Galileo: A Very Short Introduction
Galileo: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Stillman Drake

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2001-02-22

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0191606669

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In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church, but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Galileo's own beautifully lucid arguments are used to show how his scientific method was utterly divorced from the Aristotelian approach to physics in that it was based on a search not for causes but for laws. Galileo's method was of overwhelming significance for the development of modern physics, and led to a final parting of the ways between science and philosophy. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Anxiety: A Very Short Introduction
Anxiety: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Daniel Freeman

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-05-31

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0199567158

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Are we born with our fears or do we learn them? Why do our fears persist? What purpose does anxiety serve? In this Very Short Introduction we discover what anxiety is, what causes it, and how it can be treated. Looking at six major anxiety disorders, the authors introduce us to this most ubiquitous and essential of emotions.

Teeth: A Very Short Introduction
Teeth: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Peter S. Ungar

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2014-03

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 0199670595

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Teeth are a vital component of vertebrate anatomy and a fundamental part of the fossil record. It was the evolution of teeth, associated with predation, that drove the evolution of the wide array of fish, amphibians, reptiles, and then mammals. Peter S. Ungar looks at how, without teeth, none of these developments could have occurred.

Consciousness
Consciousness

Author: Susan Blackmore

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0198794738

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Some of our most burning questions surround consciousness: What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Is consciousness itself an illusion? The rapid rate of developments in brain science continues to open up debate on these issues. This book clarifies the complex arguments and illuminates the major theories on consciousness.

Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction
Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Richard Toye

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 0199651361

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Society's attitudes to rhetoric are often very negative. Here, Richard Toye provides an engaging, historically informed introduction to rhetoric, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Wide-ranging in its scope, this Very Short Introduction is the essential starting point for understanding the art of persuasion.

Engels
Engels

Author: Terrell Carver

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 9780191776021

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This introductory book explores the importance of Engel's thought & work. Engels was the father of dialectical & historical materialism, the first Marxist historian anthropologist, philosopher, & commentator on early Marx.

Identity
Identity

Author: Florian Coulmas

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0198828543

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'Identity' as a concept has many faces, and its very versatility in different contexts can make it hard to define. Florian Coulmas discusses the many meanings of this slippery concept, considering why individual and collective identities are important to us, and discussing the problems asserting individual identities can create.

Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Edward Craig

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2002-02-21

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 0191500747

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How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This book introduces important themes in ethics, knowledge, and the self, via readings from Plato, Hume, Descartes, Hegel, Darwin, and Buddhist writers. It emphasizes throughout the point of doing philosophy, explains how different areas of philosophy are related, and explores the contexts in which philosophy was and is done. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Education: A Very Short Introduction
Education: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Gary Thomas

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0199643261

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From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas looks at how and why education evolved as it has. By exploring some of the big questions, he examines the ways in which schools work, considers the differences around the world, and concludes by considering the future of education worldwide.

Reality: A Very Short Introduction
Reality: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Jan Westerhoff

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011-11-24

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 0199594414

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'What is real?' has been one of the key questions of philosophy since its beginning in antiquity. But it is not just a question that philosophers ask. This Very Short Introduction discusses what reality is by looking at a variety of arguments, theories, and thought-experiments from philosophy, physics, and cognitive science.