Science, myth or magic? : a struggle for existence
This work attempts to define what is "science" and, more importantly, what is not science. The author explores superstition, magic, charlatanry and pseudobiology, and reveal what scientists do, their struggles, the limitations of science and the contrasting roles of logic and intuition.
224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9781865081229, 1865081221
316580292
IllustrationsPrefacePART 1 MAGIC AND MYTH1 Fashions in Fairy Tales2 Brain WavesPART 2 STRUGGLE3 Ape or Angel4 Intermezzo on Instinct5 Genes and Clones6 Human DestinyPART 3 'THE SCIENTIST': THE IMAGE AND THE REAL7 Magician, Explorer, Technician or Bore?PART 4 EXISTENCE8 Are We Nothing But...? And, If So, What?9 Metaphor: a Bridge Passage10 Science and Sums11 Fire from Heaven12 Coda: The Times to ComeAppendix 1: The Case of the Eskimo MiceAppendix 2: Has Death Survival Value? A Case History of ReductionGlossaryBibliographyIndex