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Ignorance : how it drives science /
"Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance--not knowledge--that is the true engine of science. Most of us have a false impression of science as a surefire, deliberate, step-by-step method for finding things out and getting things done....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; ONE: A Short View of Ignorance; TWO: Finding Out; THREE: Limits, Uncertainty, Impossibility, and Other Minor Problems; FOUR: Unpredicting; FIVE: The Quality of Ignorance; SIX: You and Ignorance; SEVEN: Case Histories; EIGHT: Coda; Notes; Suggested Reading; Additional Articles Consulted; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.