An Instinct for Truth
Curiosity and the Moral Character of Science
$106.97
- Hardcover
448 pages
- Release Date
13 August 2019
Summary
An exploration of the scientific mindset-such character virtues as curiosity, veracity, attentiveness, and humility to evidence-and its importance for science, democracy, and human flourishing.Exemplary scientists have a characteristic way of viewing the world and their work- their mindset and methods all aim at discovering truths about nature. In An Instinct for Truth, Robert Pennock explores this scientific mindset and argues that what Charles Darwin called “an instinct for truth, knowledge…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262042581 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262042584 |
| Author: | Robert T. Pennock |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 13 August 2019 |
| Weight: | 748g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 29mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
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About The Author
Robert T. Pennock
Robert T. Pennock is University Distinguished Professor of History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science at Michigan State University in the Lyman Briggs College and the Departments of Philosophy and Computer Science and Engineering. He is the author of Tower of Babel- The Evidence against the New Creationism (MIT Press).
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