Uncommon sense : the heretical nature of science
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Uncommon sense : the heretical nature of science
Oxford University Press, 1993
- pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780195082135
Description
Using history, psychology, philosophy, and personal experience, this treatise develops the idea that scientific thought is a radically new way of thinking that is contrary to man's natural tendencies. This view gives insight into the origin of science, the difference between science and pseudoscience, the nature of progress, and the requirements of science education.
Table of Contents
- Aspects of Science
- Mind and Magic
- From Apes to Agriculture
- Prophets and Poets
- Theorems and Planets
- Sages and Scholars
- Towns and Gowns
- Science and Nonsense
- Are we Alone?
- Education for an Age of Science
- Appendix A: Hindu Trigonometry
- Appendix B: An Integrated Science Course.
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pbk. ISBN 9780195096361
Description
Uncommon Sense is an innovative and lively examination of science and its historical development as an "unnatural" mode of thought. This book looks at why science developed in the West and what its implications have been for our society. This book will also challenge many assumptions about the nature and role of science in our world. Professor of Physics, Alan Cromer, examines not only the history of science and its unique mode of thought but also the way
that science is taught and suggests ways of restructuring the curriculum.
Uncommon Sense is an illuminating look at science, filled with provocative observations. Whether challenging Thomas Kuhn's theory of scientific revolutions, or extolling the virtues of Euclid's Elements, Alan Cromer is always insightful, outspoken, and refreshingly original.
Table of Contents
- Aspects of Science
- Mind and Magic
- From Apes to Agriculture
- Prophets and Poets
- Theorems and Planets
- Sages and Scholars
- Towns and Gowns
- Science and Nonsense
- Are we Alone?
- Education for an Age of Science
- Appendix A: Hindu Trigonometry
- Appendix B: An Integrated Science Course.
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