{"product_id":"philosophy-of-science-and-the-occult-second-edition-9780791402047","title":"Philosophy of Science and the Occult: Second Edition","description":"This book both introduces the philosophy of science through examination of the occult and examines the occult rigorously enough to raise central issues in the philosophy of science. Placed in the context of the occult, philosophy of science issues become immediately understandable and forcefully compelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivergent views on astrology, parapsychology, and quantum mechanics mysticism emphasize topics standard to the philosophy of science. Such issues as confirmation and selection for testing, causality and time, explanation and the nature of scientific laws, the status of theoretical entities, the problem of demarcation, theory and observation, and science and values are discussed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSignificantly revised, this second edition presents an entirely new section of quantum mechanics and mysticism including instructions from N. David Mermin for constructing a device which dramatically illustrates the genuinely puzzling phenomena of quantum mechanics. A more complete and current review of research on astrology has been included in this new edition, and the section on the problem of demarcation has been broadened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Grim\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has coedited eleven volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher's Annual\u003c\/i\u003e and has published a number of articles on logic and contemporary metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and ethics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872808833298,"sku":"9780791402047","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dcc124b7-baa6-4af9-a09a-78dc15b810f3.jpg?v=1737911295","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/philosophy-of-science-and-the-occult-second-edition-9780791402047","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}