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Cambridge professor, Tim Lewens, offers an introduction to the philosophy of science in his recently published book on The meaning of science.
What is science? Is it uniquely equipped to deliver universal truths? Or is it one of many disciplines - art, literature, religion - that offer different forms of understanding? In The Meaning of Science, Tim Lewens offers a provocative introduction to the philosophy of science, showing us for example what physics teaches us about reality, what biology teaches us about human nature, and what cognitive science teaches us about human freedom. Drawing on the insights of towering figures like Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn, Professor Lewens shows how key questions in science matter, often in personal, practical and political ways.
Tim Lewens is a Professor in the History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University, and a Fellow of Clare College. He is a member of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, and the author of various other books and academic articles including Risk: Philosophical Perspectives (Routledge, 2007), and Darwin (Routledge 2007), a philosophical study of Darwin and Darwinism.
His research interests include philosophy of biology, philosophy of science and philosophical bioethics.
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