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portada Science in the Looking Glass: What do Scientists Really Know? (in English)
Type
Physical Book
Year
2003
Language
English
Pages
288
Format
Hardcover
Weight
1.50
ISBN
0198525435
ISBN13
9780198525431
Edition No.
1

Science in the Looking Glass: What do Scientists Really Know? (in English)

E. Brian Davies (Author) · Oxford University Press · Hardcover

Science in the Looking Glass: What do Scientists Really Know? (in English) - E. Brian Davies

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Synopsis "Science in the Looking Glass: What do Scientists Really Know? (in English)"

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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