Ignorance (Record no. 76818)

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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780199828074
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International Standard Book Number 9780199828081 (electronic bk.)
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System control number (MiAaPQ)EBC886533
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System control number (Au-PeEL)EBL886533
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Classification number Q175.32.K45
Item number F57 2012
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 501/.9
Edition number 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Firestein, Stuart.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ignorance
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title how it drives science /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Stuart Firestein.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 195 p.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter 1. A Short View of Ignorance -- Chapter 2. Finding Out -- Chapter 3. Limits, Uncertainty, Impossibility, and Other Minor Problems -- Chapter 4. Unpredicting -- Chapter 5. The Quality of Ignorance -- Chapter 6. Ignorance in Action: Case Histories -- Chapter 7. Ignorance beyond the Lab.
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Summary, etc. "Knowledge is a big subject, says Stuart Firestein, but ignorance is a bigger one. And it is ignorance--not knowledge--that is the true engine of science. Most of us have a false impression of science as a surefire, deliberate, step-by-step method for finding things out and getting things done. In fact, says Firestein, more often than not, science is like looking for a black cat in a dark room, and there may not be a cat in the room. The process is more hit-or-miss than you might imagine, with much stumbling and groping after phantoms. But it is exactly this "not knowing," this puzzling over thorny questions or inexplicable data, that gets researchers into the lab early and keeps them there late, the thing that propels them, the very driving force of science. Firestein shows how scientists use ignorance to program their work, to identify what should be done, what the next steps are, and where they should concentrate their energies. And he includes a catalog of how scientists use ignorance, consciously or unconsciously--a remarkable range of approaches that includes looking for connections to other research, revisiting apparently settled questions, using small questions to get at big ones, and tackling a problem simply out of curiosity. The book concludes with four case histories--in cognitive psychology, theoretical physics, astronomy, and neuroscience--that provide a feel for the nuts and bolts of ignorance, the day-to-day battle that goes on in scientific laboratories and in scientific minds with questions that range from the quotidian to the profound. Turning the conventional idea about science on its head, Ignorance opens a new window on the true nature of research. It is a must-read for anyone curious about science"--
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533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE
Type of reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Science
General subdivision Philosophy.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ignorance (Theory of knowledge)
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Discoveries in science.
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Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
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