On Science

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-415-24980-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 260 g

Reihe: Thinking in Action

Can science explain everything? Brian 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 ideas', he argues that science shares more with magic than we are often led to believe.
The book also explores the often 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 on offer within science. On Science is essential reading for all those interested in the way we think about and picture science, where it is now, and where it is going.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ridley, Brian

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Zeit: Philosophische, Psychologische, Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, Introduction, The Limits of Science, Metascience, Science and Magic, The Magical Theory of Everything, The Music of the Spheres, Science and Mathematics, Numbers, Quantum Magic, Science and the Mind, Science and Society, Science and Art, Science and Sensibility, Notes, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ridley, Brian