000			02095nam a22003378i 4500
001			CR9781108569149
003			UkCbUP
005			20200124160154.0
006			m|||||o||d||||||||
007			cr||||||||||||
008			180416s2019||||enk o ||1 0|eng|d
020			_a9781108569149 (ebook)
020			_z9781108476850 (hardback)
020			_z9781108701648 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQ175.32.R45 _bZ56 2019
082	0	0	_a501 _223
100	1		_aZimring, James C., _d1970- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWhat science is and how it really works / _cJames C. Zimring.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 394 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2019).
520			_aScientific advances have transformed the world. However, science can sometimes get things wrong, and at times, disastrously so. Understanding the basis for scientific claims and judging how much confidence we should place in them is essential for individual choice, societal debates, and development of public policy and laws. We must ask: what is the basis of scientific claims? How much confidence should we put in them? What is defined as science and what is not? This book synthesizes a working definition of science and its properties, as explained through the eyes of a practicing scientist, by integrating advances from philosophy, psychology, history, sociology, and anthropology into a holistic view. Crucial in our political climate, the book fights the myths of science often portrayed to the public. Written for a general audience, it also enables students to better grasp methodologies and helps professional scientists to articulate what they do and why.
650		0	_aScience _xMethodology.
650		0	_aReasoning.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108476850
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108569149
999			_c514341 _d514339