On Science (Thinking in Action)
Editorial Reviews
Review
Misconceptions about what compirses science are rampant...as are misconceptions about what role science plays or should play in wider society. This book sets to right matters of this sort, about which the conventional wisdom is commonly wrong, and it does so at a level of language and sophistication.
-Journal of Scientific Exploration
The great value of this book is that it goes much further and deeper than a mere statement of principle....The book deserves to succeed and Ridley's arguments ought to be discussed..
-Physics World
...thought-provoking and well-written...an excellent introduction to a number of important questions residing at that interface where philosophy borders on science, and science becomes philosophical..
-Nature
This is clearly an important series. I look forward to reading future volumes.
-Frank Kermode
Brian Ridley's book is a work of value that explores, in a clear and accessible language to the layman, what science really knows about the universe, dispelling a number of scientific myths and inciting us to be prudent against forms of scientism and against scientific myths Revue Philosophique.
Book Description
Can science explain everything? Ridley, a physicist himself, explores this question and more in this compelling exploration of both the scope and limits of science. Tracing back to the roots of scientific thinking in a world of "magical ideals," he argues that science shares more with magic than we are often led to believe. The book also explores the overlooked relationship between science and mathematics and the uneasy relationship between the two. This is neatly linked to a fascinating discussion of relativity and quantum theory, reminding us of the many perspectives offered within science. The book closes with an important look at the often utopian scientific ideals of future societies.
On Science (Thinking in Action)
On Science (Thinking in Action),B. K. Ridley,Routledge,0415249805,General,History,Mathematics,Philosophy,Philosophy & Social Aspects,Science,Science/Mathematics,History of science,Philosophy of science,Science / Philosophy & Social Aspects
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