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Article #8679Re: Under-Appreciated Gems of Scientific Epistemology
From: Dirk Bruere at Neopax
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 15:13
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 15:13
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Gregory L. Hansen wrote: > In article <235c483f.0407201549.681ffa4@posting.google.com>, > Jeff Lanfield <jlanfield2003@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>I am writing a paper on how new ideas gain acceptance in science. I >>would like to get opinions on what were the most profound books and >>thinkers on scientific epistemology you have encountered. >> >>By this I mean a work that totally changed the way you look at the >>world and at science. > > > None. My understanding of science has evolved slowly, from numerous > sources and personal experiences. It's shuffled and stumbled forward as I > slowly grasp concepts on the fourth attempt at general relativity, > fifth attempt at quantum field theory, or whatever. There are certainly > some very good and useful books, but I can't say I've read any that, as > you say, have totally changed the way I look at the world and at science. Well, for me Neuromancer came close when it first came out. In general, SF. -- Dirk The Consensus:- The political party for the new millenium http://www.theconsensus.org
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