This broad collection of accessible essays helps readers develop a fuller appreciation of the nature of science and scientific knowledge in general. The focus t

This classic MUP text discusses the historical development of science, technology and medicine in Western Europe and North America from the Renaissance to the p

What is science? Is social science a science? Why are more and more so-called scientific discoveries being exposed as outright frauds? Henry Bauer tackles these

Science was not always the dominant way of knowing, as we see in this spirited exploration of how human beings over the millennia have sought to understand the