The unnatural nature of science / Lewis Wolpert.
By: Wolpert, L. (Lewis)
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BookPublisher: London : Faber and Faber, 1993Description: xiv, 191 p. ; 20 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0571169724.Subject(s): Science -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 501 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 501 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00075866 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book shows that many of our understandings about scientific thought can be corrected once we realise just how unnatural science actually is. Quoting scientists from Aristotle to Einstein, the author argues that scientific ideas are, with rare exceptions, counter-intuitive and that common sense often makes no sense at all.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-188) and index.
Introduction -- Unnatural thoughts -- Technology is not science -- Thale's leap: west and east -- Creativity -- Competition, cooperation and commitment -- Philosophical doubts, or relativism rampant -- Non-science -- Moral and immoral science -- Science and the public.