Once constituted, scientific facts have a way of roaming about on their own in the world,
much divorced from the circumstances of their original constitution. An important part of …

Francis Bacon's' Novum Organum; Or, True Suggestions for the Interpretation of Nature'is a
groundbreaking work in the history of science and philosophy. Published in 1620, the book …

SCIENCE: CONJECTURES AND REFUTATIONS Page 1 There could be no fairer destiny for
any . . . theory than that it should point the way to a more comprehensive theory in which it lives …

In Plato's Phaedrus, Socrates is concerned with how things are grouped together and how
they are divided. He makes an analogy with carving up an animal. Just as cuts of meat …

According to the publishers, Science, Myth or Magic rebuffs the hokum about human nature.
The use of this word on the back cover as well as several times in the text sent me scuttling …

This chapter presents a synthesis of various topics and ideas discussed in the book. As such
it is a synopsis; however, at the same time it reflects our understanding and is affected by our …

Presidential Information Technology Advisory Committee issued a report,“Computational
Science: Ensuring America's Competitiveness,” stating:“Together with theory and …

This book is about the nature of scientific explanations, and about trying to make up our
minds on scientific and technological matters that affect us. First we consider what it is …

It is customary to distinguish experimental from purely observational sciences. The former
include physics and molecular biology, the latter astronomy and palaeontology. Experiments …

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson remarks at the end of his mathematical study of living forms
that he is" advanced in these enquiries no farther than the threshold." It will be well for me to …