Understanding Scientific Reasoning Ronald N. Giere, John Bickle, Robert Mauldin
Publisher: Cengage Learning

Dec 6, 2011 - When it comes to climate change she suffers from an extreme case of motivated reasoning. There's really no need, and no call, to claim that science is like trying to understand how a watch actually works without opening it, because that pushes the watch analogy too far: it is we who created the watch, after all. Dec 5, 2011 - Ecklund said one of the most interesting findings was discovering that not only do some atheist scientists wish to expose their children to religious institutions, but they also cite their scientific identity as reason for doing so. Former colleagues even refused to work with him and his papers in the publication process were suddenly being rejected for what was obviously non-scientific reasons. "We thought that these individuals might be less inclined A child with a true understanding of morality will be able to cope with moral quandaries not mentioned in the Torah or Bible or Qur'an. 7 days ago - My colleagues and I have been met with scant understanding when trying to point out that observations indicate lower climate sensitivity than model calculations indicate. For decades, young medical students have had to memorize thousands of terms during the early part of their education. Jul 18, 2013 - The Tilburg Center for Logic, General Ethics and Philosophy of Science (TiLPS; http://www.uvt.nl/tilps) at Tilburg University invites applications for a four-year PhD position (full time), commencing 1 November 2013. 2 days ago - “The Chairman did something very canny,” says Christopher Yoo, a professor of law, communication and information science at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Such behavior may not even be intentional but rather attributed to an .. Sep 28, 2013 - Teaching Research and “Scientific Reasoning” Skills.