The Intelligibility of Nature: How Science Makes Sense of the World

by Peter Dear

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Throughout the history of the Western world, science has possessed an extraordinary amount of authority and prestige. And while its pedestal has been jostled by numerous evolutions and revolutions, science has always managed to maintain its stronghold as the knowing enterprise that explains how the natural world works: we treat such legendary scientists as Galileo, Newton, Darwin, and Einstein with admiration and reverence because they offer profound...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226139492

ISBN13:9780226139494

Release Date:March 2008

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:254 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

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