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An Instinct for Truth: Curiosity and the Moral Character of Science (Mit Press),
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- 9780262042581
- Book Title
- Instinct for Truth : Curiosity and the Moral Character of Science
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Science, Philosophy
- Topic
- Philosophy & Social Aspects, General
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 26.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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An exploration of the scientific mindset-such character virtues as curiosity, veracity, attentiveness, and humility to evidence-and its importance for science, democracy, and human flourishing. Exemplary scientists have a characteristic way of viewing the world and their work- their mindset and methods all aim at discovering truths about nature. In An Instinct for Truth , Robert Pennock explores this scientific mindset and argues that what Charles Darwin called "an instinct for truth, knowledge, and discovery" has a tacit moral structure-that it is important not only for scientific excellence and integrity but also for democracy and human flourishing. In an era of "post-truth," the scientific drive to discover empirical truths has a special value. Taking a virtue-theoretic perspective, Pennock explores curiosity, veracity, skepticism, humility to evidence, and other scientific virtues and vices. He explains that curiosity is the most distinctive element of the scientific character, by which other norms are shaped; discusses the passionate nature of scientific attentiveness; and calls for science education not only to teach scientific findings and methods but also to nurture the scientific mindset and its core values. Drawing on historical sources as well as a sociological study of more than a thousand scientists, Pennock's philosophical account is grounded in values that scientists themselves recognize they should aspire to. Pennock argues that epistemic and ethical values are normatively interconnected, and that for science and society to flourish, we need not just a philosophy of science, but a philosophy of the scientist.
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MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262042584
ISBN-13
9780262042581
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Book Title
Instinct for Truth : Curiosity and the Moral Character of Science
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, General
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Science, Philosophy
Number of Pages
448 Pages
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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
26.5 Oz
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Q175.5.P456 2019
Copyright Date
2019
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2018-046588
Dewey Decimal
174.95
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Trade
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23
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