From a scientific point of view : reasoning and evidence beat improvisation across fields / by Mario Bunge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunge, Mario, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Methodology.

Science.

Science--Methodology--Case studies.

Reasoning.

Evidence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.

Summary:

This book deals with the scientific viewpoint, which is illustrated here through a number of topical cases in modern science, from gravitational waves to mental disorders to social policies. The scientific perspective involves rationality, realism, and reism - the thesis that the universe is composed of concrete things like atoms, force fields, people, and social organizations. The book shows that the scientific worldview underlies all current scientific and technological research projects. It also claims that any subject involving knowledge can be approached scientifically, and contends that the scientific viewpoint can trump both dogma and improvisation - the standbys of amateurs and demagogues.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

1. The Scientific Worldview

2. Should Scientists Listen to Philosophers?

3. Interdependence of Epistemology and Metaphysics

4. Human Nature is Unnatural

5. The Study of Early Societies

6. Reframing Mental Disorders

7. Technology  Applied Science

8. Liberties and Democracies: Authentic and Bogus

9. Amateurs and Professionals

10. Crime, Criminology, and Penology

11. Gravitational Waves and the Nature of Space

12. Is Scientific Philosophy Possible?

References

Permission Acknowledgements

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-5275-1463-3

OCLC:

1046633940