Prematurity in Scientific Discovery: On Resistance and Neglect - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0520231066 ISBN 13 : 9780520231061

Editeur : University of California Press, 2002

Synopsis

For centuries, observers have noted the many obstacles to intellectual change in science. In a much-discussed paper published in Scientific American in 1972, molecular biologist Gunther Stent proposed an explicit criterion for one kind of obstacle to scientific discovery. He denoted a claim or hypothesis as "premature" if its implications cannot be connected to canonical knowledge by a simple series of logical steps. Further, Stent suggested that it was appropriate for the scientific community to ignore such hypotheses so that it would not be overwhelmed by vast numbers of false leads. In this volume, eminent scientists, physicians, historians, social scientists, and philosophers respond to Stent's thesis.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ernest B. Hook is Professor at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520231066
• ISBN 13: 9780520231061
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 398
• Éditeur: Hook Ernest B.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible