhandlung, die sich mit der empirischen Teleologie besch�����ftigt. Dabei geht es um die Frage,...

Die Theorie des Bewusstseyns im Wesen ist ein Buch von V. A. Von Staegmann, das im Jahr 1864 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Werk besch�����ftigt sich der Autor mit der Frage, was Bewusstsein eigentlich ist und wie es funktioniert. Dabei betrachtet...

Le Catalogue De 501 Etoiles: Suivi Des Tables Relatives D'Aberration Et De Nutation (1807) est un livre �����crit par Antoine Cagnoli. Ce catalogue contient des informations sur 501 �����toiles, ainsi que des tables relatives d'aberration et de nutation...

Das Buch ""Beitr�����ge zur F������rderung der Logik, Noetik und Wissenschaftslehre V1: Der Prospekt Ganz und die Introduktion zur gr�����������eren H�����lfte (1864)"" von Friedrich, Ernst Ferdinand ist eine Sammlung von Aufs�����tzen und Artikeln, die...

""�����ber die Grundlagen der Erkenntnis: In den exakten Wissenschaften"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Physiologen und Naturphilosophen Paul Du Bois-Reymond aus dem Jahr 1890. In diesem Werk untersucht Du Bois-Reymond die Grundlagen der Erkenntnis in den...

Little known outside his native Australia, David Stove was one of the most illuminating and brilliant philosophical essayists of his era