Real Science: What It Is and What It Means (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521893107)

Unlike most other similar books, this systematic, carefully reasoned, non-technical analysis of the nature and significance of scientific knowledge opens the way to reconciliation in the 'science wars'. By describing how academic scientists actually undertake research and communicate their findings, it shows that the philosophy, psychology and sociology of science are inextricably entwined, and that 'realism' and 'relativism' are just two sides of the same coin. The writing is well-informed, down-to-earth and lucid.

Author: John Ziman
ISBN-10: 0521893100
ISBN-13: 9780521893107
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/24/2002
Pages: 412
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 8.84h x 5.98w x 1.02d