Title Uncommon sense : the heretical nature of science / Alan Cromer

Published New York : Oxford University Press, 1993

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MELB	501 Cro/Ust		AVAILABLE

Description xii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents 1. Aspects of Science -- 2. Mind and Magic -- 3. From Apes to Agriculture -- 4. Prophets and Poets -- 5. Theorems and Planets -- 6. Sages and Scholars -- 7. Towns and Gowns -- 8. Science and Nonsense -- 9. Are We Alone? -- 10. Education for an Age of Science -- Appendix A Hindu Trigonometry -- Appendix B An Integrated Science Course for Nonscience Students Analysis Science Philosophy Notes Includes index Paperback published in 1995 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index Subject Civilization, Ancient. Science -- History. Science -- Philosophy. Thought and thinking. SUBJECT Greece -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057040 LC no. 93022892 ISBN 0195082133 (alk. paper)

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