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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. René Descartes is perhaps most remembered for declaring, "I think, therefore, I am." First published in 1644, Descartes's Principles of Philosophy elucidates the meaning of those words that ushered in a new era of philosophical thought. Unlike the medieval philosophers who often began by examining the existence and nature of God in a spirit of faith, Descartes begins...
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Rourke Educational Media
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c2013
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IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents information about how scientists use the scientific method to plan and test their ideas, and gives examples of prominent scientists and how they used this method to make important discoveries.
9) Exploratopia
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Little, Brown
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2006
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Learn about science experiments and how and why they are done.
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Gary King is the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University. His books include A Solution to the Ecological Inference Problem (Princeton). Robert O. Keohane is professor emeritus of international affairs at Princeton University. His books include After Hegemony (Princeton). Sidney Verba (1932–2019) was the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor Emeritus and research professor of government at Harvard. His books include...
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Immanuel's Kant's groundbreaking work, considered to be among the most influential philosophical texts in the Western canon Familiar to philosophy students through the centuries, The Critique of Pure Reason is in many ways Kant's magnum opus. First published in 1781, it seeks to define what can be known by reason alone without evidence from experience. Kant begins by defining a posteriori knowledge, which is gained through the senses, versus a priori...
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In this illuminating book, renowned physicist Lee Smolin argues that fundamental physics-the search for the laws of nature-is losing its way. Ambitious ideas about extra dimensions, exotic particles, multiple universes, and strings have captured the public's imagination-and the imagination of experts. But these ideas have not been tested experimentally, and some, like string theory, seem to offer no possibility of being tested. Even still, these...
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What is the relationship between democracy and critical thinking? What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? In A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense, historian and educator Normand Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through the spin and jargon of everyday politics and news reporting in order to decide for themselves what is at stake and how to ask the necessary questions to protect themselves...
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Often called "The founder of modern philosophy" and the "father of modern mathematics," René Descartes is considered one of the most important and influential thinkers in the history of Western thought, having inspired contemporaries and several generations of later philosophers. Experts affirm that, starting from Descartes, the rationalism of the Modern Age was inaugurated. In this valuable eBook, the reader will be able to learn about Descartes'...
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Whether you like it or not, what you put into this world, you will get out. There are many factors that determine success, wealth, happiness, and health, but what if you could harness the energy of the universe for your life? If you want to attract those things in life like health, happiness, love and wealth, you need to TRULLY understand and apply "The Law of Attraction" effectively. Why isn't the Law of Attraction (LOA) working for most of people...
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Arturo Roig consideraba sustancial comprender al sujeto en su concreción histórica y, por tanto, pensaba que era no solo legítimo sino indispensable generar una Historia de las ideas de América Latina. Este historiar debía dar cuenta del desenvolvimiento del pensamiento en la región, así como deliberar sobre el sentido de su Filosofía.