What Science Is and How It Really Works - Image 1

Price loading...

Cambridge University Press What Science Is and How It Really Works

Name: What Science Is and How It Really Works
Brand: Cambridge University Press

History of Science

Price History & Forecast

No Price Data Available

Price history will appear here once data is collected from Amazon.

Price Distribution

No price data available for histogram

Description

Scientific advances have transformed the world. However, science can sometimes get things wrong, and at times, disastrously so. Understanding the basis for scientific claims and judging how much confidence we should place in them is essential for individual choice, societal debates, and development of public policy and laws. We must ask: what is the basis of scientific claims? How much confidence should we put in them? What is defined as science and what is not? This book synthesizes a working definition of science and its properties, as explained through the eyes of a practicing scientist, by integrating advances from philosophy, psychology, history, sociology, and anthropology into a holistic view. Crucial in our political climate, the book fights the myths of science often portrayed to the public. Written for a general audience, it also enables students to better grasp methodologies and helps professional scientists to articulate what they do and why.

Product Specifications

Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 1108476856
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > History & Philosophy > History of Science
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 18 July 2019
Listed Since: 17 November 2018

Barcode

No barcode data available

Cambridge University Press What Science Is and How It Really Works

Price History & Forecast

No Price Data Available

Price Distribution

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

The Science of Science

Uncertain Knowledge: An Image of Science for a Changing World

Uncertain Knowledge: An Image of Science for a Changing World

The Philosophy and Practice of Science

Philosophy of Science for Biologists

Teaching and Learning about Science and Society

Successful Science Communication: Telling It Like It Is

Rescuing Science from Politics: Regulation and the Distortion of Scientific Research

Becoming Scientific: Developing Science across the Life-Course

The Right to Science: Then and Now

The Power of Scientific Knowledge: From Research to Public Policy

Routledge - Why It's OK to Trust Science - Academic Book

Making Sense of Science: Understanding the Social Study of Science

Cambridge Scientific Realism - Philosophy of Science Book

Critical Thinking, Science, and Pseudoscience: Why We Can't Trust Our Brains

Philosophy and Climate Science

Science, Culture and Society: Understanding Science in the 21st Century

Environmental Expertise: Connecting Science, Policy and Society

The Experience of Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach

The Science of Climate Change (Wiley-Scrivener)

Science of the Earth, Climate and Energy (Geology Earth Studies Earth Sc)

Between Politics and Science: Assuring the Integrity and Productivity of Reseach

Sage Publications - Making Sense of Science Textbook

Scientific Testimony: Its roles in science and society