Bas C. van Fraassen presents an original exploration of how we represent the world. Science represents natural phenomena by means of theories, as well as in many concrete ways by such means as pictures, graphs, table-top models, and computer simulations. Scientific Representation begins with an inquiry into the nature of representation in general, drawing on such diverse sourc...(展开全部)

Bas C. van Fraassen presents an original exploration of how we represent the world. Science represents natural phenomena by means of theories, as well as in many concrete ways by such means as pictures, graphs, table-top models, and computer simulations. Scientific Representation begins with an inquiry into the nature of representation in general, drawing on such diverse sourc...(展开全部)

帕特里克·苏佩斯（Patrick Colonel Suppes，1922-），美国著名哲学家，哥伦比亚大学哲学博士，师从著名哲学家托马斯·内格尔。1952年起，他任教于斯坦福大学，1959-1992年担任社会科学数理研究中心主任。现为露西·斯特恩哲学教授，斯坦福大学荣誉退休教授。因在数学心理学方面的突出贡献，1965年苏佩斯教授被选为国家科学院院士，1990年被总统乔治·布什授予国家科学奖；同时因其对科学哲学的杰出贡献，苏佩斯教授于2003年获得拉卡托斯奖的殊荣。苏佩斯教授在科学哲学、测量理论、量子力学的基础、决定理论、心理学和教育技术等领域都做出了重要贡献。

帕特里克·苏佩斯（Patrick Colonel Suppes，1922-），美国著名哲学家，哥伦比亚大学哲学博士，师从著名哲学家托马斯·内格尔。1952年起，他任教于斯坦福大学，1959-1992年担任社会科学数理研究中心主任。现为露西·斯特恩哲学教授，斯坦福大学荣誉退休教授。因在数学心理学方面的突出贡献，1965年苏佩斯教授被选为国家科学院院士，1990年被总统乔治·布什授予国家科学奖；同时因其对科学哲学的杰出贡献，苏佩斯教授于2003年获得拉卡托斯奖的殊荣。苏佩斯教授在科学哲学、测量理论、量子力学的基础、决定理论、心理学和教育技术等领域都做出了重要贡献。

The essays in this book provide an excellent introduction to the means by which scientists convey their ideas. While diverse in their subject matter, the essays are unified in asserting that scientists compose and use particular representations in contextually organized and contextually sensitive ways, and that these representations - particularly visual displays such as graphs...(展开全部)

The relationship between the architectural representation and its intended product--a building--has undergone a profound transformation over the centuries. Before the age of modern technology, the systematically predictive role of architectural drawing so taken for granted today was less dominant in the evolution from architectural idea to built work. The age of computer-aided ...(展开全部)

The source of endless speculation and public curiosity, our scientific quest for the origins of human consciousness has expanded along with the technical capabilities of science itself and remains one of the key topics able to fire public as much as academic interest. Yet many problematic issues, identified in this important new book, remain unresolved. Focusing on a series of ...(展开全部)

The source of endless speculation and public curiosity, our scientific quest for the origins of human consciousness has expanded along with the technical capabilities of science itself and remains one of the key topics able to fire public as much as academic interest. Yet many problematic issues, identified in this important new book, remain unresolved. Focusing on a series of ...(展开全部)

A paradox can be defined as an unacceptable conclusion derived by apparently acceptable reasoning from apparently acceptable premises. Many paradoxes raise serious philosophical problems, and they are associated with crises of thought and revolutionary advances. The expanded and revised third edition of this intriguing book considers a range of knotty paradoxes including Zeno's...(展开全部)