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Book SynopsisThis book seeks to define science conceptually. The emergence of science made possible the industrial revolution and the development of a multitude of scientific disciplines, all very successful in advancing understanding of the world and of ourselves. What makes science more efficient in advancing our knowledge than any other heuristics?
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Warning Chapter 2 Preface: In Search of a Multidimensional Heuristics Chapter 3 Acknowledgements Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 1. The Ascent of Homo sapiens scientiarum Chapter 6 2. The Ascent of Empirical Science Chapter 7 3. Modern Science Chapter 8 4. What Science is Not Chapter 9 5. Science and Society Chapter 10 6. The Dangers Ahead Chapter 11 7. Natural Selection and The Scientific Method