Sweeping in scope, penetrating in analysis, and generously illustrated with examples from the history of science, this new and original approach to familiar questions about scientific evidence and method tackles vital questions about science and its place in society. Avoiding the twin pitfalls of sc
Defending Science within Reason: Between Scientism and Cynicism
โ Scribed by Susan Haack
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 417
- Category
- Library
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