{"product_id":"prematurity-in-scientific-discovery-on-resistance-and-neglect-hardcover","title":"Prematurity in Scientific Discovery: On Resistance and Neglect - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnest B. Hook\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, observers have noted the many obstacles to intellectual change in science. In a much-discussed paper published in \u003ci\u003eScientific American \u003c\/i\u003ein 1972, molecular biologist Gunther Stent proposed an explicit criterion for one kind of obstacle to scientific discovery. He denoted a claim or hypothesis as \"premature\" if its implications cannot be connected to canonical knowledge by a simple series of logical steps. Further, Stent suggested that it was appropriate for the scientific community to ignore such hypotheses so that it would not be overwhelmed by vast numbers of false leads. In this volume, eminent scientists, physicians, historians, social scientists, and philosophers respond to Stent's thesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn preparing this remarkable book, Ernest Hook persuaded an eminent group of scientists, historians, sociologists and philosophers to focus on the problem: why are some discoveries rejected at a particular time but later seen to be valid? The interaction of these experts did not produce agreement on 'prematurity' in science but something more valuable: a collection of fascinating papers, many of them based on new research and analysis, which sometimes forced the author to revise a previously-held opinion. The book should be enthusiastically welcomed by all readers who are interested in how science works.--Stephen G. Brush, co-author of \u003ci\u003ePhysics, The Human Adventure: From copernicus to Einstein and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrematurity and Scientific Discovery \u003c\/i\u003econtains interesting and insightful papers by numerous well-known scientists and scholars. It will be of wide interest, not only to science studies scholars but also to working scientists and to science-literate general readers.--Thomas Nickles, editor of \u003ci\u003eScientific Discovery, Logic, and Rationality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn preparing this remarkable book, Ernest Hook persuaded an eminent group of scientists, historians, sociologists and philosophers to focus on the problem: why are some discoveries rejected at a particular time but later seen to be valid? The interaction of these experts did not produce agreement on 'prematurity' in science but something more valuable: a collection of fascinating papers, many of them based on new research and analysis, which sometimes forced the author to revise a previously-held opinion. The book should be enthusiastically welcomed by all readers who are interested in how science works.--Stephen G. Brush, co-author of \u003ci\u003ePhysics, The Human Adventure: From copernicus to Einstein and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePrematurity and Scientific Discovery \u003c\/i\u003econtains interesting and insightful papers by numerous well-known scientists and scholars. It will be of wide interest, not only to science studies scholars but also to working scientists and to science-literate general readers.\"--Thomas Nickles, editor of \u003ci\u003eScientific Discovery, Logic, and Rationality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnest B. Hook\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 398\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 9.31 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453471047858,"sku":"9780520231061","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/387244eb689cef78ca671227b184af58.webp?v=1778831705","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/prematurity-in-scientific-discovery-on-resistance-and-neglect-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}