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The first systematic study of the aesthetic evaluations that scientists pass on their theories.



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A valuable, important, persuasively argued book. Highly recommended.

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This is a great book. It clearly and concisely does what it sets out to do: it examines the basic philosophical and sociological theories of the role of aesthetics in science, it identifies the critical assumptions and contradictions that differentiate these views, and it provides a carefully reasoned, well-documented and novel approach to the issues. Best of all, the book is eminently readable. Anyone interested in the bases of scientific controversies, the nature of scientific revolutions, or the similarities and differences between the sciences and the arts should definitely read McAllister's book. It may prove to be as fundamental as Thomas S. Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

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Beauty and Revolution in Science

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      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 13/09/1999
      ISBN13: 9780801486258, 978-0801486258
      ISBN10: 0801486254
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The first systematic study of the aesthetic evaluations that scientists pass on their theories.



      Trade Review

      A valuable, important, persuasively argued book. Highly recommended.

      * Choice *

      This is a great book. It clearly and concisely does what it sets out to do: it examines the basic philosophical and sociological theories of the role of aesthetics in science, it identifies the critical assumptions and contradictions that differentiate these views, and it provides a carefully reasoned, well-documented and novel approach to the issues. Best of all, the book is eminently readable. Anyone interested in the bases of scientific controversies, the nature of scientific revolutions, or the similarities and differences between the sciences and the arts should definitely read McAllister's book. It may prove to be as fundamental as Thomas S. Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions.

      * American Scientist *

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