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The Scientific Outlook

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Taylor & Francis US, Mar 2, 2009 - Philosophy - 211 pages

According to Bertrand Russell, science is knowledge; that which seeks general laws connecting a number of particular facts. It is, he argues, far superior to art, where much of the knowledge is intangible and assumed. In The Scientific Outlook, Russell delivers one of his most important works, exploring the nature and scope of scientific knowledge, the increased power over nature that science affords and the changes in the lives of human beings that result from new forms of science. Insightful and accessible, this impressive work sees Russell at his very best.

  

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User Review  - Alejandro Lavado - Goodreads

I don't believe in science anymore. Read full review

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User Review  - Tom - Goodreads

Some minor misunderstandings of evolution, along with a longer than necessary exposition on science's possible role in a dystopian society, don't prevent this book from being an enjoyable summary of what science can and has done for society. Read full review

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Contents

Part II Scientific Technique
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Part III The Scientific Society
147
NOTES
203

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Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). The leading British Philosopher of the twentieth century, who made major contributions to the area of logic and epistemology. Politically active and habitually outspoken, his ethical principles twice lead to imprisonment

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