Ignorance [electronic resource] : how it drives science / Stuart Firestein.

"Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance--not knowledge--that is the true engine of science. Most of us have a false impression of science as a surefire, deliberate, step-by-step method for finding things out and getting things done. In f...

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Main Author:	Firestein, Stuart
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Subjects:	Science > Philosophy. Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) Discoveries in science.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2012 (Ebook Central @ Proquest) EBSCO eBooks: 2012 (EBSCO) eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2012 (EBSCO) eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2012 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:	Ignorance: How It Drives Science
Format:	Electronic eBook

Ignorance : how it drives science

Authors: Firestein, Stuart
Published: Oxford University Press, 2012

Physical Description: viii, 195 pages ; 19 cm

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