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Prematurity in scientific discovery [[electronic resource] ] : on resistance and neglect / / edited by Ernest B. Hook
| Prematurity in scientific discovery [[electronic resource] ] : on resistance and neglect / / edited by Ernest B. Hook |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
| Disciplina | 509 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HookErnest B. <1936-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Discoveries in science
Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto non controllato |
archibald garrod
bacteria darwin earth sciences elements evolution evolutionary biology expanding universe gene transfer gene transmission genetics gunther stent ida noddack joseph adams natural selection nuclear fission philosophy of science physics polanyi political science prematurity research science scientific change scientific discovery scientific leap scientific method scientific theory scientists scotoma scurvy social science surface adsorption transuranium actinide elements |
| ISBN |
0-520-92773-7
9786612356728 1-282-35672-0 1-59734-830-9 |
| Classificazione | TB 4000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- 1. A Background to Prematurity and Resistance to "Discovery" -- 2. Prematurity in Scientific Discovery -- 3. Prematurity, Nuclear Fission, and the Transuranium Actinide Elements -- 4. Resistance to Change and New Ideas in Physics: A Personal Perspective -- 5. The Timeliness of the Discoveries of the Three Modes of Gene Transfer in Bacteria -- 6. Scotoma: Forgetting and Neglect in Science -- 7. Prematurity and Delay in the Prevention of Scurvy -- 8. A Triptych to Serendip: Prematurity and Resistance to Discovery in the Earth Sciences -- 9. Theories of an Expanding Universe: Implications of Their Reception for the Concept of Scientific Prematurity -- 10. Interdisciplinary Dissonance and Prematurity: Ida Noddack's Suggestion of Nuclear Fission -- 11. Michael Polanyi's Theory of Surface Adsorption: How Premature? -- 12. Prematurity and the Dynamics of Scientific Change -- 13. Barbara McClintock's Controlling Elements: Premature Discovery or Stillborn Theory? -- 14. The Work of Joseph Adams and Archibald Garrod: Possible Examples of Prematurity in Human Genetics -- 15. The Prematurity of Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection -- 16. Prematurity, Evolutionary Biology, and the Historical Sciences -- 17. The Prematurity of "Prematurity" in Political Science -- 18. The Impact and Fate of Gunther Stent's Prematurity Thesis -- 19. Premature Discovery Is Failure of Intersection among Social Worlds -- 20. Fleck, Kuhn, and Stent: Loose Reflections on the Notion of Prematurity -- 21. The Concept of Prematurity and the Philosophy of Science -- 22. Prematurity and Promise: Why Was Stent's Notion of Prematurity Itself So Premature? -- 23. Reflections on Hull's Remarks -- 24. Comments -- 25. Extensions and Complexities: In Defense of Prematurity in Scientific Discovery |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780079603321 |
| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science and values [[electronic resource] ] : the aims of science and their role in scientific debate / / Larry Laudan
| Science and values [[electronic resource] ] : the aims of science and their role in scientific debate / / Larry Laudan |
| Autore | Laudan Larry |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1984 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
| Disciplina | 501 |
| Collana | Pittsburgh series in philosophy and history of science |
| Soggetto topico | Science - Philosophy |
| Soggetto non controllato |
cognitive values
consensus covariance fallacy decision making dissent empirical evidence empiricism ethics goal evaluation kuhn logic methodology natural sciences nonfiction philosophy of science philosophy post positivism realist axiology research reticulated model science and technology science scientific change scientific community scientific debate scientific knowledge scientific method scientific rationality scientific revolutions |
| ISBN |
1-282-38300-0
9786612383007 0-520-90811-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- One. Two Puzzles About Science: Reflections On Some Crises In Philosophy And Sociology Of Science -- Two. The Hierarchical Structure Of Scientific Debates -- Three. Closing The Evaluative Circle: Resolving Disagreements About Cognitive Values -- Four. Dissecting The Holist Picture Of Scientific Change -- Five. A Reticulational Critique Of Realist Axiology And Methodology -- Epilogue -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778070703321 |
Laudan Larry
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1984 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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