Identifying future-proof science /

Explores how to identify future-proof science. Peter Vickers takes a transdisciplinary approach in his analysis of 'scientific fact' in order to defend science against potentially dangerous scepticism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Vickers, Peter (Peter John) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Research. Science > Philosophy. Evidence. Skepticism. Recherche. Évidence. Scepticisme. research (function) Evidence Research Science > Philosophy Skepticism Science: general issues. Science. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1: What Is Future-Proof Science?
2: The Historical Challenge to Future-Proof Science: The Debate So Far
3: Meckel's Successful Prediction of Gill Slits: A Case of Misleading Evidence?
4: The Tiktaalik 'Missing Link' Novel Predictive Success and the Evidence for Evolution
5: The Judgement of the Scientific Community: Lessons from Continental Drift
6: Fundamental Physics and the Special Vulnerability to Underdetermination
7: Do We Know How the Dinosaurs Died?
8: Scientific Knowledge in a Pandemic
9: Core Argument, Objections, Replies, and Outlook
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