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Quantum reality :grasping the metaphysical implications of Bell's theorem
A physicist's efforts to understand the enigma that is quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is one of the glories of our age. The theory lies at the heart of modern society. Quantum mechanics is one of our most valuable forecasters--a "great predictor." It has immeasurably altered our conception of the natural world. Its philosophical implications are earthshaking. But quantum mechanics steadfa…
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- 9780262353298
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- 1 online resource (160 pages) :illustrations
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Quantum language and the migration of scientific concepts
"This book looks at the use of language in science and in the circulation of scienctific concepts in society at large. More precisely, the book looks at the difficulties physicists faced regarding the use of language while creating quantum mechanics, with the use of quantum concepts in literary criticism and in literature, and with the use of these concepts by the New Age and Post New Age incli…
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- 9780262345118
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- 1 online resource (328 pages)
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True enough
The development of an epistemology that explains how science and art embody and convey understanding.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262341370
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- 1 online resource (xi, 337 pages)
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Reasoning about uncertainty
Formal ways of representing uncertainty and various logics for reasoning about it; updated with new material on weighted probability measures, complexity-theoretic considerations, and other topics.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- Second edition.
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- 9780262340496
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- 1 online resource (xv, 488 pages) :illustrations
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"Raw data" is an oxymoron
We live in the era of Big Data, with storage and transmission capacity measured not just in terabytes but in petabytes (where peta- denotes a quadrillion, or a thousand trillion). Data collection is constant and even insidious, with every click and every "like" stored somewhere for something. This book reminds us that data is anything but "raw," that we shouldn't think of data as a natural reso…
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- 0262312328
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- 1 online resource (vi, 182 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) :illustrations (some color).
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The conceptual mind :new directions in the study of concepts
"The study of concepts has advanced dramatically in recent years, with exciting new findings and theoretical developments. Core concepts have been investigated in greater depth and new lines of inquiry have blossomed, with researchers from an ever broader range of disciplines making important contributions. In this volume, leading philosophers and cognitive scientists offer original essays that…
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- 0262326876
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 714 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) :illustrations (some color)
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Virtual knowledge :experimenting in the humanities and the social sciences
Authority and expertise in new sites of knowledge production / Anne Beaulieu, Sarah de Rijcke and Bas van Heur -- Working in virtual knowledge : affective labor in scholarly collaboration / Smiljana Antonijevi?c, Stefan Dormans and Sally Wyatt -- Exploring uncertainty in knowledge representations : classifications, simulations and models of the world / Matthijs Kouw, Charles van den Heuvel and …
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- 0262305755
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- 1 online resource (VIII, 262 pages) :illustrations
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Causing human actions :new perspectives on the causal theory of action
"A Bradford book.""The causal theory of action (CTA) is widely recognized in the literature of the philosophy of action as the "standard story" of human action and agency - the nearest approximation in the field to a theoretical orthodoxy. This volume brings together leading figures working in action theory today to discuss issues relating to the CTA and its applications, which range from exper…
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- 9780262290340
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- 1 online resource (viii, 327 pages)
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Street-fighting mathematics :the art of educated guessing and opportunistic p…
"In Street-Fighting Mathematics, Sanjoy Mahajan builds, sharpens, and demonstrates tools for educated guessing and down-and-dirty, opportunistic problem solving across diverse fields of knowledge - from mathematics to management. Mahajan describes six tools: dimensional analysis, easy cases, lumping, picture proofs, successive approximation, and reasoning by analogy. Illustrating each tool with…
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- 9780262265881
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- 1 online resource (xv, 134 pages) :illustrations
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The case for qualia
"A Bradford book."First presenting philosophical defences, then scientific and finally specific criticisms of opposing views including discussions on the Churchlands' 'neurophilosophy', this book discusses philosophical and scientific defences of Indirect Realism and counterarguments to the attacks of qualiaphobes.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 1 online resource (viii, 384 pages)
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