There is a limited understanding amongst scientists, students, and the public about realizing trust in scientific findings. This should be a paramount objective. Scientists and the public need to know more about the link between the philosophy of science and science research methods. There is a limited understanding of why accuracy is important and that it is not the same as precision. Also, there is often the need to be pragmatic and so measure an approximation of a real system, and the classic case is reductionism in biology versus whole organism biology. The author brings these topics together in terms of trusting in science.
Features
ISBN: | 9781032521398 |
Publication date: | 5th April 2024 |
Author: | John R Helliwell |
Publisher: | CRC Press |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 90 pages |
Genres: |
Medicine: general issues Life sciences: general issues Biochemistry Medical study and revision guides and reference material Chemistry Politics and government |