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Science's First Mistake

By Angell, Ian O.

Science's First Mistake Philosophy

Science's First Mistake

By Angell, Ian O.

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This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. How do we humans know what we know? Can there ever be knowing about knowing? This ambitious book is written in reaction to the so-called 'rigour' that pervades much of today's scientific research and practice. Taking examples from across the natural and social sciences, the authors examine the deep-seated assumptions that underpin the discovery of knowledge. They claim that all scientific methods are delusions in pursuit of theory. Their controversial argument uses Systems Theory, and in particular the concept of self-reference. For them, the very process of observing must mask the underlying delusions, tricking the human mind into developing a self-consistent description of itself. This opens up a belief in the certainty of a causal 'reality'. However, our esoteric descriptions, our theories, our ways of thinking, in fact all the abstractions we use to examine the world around us, are distinct from the 'reality' being observed. This fresh and audacious work makes an important contribution to the study of scientific method, and takes readers out of the comfort zone of their perceived scientific certainty.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
258
Release Date:
2010-10-15
Publication Date:
2010-10-01
Publisher:
A&C Black 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1849660646
ISBN13:
9781849660648
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
424 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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