Uncommon Sense The Heretical Nature of Science by Cromer Alan hardcover

Description: Item specificsConditionvery good BindingHardcover Product GroupBookIsTextBookYesISBN9780195082135Book TitleUncommon Sense : the Heretical Nature of SciencePublisherOxford University Press, IncorporatedItem Length9.6 inPublication Year1993FormatHardcoverLanguageEnglishIllustratorYesItem Height1.1 inAuthorAlan CromerGenreScience, PsychologyTopicPhilosophy & Social Aspects, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, HistoryItem Weight19 OzItem Width6.4 inNumber of Pages256 PagesAbout this productProduct IdentifiersPublisherOxford University Press, IncorporatedISBN-100195082133ISBN-139780195082135eBay Product ID (ePID)72667Product Key FeaturesBook TitleUncommon Sense : the Heretical Nature of ScienceNumber of Pages256 PagesLanguageEnglishTopicPhilosophy & Social Aspects, General, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, HistoryPublication Year1993IllustratorYesGenreScience, PsychologyAuthorAlan CromerFormatHardcoverDimensionsItem Height1.1 inItem Weight19 OzItem Length9.6 inItem Width6.4 inAdditional Product FeaturesIntended AudienceTradeLCCN93-022892Reviews"Cromer's sprightly montage outlines selected landmarks in human evolutionand the history of the sciences, repeatedly demonstrating the difficulty humanshave separating egocentric thinking from reality: witness tenacious belief inastrology, ESP, and UFOs. Cromer ranges among philosophies Greek, Judaic, Hindu,Babylonian, and Chinese, but always concentrates on the uniqueness of thescientific revolution--and the constant threat to it of educational inadequacy.A concise communicator, Cromer is easy on the eyes, harder on thebrain."--Booklist, "Cromer nails his thesis against the doors of what he perceives as the current orthodoxies of New Age romanticism, political correctness and multiculturalism, reiterating his view that the core of scientific thinking was a uniquely Western discovery and not a natural development latent in allevolving civilizations. He believes that this 'uncommon sense' is easily overwhelmed by the persistent infantile appeal of such 'magical' explanations of our observed world as UFOs, the paranormal and crystal channelings. Cromer and colleagues have conceived a science curriculum called SEED (ScienceEducation Experiments and Demonstrations) for students and teachers in the middle school grades which is worthy of consideration by all educators."--Publishers Weekly, "Brilliant...makes a powerful argument for the superiority of thescientific process."--Anchorage Daily News, "An excellent book. It is refreshing when a scientist has the courage todeclare that there is an outside world, independent of human minds,mathematically structured, and that science is cumulative, always building onpast results rather than a series of upheavals such as Thomas Kuhnmaintains."--Martin Gardner, author of Gardner's Whys and Wherefores and FractalMusic, Hypercards and More, "An excellent book. It is refreshing when a scientist has the courage to declare that there is an outside world, independent of human minds, mathematically structured, and that science is cumulative, always building on past results rather than a series of upheavals such as Thomas Kuhnmaintains."--Martin Gardner, author of Gardner's Whys and Wherefores and Fractal Music, Hypercards and More, "Cromer's sprightly montage outlines selected landmarks in human evolution and the history of the sciences, repeatedly demonstrating the difficulty humans have separating egocentric thinking from reality: witness tenacious belief in astrology, ESP, and UFOs. Cromer ranges among philosophiesGreek, Judaic, Hindu, Babylonian, and Chinese, but always concentrates on the uniqueness of the scientific revolution--and the constant threat to it of educational inadequacy. A concise communicator, Cromer is easy on the eyes, harder on the brain."--Booklist, "Brilliant...makes a powerful argument for the superiority of the scientific process."--Anchorage Daily News, "A fascinating and innovative interpretation of the scientific enterprisewhich I found both instructive and enjoyable."--Paul Kurtz, author of Eupraxophyand In Defense of Secular Humanism, "A fascinating and innovative interpretation of the scientific enterprise which I found both instructive and enjoyable."--Paul Kurtz, author of Eupraxophy and In Defense of Secular Humanism, "Cromer nails his thesis against the doors of what he perceives as thecurrent orthodoxies of New Age romanticism, political correctness andmulticulturalism, reiterating his view that the core of scientific thinking wasa uniquely Western discovery and not a natural development latent in allevolving civilizations. He believes that this 'uncommon sense' is easilyoverwhelmed by the persistent infantile appeal of such 'magical' explanations ofour observed world as UFOs, the paranormal and crystal channelings. Cromer andcolleagues have conceived a science curriculum called SEED (Science EducationExperiments and Demonstrations) for students and teachers in the middle schoolgrades which is worthy of consideration by all educators."--PublishersWeeklyDewey Edition20

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