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Prematurity in Scientific Discovery
Ernest B. Hook
其他書名
On Resistance and Neglect
出版Univ of California Press, 2002-10-02
主題Philosophy / Political
ISBN05209277379780520927735
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=c1_1EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋For centuries, observers have noted the many obstacles to intellectual change in science. In a much-discussed paper published in Scientific American in 1972, molecular biologist Gunther Stent proposed an explicit criterion for one kind of obstacle to scientific discovery. He denoted a claim or hypothesis as "premature" if its implications cannot be connected to canonical knowledge by a simple series of logical steps. Further, Stent suggested that it was appropriate for the scientific community to ignore such hypotheses so that it would not be overwhelmed by vast numbers of false leads. In this volume, eminent scientists, physicians, historians, social scientists, and philosophers respond to Stent's thesis.