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Beauty and Revolution in Science
Explaining why he embraced the theory of relativity, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist P. A. M. Dirac stated, "It is the essential beauty of the theory which I feel is the real reason for believing in it." How reasonable and rational can science be when its practitioners speak of "revolutions" in their thinking and extol certain theories for their "beauty"? James W. McAllister addresses this question with the first systematic study of the aesthetic evaluations that scientists pass on their theories.Using a wealth of other examples, McAllister explains how scientists' aesthetic preferences are influenced by the empirical track record of theories, describes the origin and developme...
The Turret
An insidious Evil uses greed and corruption to undermine the Earth's defenses against an alien attack. THE TURRET chronicles one man's lifelong struggle against this Evil. Witness the unwavering loyalty, devasting betrayals, uncompromising honor, eternal romance, and unspeakable monstrosities in this interplanetary adventure of a lifetime!
Science as Social Existence
In this bold and original study, Jeff Kochan constructively combines the sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) with Martin Heidegger’s early existential conception of science. Kochan shows convincingly that these apparently quite different approaches to science are, in fact, largely compatible, even mutually reinforcing. By combining Heidegger with SSK, Kochan argues, we can explicate, elaborate, and empirically ground Heidegger’s philosophy of science in a way that makes it more accessible and useful for social scientists and historians of science. Likewise, incorporating Heideggerian phenomenology into SSK renders SKK a more robust and attractive methodology for use by scholars in th...
Creativity
Creativity and ethics -- What is creativity? -- Intellectual virtues -- Paradoxes of motivation -- Serendipity -- Scientific misconduct -- Forbidden knowledge -- Leadership -- Teaching -- Good lives.
