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  • The Truth of Myth

    World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life

    par Tok Thompson, Gregory Schrempp ...
    Collections series World Mythology in Theory and Everyday Life
    The Truth of Myth is a thorough and accessible introduction to the study of myth, surveying the intellectual history of the topic, methods for studying myth cross-culturally, and emerging trends. Readers will encounter insightful commentaries on such questions as: What is the relation of mythology to religion? To science? To popular culture? Did the events recounted in myths actually occur? Why ... En savoir plus

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Aesop's Fable Paradigm

    An Unlikely Intersection of Folklore and Science

    par K. Brandon Barker, Daniel J. Povinelli, Laura Hennefield, Hyesung G. Hwang, William Hansen, Gregory Schrempp ...
    Collections series
    The Aesop's Fable Paradigm is a collection of essays that explore the cutting-edge intersection of Folklore and Science. From moralizing fables to fantastic folktales, humans have been telling stories about animals—animals who can talk, feel, think, and make moral judgments just as we do—for a very long time. In contrast, scientific studies of the mental lives of animals have professed to be ... En savoir plus

    $42.99 CAD

  • Science, Bread, and Circuses

    Folkloristic Essays on Science for the Masses

    par Gregory Schrempp ...
    In Science, Bread, and Circuses, Gregory Schrempp brings a folkloristic viewpoint to the topic of popular science, calling attention to the persistence of folkloric form, idiom, and worldview within the increasingly important dimension of popular consciousness defined by the impact of science.Schrempp considers specific examples of texts in which science interpreters employ folkloric tropes—myths, ... En savoir plus

    $27.49 CAD

  • The Ancient Mythology of Modern Science

    A Mythologist Looks (Seriously) at Popular Science Writing

    par Gregory Schrempp ...
    Collections Livre 19 - Central Problems of Philosophy
    Humans have long been captivated by mythology and theorized about the lessons embedded in their tales. In The Ancient Mythology of Modern Science, Gregory Schrempp brings a mythologist's critical eye to popular science writing, a flourishing genre that forms a key link between science and popular consciousness. Schrempp argues that the defining and appealing characteristic of this genre is not ... En savoir plus

    $30.99 CAD

  • The Ancient Mythology of Modern Science

    A Mythologist Looks (Seriously) at Popular Science Writing

    par Gregory Schrempp ...
    Collections Livre 19 - Central Problems of Philosophy
    Humans have long been captivated by mythology and theorized about the lessons embedded in their tales. In The Ancient Mythology of Modern Science, Gregory Schrempp brings a mythologist's critical eye to popular science writing, a flourishing genre that forms a key link between science and popular consciousness. Schrempp argues that the defining and appealing characteristic of this genre is not ... En savoir plus

    $30.99 CAD

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  • The Marriage of Sense and Soul

    Integrating Science and Religion

    par Ken Wilber ...
    There is arguably no more critical and pressing topic than the relation of science and religion in the modern world. Science has given us the methods for discovering truth, while religion remains the single greatest force for generating meaning. Yet the two are seen as mutually exclusive, with wrenching consequences for humanity. In The Marriage of Sense and Soul, one of today's most important ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $9.99 CAD Maintenant $7.99 CAD

  • Science Fiction and Philosophy

    From Time Travel to Superintelligence

    Modifié par Susan Schneider ...
    A timely volume that uses science fiction as a springboard to meaningful philosophical discussions, especially at points of contact between science fiction and new scientific developments.Raises questions and examines timely themes concerning the nature of the mind, time travel, artificial intelligence, neural enhancement, free will, the nature of persons, transhumanism, virtual reality, and ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Language Instinct

    How The Mind Creates Language

    par Steven Pinker ...
    "A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book ReviewThe classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mindIn The Language Instinct, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Fate & Philosophy

    A Journey Through Life's Great Questions

    par Jim Flynn ...
    A provocative sequel to The Torchlight List, this book examines the answers that thinkers throughout the ages—from Plato in ancient Greece to contemporary psychologists and scientists—have proposed for life's great questions: Do human beings have free will? Is a good society possible? Is patriotism ethical? and Can modern science penetrate the mind? Exploring the moral ideals, attitudes, and ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Genius of Birds

    par Jennifer Ackerman ...
    **“Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of ‘bird brains,’ [Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . .” —New York Times Book Review“A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian intelligence.” —Scientific AmericanAn award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such extraordinary feats of mental prowess**Birds are astonishingly ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $16.99 CAD Maintenant $12.99 CAD

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    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • 50 Philosophy of Science Ideas You Really Need to Know

    par Gareth Southwell ...
    Collections series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    Science first began as a branch of philosophy, but it has since grown up and moved out of the family home, and its successes have put its parent in the shade. Thanks to scientific knowledge we have walked on the Moon, cured once-fatal illnesses, and even identified the very building blocks of life and the universe. But it is these very successes that underline the need for philosophy.How much ... En savoir plus

    $5.99 CAD

  • Inside Animal Hearts and Minds

    Bears That Count, Goats That Surf, and Other True Stories of Animal Intelligence and Emotion

    par Belinda Recio ...
    As Charles Darwin suggested more than a century ago, the differences between animals and humans are of degree and not of kind.” Not long ago, ethologists denied that animals had emotions or true intelligence. Now, we know that rats laugh when tickled, magpies mourn as they cover the departed with greenery, female whales travel thousands of miles for annual reunions with their gal pals, seals ... En savoir plus

    $29.99 CAD