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Philosophical insights about modern science / Eva Žerovnik, Olga Markič, and Andrej Ule, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Scientific revolutions series.
- Scientific revolutions series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Philosophy.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (355 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Modern science is so much specialised that it seems utopic to try to follow it all at once. This study crosses the gap between specialists and a common understanding of 'modern science'.
- Contents:
- Part A. Contemporary science : new developments
- Neuroplasticity, or the importance of having a plastic brain / Maja Bresjanac & Grega Repovš
- The genes and the junk : recent advances in the studies of gene regulation / Matjaž Barboric̀ ... [et al.]
- Understanding molecular background of Alzheimer's disease : in search for a cure / Eva Žerovnik
- Advances in stem cell research / Anthony Atala
- Reflections on stem cells usage in restoring neurodegenerative damage / Franz-Josef Müller, Jeanne F. Loring, and Paul Christian Baier
- How intelligent can robots become : implications and concerns / Matjaž Gams
- The concept of free will entering the field of neurological sciences / Zvezdan Pirtošek
- Neuroscience and the image of the mind / Olga Markič
- Part B. Beyond the current knowledge : a more holistic view
- Ways to new sustainable energy sources / Andrej Detela
- Evidence for biofield / Igor Jerman, Robert T. Leskovar and Rok Krašovec
- How to research experience? / Urban Kordeš
- Consciousness and vision / Mitja Peruš
- Natural and machine learning, intelligence and consciousness / Igor Kononenko
- Philosophical reflections on the history and future of science and spirituality / Thomas C. Daffern.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61470-577-1
- OCLC:
- 836869512
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