The nature of science
Subtitle: integrating historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives
By: Fernando Espinoza
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9781442209510; 9781442209527; 9781442209534
Subjects: Social aspects; Science; Philosophy; Study and teaching; EDUCATION / Professional Development
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The need for scientific literacy; title: The origins of accomplishing tasks : from individual to organized efforts; title: The earliest comprehensive and rationalistic syntheses; title: 4- knowing, doing and the inevitability of curiosity and exploration; title: From the transcendent to the temporal-a transformative experience; title: From qualities to quantities : the mathematization of nature; title: Internalizing naturalistic explanations, benefit or threat?; title: Dispensing with philosophy and entertaining limits to human knowledge; title: Scientifically speaking, we know a lot, or do we?; title: The need for a context; title: The rightful place of science in society; title: Concluding reflections.