Just A Theory: Exploring The Nature Of Science - Softcover

Ben-Ari, Moti

 
9781591022855: Just A Theory: Exploring The Nature Of Science
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1591022851 ISBN 13: 9781591022855
Verlag: Prometheus, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Some people claim that evolution is "just a theory". Do you know what a scientific theory really is? Just a theory is an overview of the modern concepts of science. A clear understanding of the nature of science will enable you to distinguish science from pseudoscience (which illegitimately wraps itself in the mantle of science), and real social issues in science from the caricatures portrayed in postmodernist critiques.

Prof. Ben-Ari’s style is light (even humorous) and easy to read, bringing the latest concepts of science to the general reader. Of particular interest is his analysis of the terminology of science (fact, law, proof, theory) in relation to the colloquial meaning of these terms.

Between chapters are biographical vignettes of scientists — both familiar and unfamiliar — showing their common commitment to the enterprise of science, together with a diversity of backgrounds and personalities.

This accessible, informative, and comprehensive work will give lay readers a good grasp of real science.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Moti Ben-Ari is associate professor in the Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute, Israel, and the author of six textbooks on computer science. He has received the 2004 ACM SIGCSE Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education.

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Verlag
Prometheus
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1591022851
ISBN 13 
9781591022855
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
249
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