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by Arthur I. Miller (Author) "Common sense tells us that heavier objects fall faster than lighter ones, that we can catch up with whatever we want by increasing our speed..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 250 pages
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. (30 Sep 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0387946713
  • ISBN-13: 978-0387946719
  • Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.6 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
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Since the Enlightenment, science has been seen as an objective, true method of explanation for the physical and mathematical laws which govern the universe. This book examines what and how we know about the world, discussing current ideas about the nature of scientific thought and explanation, its relation to truth, and the relationship between scientific and common sense. Does science, in its historical claim to be an exalted endeavour, stand above other human activities?

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Important work on visual thinking, 27 April 2001
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This review is from: Insights of Genius: Imagery and Creativity in Science and Art (Paperback)
I found this book a revelation. It's one of the best things I've read on the role of visual thinking in science--especially in Einstein's work, a subject on which Miller is probably the world's leading expert. If you want to understand something about why quantum theory seemed so unimaginably foreign for much of the twentieth century, and why Feynman's contribution is so important, this is the book to read. But it is not for the unsophisticated. Speaking of which, of the preceding reviews I will say only that talent recognizes genius, but mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself. Miller knows something about genius.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disjointed, 22 Oct 2000
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This review is from: Insights of Genius: Imagery and Creativity in Science and Art (Paperback)
The main problem with this book is organisation of ideas. Because of this, you will be hard pressed to understand what Arthur I. Miller is really trying to tell us. One moment, he is discussing atoms, then he talks about quantum theory, then about Galileo's thought experiments, then about Einstein's Relativity, and then about how our brains process information. There is no coherence in discussion but topics are brought up randomly only to be replaced by equally random topics. Just when you thought discussion on quantum theory is over and done with, this topic comes up again in later chapters, and the cycle of random topics start again. Consequently, I really had a hard time trying to piece together different ideas discussed in this book. It is almost as if Arthur I. Miller drops all the facts at once on your desk and leaves you to sort out what the facts mean.
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0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the Author should consider limmiting the scope, 3 Mar 2001
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The key flaw of this book is held