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Wondrous truths : the improbable triumph of modern science / J.D. Trout

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Trout, J. D.
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Contents
Cover; Title page; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents; Preface ; 1. Wonder and the Feeling of Understanding ; 2. Explanatory Fluency and the False Climb ; 3. The Biology Behind the Feeling ; 4. Believing the Best Explanation ; 5. Good Theories, Lucky Hunches ; 6. Newton's Hunch ; 7. Conclusion. and Notes References ; Index.
Summary
Explaining the world around us, and the life within, is one of the most uniquely human drives, and the most celebrated activities of science. The central idea of this book is that modern science triumphed through an awkward assortment of accident and luck, geography and personal idiosyncrasy. 'Wondrous Truths' provides a fresh, daring, and genuine alternative to established views of scientific progress, and recovers at once the majesty of science and the grand sweep of big ideas.
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9780199385102 (ebook)
0199385106 (ebook)
9780199385089
0199385084
9780199385072 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0199385076 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
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Previously issued in print: 2016.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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