The Scientific Method: Reflections from a Practitioner
Massimiliano Di Ventra
Abstract
Can Science answer all our questions? If not, what knowledge can it provide, and how? Written in a colloquial style, and arguing from well-known and easy-to-follow facts, this book addresses all concepts pertaining to the scientific method and reinforces the inalienable role of experimental evidence in scientific truths. It also clarifies the limits of Science and the errors we make when abusing its method in contexts that are not scientific. Rather than a treatise on epistemology, this book is a collection of personal reflections on the scientific methodology as experienced and used daily by ... More
Can Science answer all our questions? If not, what knowledge can it provide, and how? Written in a colloquial style, and arguing from well-known and easy-to-follow facts, this book addresses all concepts pertaining to the scientific method and reinforces the inalienable role of experimental evidence in scientific truths. It also clarifies the limits of Science and the errors we make when abusing its method in contexts that are not scientific. Rather than a treatise on epistemology, this book is a collection of personal reflections on the scientific methodology as experienced and used daily by a practitioner. It is ideal for undergraduate students of all Natural Sciences, interested laymen, and quite possibly high school students who are approaching this topic for the first time.
Keywords:
scientific method,
logic,
hypothesis,
theory,
experimental evidence,
common sense,
religious belief,
scientific errors,
Scientism
Bibliographic Information
Print publication date: 2018 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780198825623 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: June 2018 |
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198825623.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Massimiliano Di Ventra, author
Professor of Physics, University of California, San Diego, USA
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