Science and Its Ways of Knowing

Download or read book Science and Its Ways of Knowing written by John Hatton and published by Addison-Wesley. This book was released on 1997 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This broad collection of accessible essays helps readers develop a fuller appreciation of the nature of science and scientific knowledge in general. The focus throughout is on the relationships in science between fact and theory, about the nature of scientific theory, and about the kinds of claims on truth that science makes. Arranges essays according to three essential aspects of scientific practice: Method, theory, and discovery. For scientists looking to broaden their general knowledge of basic scientific theory.