Author:
Novak, Igor.
Imprint:New Jersey : World Scientific, c2011.
Descriptionxv, 320 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Note:What is Science; Misconceptions About Science; Why is Science Important; Science and Other Elements of Culture; General Knowledge vs. Scientific Knowledge; Scientific Community; Peer Review; General Characteristics of Science; Scientific Language; Laws, Models, Hypotheses, Theories, Metaphors; Critical Thinking; Scientific Evidence; Pseudo-Science; Scientific Knowledge; Reductionism, Holism, Determinism; Selection of Scientific Theories; Models of Development of Science; Science and Technology; Two Visions of Science; Science and Ethics; Misconduct in Science; Social Support for Science; New Self-Image of Mankind; Science and Society; Science in History; Two Traditions of Science; Scientific Revolution; The Future of Science; Limits of Science; Case Studies in the History of Science.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index..
