Introduction to Science and the Scientific MethodVantage Press, Inc, 2 jun 2008 - 224 páginas In this text, John L. Campbell examines modern science, its origins, its method, and its dovetailing with society and with religion. Readers will learn that science is a general, flexible, and therefore versatile approach to knowing nature (basic science) and to knowing how to use nature (applied science). Introduction to Science and the Scientific Method is a straightforward and articulate new book that makes fascinating forays into the areas of philosophy, logic, mathematics, society, and religion. |
Índice
Getting to Know Science | 1 |
Sciences Empirical Side | 19 |
Sciences Rational Side | 43 |
Statistical Analysis of Scientific Research Data | 70 |
Scientific and Unscientific Views on Nature | 96 |
Science and Society | 123 |
Looking to the Future | 155 |
Parting Thoughts on Science and Religion | 179 |
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