In What is Science?, Jaffe seeks to define science conceptually. Understanding our environment and ourselves is and has been the most important intellectual activity of mankind. It was only after the emergence of the empirical science (i.e. experiment philosophy) that humanity achieved accelerated social, economic, and technological progress. The emergence of science made possible the industrial revolution and the development of a multitude of scientific disciplines, all very successful in advancing our understanding of the world and of ourselves. What is the key that makes science more efficient in advancing our knowledge than any other heuristics?

About the Author
Klaus Jaffe coordinates doctoral programs of interdisciplinary science at various universities. He holds degrees in chemistry, biochemistry, and behavior, and has worked all over the world studying the evolution of animal and human societies using methods borrowed from chemistry, biology, physics, sociology, anthropology, and computer sciences. He has published nearly two hundred scientific articles and several books.


Book Information
ISBN 9780761846734
Author Klaus Jaffe
Format Paperback
Page Count 120
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 179g
Dimensions(mm) 231mm * 155mm * 8mm