LEADER 02823nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910781792203321 005 20170817202659.0 010 $a1-283-24624-4 010 $a9786613246240 010 $a1-4422-0953-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000000045449 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000638964 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11408479 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000638964 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10598996 035 $a(PQKB)11117009 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC765280 035 $a(PPN)182193667 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000045449 100 $a20110523d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe nature of science$b[electronic resource] $eintegrating historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives /$fFernando Espinoza 210 $aLanham $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$d2012 215 $axiii, 171 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-4422-0952-6 311 $a1-4422-0951-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe need for scientific literacy -- The origins of accomplishing tasks : from individual to organized efforts -- The earliest comprehensive and rationalistic syntheses -- 4- knowing, doing and the inevitability of curiosity and exploration -- From the transcendent to the temporal-a transformative experience -- From qualities to quantities : the mathematization of nature -- Internalizing naturalistic explanations, benefit or threat? -- Dispensing with philosophy and entertaining limits to human knowledge -- Scientifically speaking, we know a lot, or do we? -- The need for a context -- The rightful place of science in society -- Concluding reflections. 330 $a"The role of science, along with its nature and development, are commonly misunderstood. Fernando Espinoza shines light on these misconceptions to show that the role of science also lies in its effect and influence upon society through historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives. This book incorporates the mandates by national organizations such as the National Research Council and National Science Teachers Association and is a useful text for required courses of general education majors"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aScience$xStudy and teaching$xPhilosophy 606 $aScience$xSocial aspects 615 0$aScience$xStudy and teaching$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aScience$xSocial aspects. 676 $a507.1 686 $aEDU046000$2bisacsh 700 $aEspinoza$b Fernando$0825081 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781792203321 996 $aThe nature of science$93817195 997 $aUNINA