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Science, History & Philosophy of



link to catalog page BROWER, Unruly Spirits

Unruly Spirits

The Science of Psychic Phenomena in Modern France

Author: M. Brady Brower
Pub Date: November 2010

A fascinating history of parapsychic phenomena in France during the age of Sigmund Freud   learn more...

link to catalog page BROWN, Bridging Divides

Bridging Divides

The Origins of the Beckman Institute at Illinois

Author: Theodore L. Brown
Pub Date: September 2009

Celebrating the Beckman Institute's first twenty years as a world leader in interdisciplinary science and technology   learn more...

link to catalog page TUCKER, The Cattell Controversy

The Cattell Controversy

Race, Science, and Ideology

Author: William H. Tucker
Pub Date: March 2009

Investigating one of the most significant controversies in contemporary psychology   learn more...

link to catalog page JACK, Science on the Home Front

Science on the Home Front

American Women Scientists in World War II

Author: Jordynn Jack
Pub Date: November 2009

A critical assay of the rhetorical and cultural obstacles faced by women scientists   learn more...

link to catalog page OLSON, Science and Scientism in Nineteenth-Century Europe Author: Richard G. Olson
Pub Date: December 2008

Exploring the natural scientific foundations of far-reaching social ideologies   learn more...

link to catalog page LOERZEL, Alchemy of Bones

Alchemy of Bones

Chicago's Luetgert Murder Case of 1897

Author: Robert Loerzel
Pub Date: May 2007

The sensational story behind one of the first criminal investigations to use forensic analysis   learn more...

link to catalog page KAVEY, Books of Secrets

Books of Secrets

Natural Philosophy in England, 1550-1600

Author: Allison Kavey
Pub Date: October 2007

How cultural categories shaped--and were shaped by--new ideas about controlling nature   learn more...

link to catalog page GORDON, The Moral Property of Women

The Moral Property of Women

A History of Birth Control Politics in America

Author: Linda Gordon
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2007

The most complete history of birth control ever written   learn more...

link to catalog page SABUCO, New Philosophy of Human Nature

New Philosophy of Human Nature

Neither Known to nor Attained by the Great Ancient Philosophers, Which Will Improve Human Life and Health

Author: Oliva Sabuco de Nantes Barrera
Pub Date: May 2007

Innovative and prescient philosophy of medicine by an overlooked Spanish woman philosopher.   learn more...

link to catalog page ROTHBART, Philosophical Instruments

Philosophical Instruments

Minds and Tools at Work

Author: Daniel Rothbart
Pub Date: July 2007

The surprising roles of instruments and experimentation in acquiring knowledge.   learn more...

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