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Understanding the present
Infinite in all directions
The systems view of the world
Mind and brain
Toward a new philosophy of biology
Architects of ideas
The secret doctrine
Beyond science
A Culture of Fact
The end of science
Words and life
The Governance of Science
Movements of thought in the nineteenth century
Between inner space and outer space
The half-life of facts
Cycles of Time
From physics to metaphysics
Complexity and the arrow of time
Fact and method
The lagoon
In search of the person
Farewell to Reason
Harmless naturalism
Minds, brains, and science
The danger of words
A historical introduction to the philosophy of science
The Tao of science
Assessing science understanding
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Science and creation
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