What is Science?: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

Author:   Klaus Jaffe
Publisher:   University Press of America
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9780761846734


Pages:   120
Publication Date:   23 November 2009
Format:   Paperback
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What is Science?: An Interdisciplinary Perspective


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In What is Science?, Jaffe seeks to define science conceptually. Understanding our environment and ourselves is and has been the most important intellectual activity of mankind. It was only after the emergence of the empirical science (i.e. experiment philosophy) that humanity achieved accelerated social, economic, and technological progress. The emergence of science made possible the industrial revolution and the development of a multitude of scientific disciplines, all very successful in advancing our understanding of the world and of ourselves. What is the key that makes science more efficient in advancing our knowledge than any other heuristics?

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Author:   Klaus Jaffe
Publisher:   University Press of America
Imprint:   University Press of America
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.179kg
ISBN:  

9780761846734


ISBN 10:   0761846735
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   23 November 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 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

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Klaus Jaffe coordinates doctoral programs of interdisciplinary science at various universities. He holds degrees in chemistry, biochemistry, and behavior, and has worked all over the world studying the evolution of animal and human societies using methods borrowed from chemistry, biology, physics, sociology, anthropology, and computer sciences. He has published nearly two hundred scientific articles and several books.

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