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Doubt and Certainty in Science: A Biologist's Reflections on the Brain by Young, J.Z - 1956

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Doubt and Certainty in Science: A Biologist's Reflections on the Brain by Young, J.Z - 1956

Doubt and Certainty in Science: A Biologist's Reflections on the Brain

by Young, J.Z

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London: Oxford University Press, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 18mo. Orig. blue cloth. vi, 168 pp. [12] B&W plates. Boards sunned to extremities. Spine sunned and tilted. Red damp stain to top edge of text block. Interior age toned. Dust jacket is age toned, chipped to spine ends, rubbed to extremities. The thesis of Professor Young's Reith Lecture is that we can usefully describe the higher activities of man, for instance those of the scientist, by considering the brain processes that produce them.
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  • Publisher Oxford University Press
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1956
  • Keywords science, biology, brain, communication, psychology, B.B.C. Reith Lectures, J.Z. Young

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Doubt and Certainty in Science: A Biologist's Reflections on the Brain

Doubt and Certainty in Science: A Biologist's Reflections on the Brain

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Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. No Edition Remarks. 168 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Black and white photographs and illustrations throughout. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Some cracking to gutters with exposed netting. Binding loose. Previous owner's name to front pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled. Some additional marks and staining to surfaces. Boards are slightly bowed.
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Doubt and Certainty in Science

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Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1951. Hardcover. Good. 1951. No Edition Remarks. 168 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations and plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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DOUBT AND CERTAINTY IN SCIENCE: A BIOLOGIST'S REFLECTIONS ON THE BRAIN

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Oxford:: Clarendon Press. Pencil sc. on 3 pp.; minor edge stain; G+ HB; no DJ.. 1953. ISBN: (22.50). Catalogs: Philosophy.
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Doubt and Certainty in Science: A Biologist's Reflections on the Brain

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Oxford: Oxford University Press. The B.B.C. Reith Lectures 1950. 1st printing (1951). 168pp. VG/VG copy, jacket lightly edge worn with a couple of chips, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1951.
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Doubt and certainty in science;: A biologist's reflections on the brain (The B.B.C. Reith lectures)

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Oxford University Press, 1960. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Doubt And Certainty In Science: A Biologist's Reflections On The Brain (The B.B.C. Reith Lectures, 1950)

by Young, J. Z

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London: Clarendon Press, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 168 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. "... Modern Man's Especial Biological Feature Is The Use Of The Brain To Produce Co-Operation Among Individuals By Communication... He Shows How Social Co-Operation Depends On The Establishment Of Models Or Symbols Of Communication Whose Significance Is Learnt By The Characteristically Human Act Of Assembling In Large Numbers..." Near Fine In Near Fine Dj, Price Clipped, No Chips Or Tears, Small White Residue At Very Top Of Spine From Removed Label, Touch Of Rubbing At Corners, Slight Browning.
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Clarendon Press (Oxford University), 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". viii + 168pp. Binding firm, spine faded. Previous owner's book-plate laid in. Edges slightly browned and marked. Ex-library, with minimal stamps and markings. Reith Lectures, 1950. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science & Technology; Natural History & Resources. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 51856. .
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Doubt and certainty in science;: A biologist's reflections on the brain (The B.B.C. Reith lectures)

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