{"product_id":"making-truth-9780252075827","title":"Making Truth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stimulating perspective on how scientists interpret the world and communicate among themselves and with others\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An interesting and important book . . . filled with insight about the way scientists think and work, a book that will generate an important dialogue about science and science education.”--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Chemical Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMaking Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging and well-written book about the importance of metaphor in science, intended for a wide audience.\"--\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Brown has a fluid and accessible writing style, and whether or not you find his thesis convincing, \u003ci\u003eMaking Truth\u003c\/i\u003e makes for thought-provoking and worthwhile reading.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Nucleus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For anyone interested in the philosophy of science. Highly recommended.”--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To sum up: Theodore L. Brown's book is excellent.\"--\u003ci\u003eHYLE--International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anyone with a serious interest in science \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e read this book. In it, Brown demonstrates that metaphorical thought is central in all branches of science, just as it is in everyday life and mathematics. Particles as waves, time as a spatial dimension, gravity as the curvature of space-time, ion channels, protein folding. All these crucial scientific metaphors--and many more--allow us to understand science in terms of our embodied experience, build comprehensible models, make predictions, and perform precise calculations.\"--George Lakoff, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eMetaphors We Live By, Philosophy in the Flesh,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere Mathematics Comes From\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is an important book. Scientists will find it thought-provoking, and science teachers will find it a gold mine. Indeed, this book could be transforming for science education at the elementary, high school, and introductory college level.”--Linda S. Wilson, president emerita of Radcliffe College and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWho Succeeds in Science? The Gender Dimension\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface   ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Scientific Thought and Practice   1\u003cbr\u003e 2. Introduction to Metaphor   14\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Theory of Conceptual Metaphor   31\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Classical Atom   53\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Modern Atom   74\u003cbr\u003e 6. Molecular Models in Chemistry and Biology   100\u003cbr\u003e 7. Protein Folding   122\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cellular-Level Metaphors   146\u003cbr\u003e 9. Global Warming   160\u003cbr\u003e 10. Science's Metaphorical Foundations: The Social in Science   183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes   197\u003cbr\u003e Index   211","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400482398551,"sku":"9780252075827","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252075827.jpg?v=1730470796","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-truth-9780252075827","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}