Fernando Espinoza

The Nature of Science (eBook, PDF)

Integrating Historical, Philosophical, and Sociological Perspectives

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The role of science in society, along with its nature and development, are commonly misunderstood by students in the social sciences and humanities, and even those studying in the field. Fernando Espinoza shines light on these misconceptions to give readers a deeper understanding of science and its effect and influence upon society, through historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives. This book incorporates the mandates by national organizations such as the National Research Council and National Science Teachers Association and is a useful text for required courses of general education majors and science courses for preservice teachers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216246619
• Artikelnr.: 75141651

Autorenporträt

Fernando Espinoza is associate professor of chemistry and physics and director of graduate education programs at the School of Education at SUNY College at Old Westbury. He is also on the faculty of physics and astronomy at Hofstra University. Currently, he is also a member of the editorial review board for Scientific Journals International, Science Education Review, and Research in Science Education.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Need for Scientific Literacy
Chapter 2: The Origins of Accomplishing Tasks: From Individual to Organized
Efforts
Chapter 3: The Earliest Comprehensive and Rationalistic Syntheses
Chapter 4: Knowing, Doing and the Inevitability of Curiosity and
Exploration
Chapter 5: From the Transcendent to the Temporal - A Transformative
Experience
Chapter 6: From Qualities to Quantities: The Mathematization of Nature
Chapter 7: Internalizing Naturalistic Explanations: Benefit or Threat?
Chapter 8: Dispensing with Philosophy and Entertaining Limits to Human
Knowledge
Chapter 9: Scientifically Speaking, We Know a Lot-or Do We?
Chapter 10: The Need for a Context
Chapter 11: The Rightful Place of Science in Society
Chapter 12: Concluding Reflections
Appendices
Notes
Index
About the Author