
The Many Faces Of Science
An Introduction To Scientists, Values, And Society
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. September 2019
Book
Hardback
308 pages
978-0-367-31869-7 (ISBN)
Description
The development of modern science, and its increasing impact on our lives and cultures, is one of the great stories of our time. So, understanding--and coming to terms with--the institution of modern science should be an integral part of education. In The Many Faces of Science, Leslie Stevenson and Henry Byerly masterfully, and painlessly, provide
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-31869-7 (9780367318697)
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Henry Byerly | Leslie Stevenson
The Many Faces Of Science
An Introduction To Scientists, Values, And Society
E-Book
03/2018
Routledge
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Henry Byerly | Leslie Stevenson
The Many Faces Of Science
An Introduction To Scientists, Values, And Society
E-Book
03/2018
1st Edition
Routledge
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Henry Byerly | Leslie Stevenson
The Many Faces Of Science
An Introduction To Scientists, Values, And Society
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Persons
Leslie Stevenson is reader in logic and metaphysics at the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland. He is the author of Seven Theories of Human Nature, The Metaphysics of Experience, and many articles on language, mind, and science. Henry Byerly is professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona. He is the author of A Primer of Logic and has published many articles on biology as well as on the philosophy of science. Leslie Stevenson is reader in logic and metaphysics at the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland. He is the author of Seven Theories of Human Nature, The Metaphysics of Experience, and many articles on language, mind, and science. Henry Byerly is professor of philosophy at the University of Arizona. He is the author of A Primer of Logic and has published many articles on biology as well as on the philosophy of science.
Content
Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- How Science as We Know It Has Developed -- Images of Science -- What Motivates Scientists? -- Intellectual Curiosity: Mathematical Patterns in Nature -- Intellectual Curiosity: Experiment -- Scientific Reputation, Scientific Influence, and Public Fame -- The Utility of Science -- Science and Money -- Scientists and the Totalitarian State -- Scientists and Public Policy -- Science Applied to Human Beings -- Science and Values