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The Knowledge Machine
How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science
Michael Strevens
(2022)
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- Paperback: 368 sider
- Udgiver: Penguin Books, Limited (Februar 2022)
- ISBN: 9780141981260
The Knowledge Machine gives a radical answer, exploring how science calls on its practitioners to do something apparently irrational- strip away all previous knowledge - such as theological, metaphysical or political beliefs - and channel unprecedented energy into observation and experiment. In times of climate extremes, novel diseases and rapidly advancing technology, Strevens contends that we need more than ever to grasp the inner workings of our knowledge machine.