Title: The virgin and the mousetrap
Subtitle: essays in search of the soul of science
Description: The essays in this collection attempt to frame a broad humanist context for various current and historical scientific topics. Subjects range from an astronomical interpretation of Van Gogh's Starry Night to popular misconceptions about Neanderthal humans to the risk factors that are inherent in the development of any new technology.--Editorial review.
Subjects: Knowledge, Theory of., Methodology, Philosophy, Science, Theory of Knowledge, New York Times reviewed, Science, methodology, Science, philosophy, Knowledge, theory of