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Getting science wrongwhy the philosophy of science matters /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Getting science wrongPaul Dicken.
Reminder of title:	why the philosophy of science matters /
Author:	Dicken, Paul,
Published:	London :Bloomsbury Academic,2018.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 286 p.)
Subject:	ScienceHistory.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350007314?locatt=label:secondary_bloomsburyCollections
ISBN:	9781350007314

Getting science wrongwhy the philosophy of science matters /
Dicken, Paul,1980-

Getting science wrongwhy the philosophy of science matters /[electronic resource] :Paul Dicken. - London :Bloomsbury Academic,2018. - 1 online resource (xv, 286 p.)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of figures -- Introduction -- 1. Learning from our mistakes -- 2. A matter of trial and error -- 3. Images of science -- 4. 88.6 percent of all statistics are all made up -- 5. Living in different worlds -- 6. The bankruptcy ofscience -- 7. Deus ex machina -- Epilogue -- Dramatis Personae -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

"When Galileo dropped cannon-balls from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, he did more than overturn centuries of scientific orthodoxy. At a stroke, he established a new conception of the scientific method based upon careful experimentation and rigorous observation -- and also laid the groundwork for an ongoing conflict between the critical open-mindedness of science and the recalcitrant dogmatism of religion that would continue to the modern day. The problem is that Galileo never performed his most celebrated experiment in Pisa. In fact, he rarely conducted any experiments at all. The Church publicly celebrated his work, and Galileo enjoyed patronage from the great and the powerful; his ecclesiastical difficulties only began when disgruntled colleagues launched a campaign to discredit their academic rival. But what does this tell us about modern science if its own foundation myth turns out to be nothing more than political propaganda? Getting Science Wrong discusses some of the most popular misconceptions about science, and their continuing role in the public imagination. Drawing upon the history and philosophy of science it challenges wide-spread assumptions and misunderstandings, from creationism and climate change to the use of statistics and computer modelling. The result is an engaging introduction to contentious issues in the philosophy of science and a new way of looking at the role of science in society."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Electronic reproduction.
London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2018

Available via World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9781350007314Subjects--Topical Terms:

187639
Science
--History.Index Terms--Genre/Form:

214472
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: Q175 / .D633174 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 501

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