Making Truth : Metaphor in Science

Brown, Theodore L.

ISBN 10: 0252028104 / ISBN 13: 9780252028106

Editore: University of Illinois Press, 2003

Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Codice articolo 2246320-75

Riassunto:

How does science work? Making Truth: Metaphor in Science argues that most laypeople, and many scientists, do not have a clear understanding of how metaphor relates to scientific thinking. With stunning clarity, and bridging the worlds of scientists and nonscientists, Theodore L. Brown demonstrates the presence and the power of metaphorical thought. He presents a series of studies of scientific systems, ranging from the atom to current topics in chemistry and biology such as protein folding, chaperone proteins, and global warming. These case studies provide the basis for far-reaching conclusions about science as an intellectual and social practice and about the nature of scientific truth.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Theodore L. Brown is a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he also served as director of the Beckman Institute, vice chancellor for research, and interim vice chancellor for academic affairs. He is the author of Energy and the Environment and a coauthor of Chemistry: The Central Science.
 

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Titolo: Making Truth : Metaphor in Science
Casa editrice: University of Illinois Press
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Good