The Reception of Unconventional Science
Overview
The issue of perhaps greatest concern to historians of science today is the internalist-externalist dichotomy. This volume directly addresses that issue, at the same time providing a context for the serious study of heterodox science and scientific theories. The book consists of four studies, each of which considers the response of a scientific community to an unconventional theory or claim: the acausal physics of Heisenberg; Wegener's geological theory of continental drift; acupuncture; and the statistical argument for extrasensory perception. As they reveal a wide range of reactions to orthodoxy, the studies themselves exemplify the range of approaches the historian may use in examining scientific unconventionality.
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- ISBN-13: 9780367295455
- ISBN-10: 0367295458
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: October 2019
- Shipping Weight: 0.96 pounds
- Page Count: 150
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