2nd Edition
Recipes for Science An Introduction to Scientific Methods and Reasoning
Introduction 1
1 The nature of science
2 How science pursues its aims
3 Scientific experiments
4 Non-experimental investigation
5 Scientific modeling
6 Deductive reasoning
7 Inductive and abductive reasoning
8 Probabilistic reasoning
9 Statistical reasoning
10 Statistical inference
11 Causal reasoning
12 Explaining and theorizing
13 Science in society
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Angela Potochnik is Professor of Philosophy and Founding Director of the Center for Public Engagement with Science at the University of Cincinnati, USA.
Matteo Colombo is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Cory Wright is Professor of Philosophy at California State University Long Beach, USA.
Praise for the Second Edition:
“Everyone should learn scientific thinking —the courage to know. This wonderful book paves the way and inspires a love for science with the help of stimulating examples and helpful exercises. A treasure for a better world in which people long for facts and objective arguments.” -- Gerd Gigerenzer, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
