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1 online resource (xv, 320 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Is Science important? -- Why is Science important? -- What is Science? -- In what ways is Science like a map? -- Science and Culture -- What is the principal difference between Science and other human activities? -- Philosophical and Methodological Aspects of Science -- Scientific community (SC) -- Example of the Scientific Community's role -- Peer review and reward systems -- Peer review system -- Routes to scientific discovery and selection of research problem -- General characteristics of Science -- Cycle of scientific activities -- Scientific language -- Metaphors -- Laws of Nature -- Models and theories -- Distinguishing between Theory and Truth -- Possible methodological errors in Science -- General or universal statements -- Singular statements -- Types of scientific arguments -- Critical thinking in Science and everyday life -- Incorrect logical arguments (fallacies) -- Experimental Design and Scientific Evidence -- How does the shape of the kettle affect the time required to boil water? -- How does the electrical resistance affect the boiling time? -- Measurement errors -- Sampling -- Pseudo-science (PS) -- Creationism's objections to evolutionary theory (ET) -- Creationist and scientific methodologies -- Driving forces of Creationism -- Scientific Knowledge -- Span of scientific knowledge -- Reductionism, determinism and irreversibility -- Methodological reductionism -- Ontological reductionism -- Maps and complementary knowledge -- Determinism and reductionism -- Holism -- Scientific knowledge and Philosophy of Science -- Falsification cycle -- Do Scientists attempt to falsify theories? -- Causes of pathological Science and how to avoid it? -- Validity of scientific results -- Caveats -- Sociological and Ethical Aspects of Science -- Is Science value-neutral? -- Science in Ethics -- Ethics in Science -- Ethical standards pertaining to Science: -- Misconduct in Science: -- Why does misconduct in Science matter? -- Societal support for modern Science -- Motivation of Scientists -- Scientists in Society -- Science, Technology and Applied Science -- Science impacts on Society -- Society's impact on Science -- Science and public policy -- climate change -- Is global warming prediction true? -- Science, Risk and Evidence -- Science and History -- Mathematics -- Civil and military engineering -- Combined tradition -- Heliocentric vs. geocentric model debate -- Examples of Scientific Development: China, Europe -- Scientific Revolution in W. Europe (16th-18th century) -- Astronomy and mechanics -- Medicine & optics -- Chemistry -- Broader consequences of scientific revolution: -- New relationship between Science and Technology -- Societal support for Modern Science -- Future of Science -- Potential causes of scientific decline -- Religious fundamentalism -- Political fundamentalism -- Economic fundamentalism -- Limits of Science -- Human and social limits -- Technological limits -- Cosmological limits -- Logical/mathematical limits -- Science in Action-Case studies -- Case Study 1: Theories of combustion -- Inadequacies of phlogiston theory -- What can we learn from Case Study 1? -- What can we learn from Case Study 2? -- Weapons of mass destruction -- Two Scientists -- What can we learn from Case Study 3? |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Science.
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Science. |
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Science and civilization.
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Science and civilization. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Novak, Igor. Science. New Jersey ; London : World Scientific, ©2011 9789814304740 (DLC) 2011290284 (OCoLC)767256889 |
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9789814304757 (electronic book) |
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9814304751 (electronic book) |
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9789814304740 (paperback) |
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9814304743 (paperback) |
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