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This broad collection of accessible essays helps readers develop a fuller appreciation of the nature of science and scientific knowledge in general.The focus throughout is on the relationships in science between fact and theory, about thenature of scientific theory, and about the kinds of claims on truth that science makes. Arranges essays according to three essential aspects of scientific practice: Method, theory, and discovery.For scientists looking to broaden their general knowledge of basic scientific theory.
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Reprints 21 essays by leading scientists and science writers on issues such as the relationship in science between fact and theory, the nature of scientific theory, and the kinds of claims on truth that science makes. Unlike writings on the philosophy of science, these essays are scientists speaking for themselves about the attitudes and practices that inform their own or others' work. Intended as a stimulus for science students to think beyond narrow disciplines and to see science as a way of looking at and understanding the natural world. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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