Worldviews: An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science, 2nd Edition

Updatedthroughoutandwiththreeentirelynewchapters,Worldviews:AnIntroductiontotheHistoryandPhilosophyofScience,SecondEditionfurthersitsreputationasthedefinitiveintroductorytextonthehistoricaldevelopmentsandphilosophicalissuesthatinformourscientificviewoftheworldaroundus.Representsaninnovativeintroductiontothehistoryandphilosophyofscience,designedespeciallyforthosecomingtothesubjectforthefirsttimeUpdatedneweditionfeaturestheadditionofchaptersfocusingonscientificlaws,evolutionarytheory,andimplicationsofevolutionCoversthekeyhistoricaldevelopmentsandphilosophicalthemesthathaveimpactedourscientificviewoftheworldaroundusAnalyzesthetransitionsfromtheAristotelianworldviewtotheNewtonianworldviewtoanewandcurrentlydevelopingworldviewExploreschallengestotheWesternscientificworldviewbroughtonbyrecentdiscoveries