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Science in the Looking Glass What Do Scientists Really Know
by [Davies, E. Brian]
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In this wide-ranging book, Brian Davies discusses the basis for scientists' claims to knowledge about the world. He looks at science historically, emphasizing not only the achievements of scientists from Galileo onwards, but also their mistakes. He rejects the claim that all scientific knowledge is provisional, by citing examples from chemistry, biology and geology. A major feature of the book is its defense of the view that mathematics was invented rather than discovered. A large number of examples are used to illustrate these points, and many of the deep issues in today's world discussed-from psychology and evolution to quantum theory, consciousness and even religious belief. Disentangling knowledge from opinion and aspiration is a hard task, but this book provided a clear guide to the difficulties.
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- Oxford University Press Brand
- Oct 9, 2003 Pub Date:
- 9780198525431 ISBN-13:
- 0198525435 ISBN-10:
- 308.0 pages Hardcover
- English Language
- 6.1 in * 0.9 in * 9.3 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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