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Examines the nature of science, asking questions such as what is good science and what is the proper goal of scientific activity. This text explores the historical roots to such queries, and analyzes the answers emerging from the scientific and political controversies of the 20th century.

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Preface 1. Ernst Mach and the Fortunes of Positivism 2. More on Mach and Einstein 3. Quanta, Relativity, and Rhetoric 4. On the Jeffersonian Research Program 5. The Controversy over the End of Science 6. The Anti-Science Phenomenon Sources Index

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 8/19/1998 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780674792999, 978-0674792999
      ISBN10: 0674792998

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the nature of science, asking questions such as what is good science and what is the proper goal of scientific activity. This text explores the historical roots to such queries, and analyzes the answers emerging from the scientific and political controversies of the 20th century.

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1. Ernst Mach and the Fortunes of Positivism 2. More on Mach and Einstein 3. Quanta, Relativity, and Rhetoric 4. On the Jeffersonian Research Program 5. The Controversy over the End of Science 6. The Anti-Science Phenomenon Sources Index

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