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Closer to truth : science, meaning, and the future / Robert Lawrence Kuhn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kuhn, Robert Lawrence.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Research--Philosophy.
- Research.
- Scientists--Psychology.
- Scientists.
- Critical thinking.
- Science--History.
- Science.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 306 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007.
- Summary:
- A companion to the television series of the same name, Closer to Truth explores the frontiers of science and philosphy.
- Contents:
- Foreword: No end for science exploration / Song Jian
- Introduction: What is closer to truth?
- Is science fiction science?
- Why is music so significant?
- Is consciousness an illusion?
- How does the autistic brain work?
- Does psychiatry have a split personality?
- Who gets to validate alternative medicine?
- Microbes : friend or foe?
- Testing new drugs : are people guinea pigs?
- How does order arise in the universe?
- How weird is the cosmos?
- Is the universe full of life?
- Will computers take a quantum leap?
- How does basic science support national security?
- Can religion withstand technology?
- Can we believe in both science and religion?
- Why ultimate reality works for us: Toward a taxonomy of possible explanations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275993892
- 9780275993894
- OCLC:
- 76792097
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