Can science explain everything? This is a compelling exploration of the scope and limits of science. Essential reading for those interested in how we think about and picture science, where it is now, and where it is going. Series: Thinking in Action. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 249. . 2001. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: On Science
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415249791
ISBN 13: 9780415249799
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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Can science explain everything? Brian Ridley, a physicist himself, explores this question and more in this compelling exploration of both the scope and limits of science. Tracing back to the roots of scientific thinking in a world of 'magical ideas', he argues that science shares more with magic than we are often led to believe.
The book also explores the often overlooked relationship between science and mathematics and the uneasy relationship between the two. This is neatly linked to a fascinating discussion of relativity and quantum theory, reminding us of the many perspectives on offer within science. On Science is essential reading for all those interested in the way we think about and picture science, where it is now, and where it is going.

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