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Strevens, Michael

 
9781324091080: The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science
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ISBN 10 : 1324091088 ISBN 13 : 9781324091080
Editeur : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1900

Synopsis

Michael Strevens's "provocative and fascinating" (Jennifer Szalai, New York Times) investigation of science asks two fundamental questions: Why is science so powerful? And why did it take so long for the human race to start using science to learn the secrets of nature? The Knowledge Machine's radical answer is that science, by nature, calls on its practitioners to do the irrational. By willfully ignoring religion, theoretical beauty, and especially philosophy, scientists embrace an unnaturally narrow method of inquiry, channeling unprecedented energy into observation and experimentation. Rich with vivid historical examples and widely acclaimed, Knowledge Machine overturns many of our most basic assumptions about scientific discovery.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael Strevens, a 2017 Guggenheim Fellow, is a professor of philosophy at New York University. He was born in New Zealand and has been writing about philosophy of science for twenty-five years. He lives in New York.

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Éditeur
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Date d'édition
1900
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1324091088
ISBN 13 
9781324091080
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
368
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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