Science and Its Conceptual Foundations Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Science and Its Conceptual Foundations books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
The Great Devonian Controversy (By: Martin J.S. Rudwick)
Buy on Amazon1985
Images of science (By: Paul M. Churchland)
Buy on Amazon1985
The Shaky Game (By: Arthur Fine)
Buy on Amazon1986
Darwin and the Emergence of Evolutionary Theories of Mind and Behavior (By: Robert J. Richards)
Buy on Amazon1987
From Mineralogy to Geology (By: Rachel Laudan)
Buy on Amazon1987
Science As a Process (By: David L. Hull)
Buy on Amazon1988
Explaining Science (By: Ronald N. Giere)
Buy on Amazon1988
The Highlands Controversy (By: David Oldroyd)
Buy on Amazon1990
Science and Relativism (By: Larry Laudan)
Buy on Amazon1990
Reading the Shape of Nature (By: Mary P. Winsor)
Buy on Amazon1991
The State of Nature (By: Gregg Mitman)
Buy on Amazon1992
Descartes' Metaphysical Physics (By: Daniel Garber)
Buy on Amazon1992
The Meaning of Evolution (By: Robert J. Richards)
Buy on Amazon1992
The Politics of Evolution, Morphology, Medicine, and Reform in Radical London (By: Adrian J. Desmond)
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Economics--Mathematical Politics or Science of Diminishing Returns? (By: Alex Rosenberg)
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Galileo, Courtier (By: Mario Biagioli)
Buy on Amazon1993
Styles of Scientific Thought (By: Jonathan Harwood)
Buy on Amazon1993
In the Wake of Chaos (By: Stephen H. Kellert)
Buy on Amazon1993
Berkeley's Philosophy of Mathematics (By: Douglas M. Jesseph)
Buy on Amazon1993
A Social History of Truth (By: Steven Shapin)
Buy on Amazon1994
Discovery and Explanation in Biology and Medicine (By: Kenneth F. Schaffner)
Buy on Amazon1994
Durkheim's Philosophy of Science and the Sociology of Knowledge: Creating an Intellectual Niche (By: Warren Schmaus)
Buy on Amazon1994
Instrumental Biology, or The Disunity of Science (By: Alex Rosenberg)
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Quantum Mechanics (By: James T. Cushing)
Buy on Amazon1994
The Diffident Naturalist (By: Rose-Mary Sargent)
Buy on Amazon1995
Biology Takes Form (By: Lynn K. Nyhart)
Buy on Amazon1995
Modeling Nature (By: Sharon E. Kingsland)
Buy on Amazon1995
What Emotions Really Are (By: Paul E. Griffiths)
Buy on Amazon1997
Sex and Death (By: Kim Sterelny,Paul E. Griffiths)
Buy on Amazon1999
Squaring the Circle (By: Douglas M. Jesseph)
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Quantum Dialogue (By: Mara Beller)
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Reconciling Science and Religion (By: Peter J. Bowler)
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The Romantic Conception of Life (By: Robert J. Richards)
Buy on Amazon2002
Theory and Reality
Buy on Amazon2003
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series is publication order: 1. The Great Devonian Controversy (By: Martin J.S. Rudwick) (1985), 2. Images of science (By: Paul M. Churchland) (1985), 3. The Shaky Game (By: Arthur Fine) (1986), 4. Darwin and the Emergence of Evolutionary Theories of Mind and Behavior (By: Robert J. Richards) (1987), 5. From Mineralogy to Geology (By: Rachel Laudan) (1987), and 29 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series by Peter Godfrey-Smith contains 34 books. The series began in 1985 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series is written by Peter Godfrey-Smith. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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