To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Pj Farmer

To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Pj Farmer

In Experiment, Right or Wrong, Allan Franklin continues his investigation of the history and philosophy of experiment presented in his previous book, The Neglect of Experiment. In this new study, Franklin considers the fallibility and corrigibility of experimental results and presents detailed histories of two such episodes: 1) the experiment and the development of the theory of weak interactions from Fermi's theory in 1934 to the V-A theory of 1957 and 2) atomic parity violation experiments and the Weinberg-Salam unified theory of electroweak interactions of the 1970s and 1980s. In these episodes Franklin demonstrates not only that experimental results can be wrong, but also that theoretical calculations and the comparison between experiment and theory can also be incorrect. In the second episode, Franklin contrasts his view of an evidence model of science in which questions of theory choice, confirmation, and refutation are decided on the basis of reliable experimental evidence, with that proposed by the social constructivists.

Philip Jose Farmer is a pioneer of science fiction. His stories were the first to explore alien sexuality, love, religion, and mythology. He has won numerous awards, including three Hugo Awards and the World Fantasy Award, and has been named a Nebula Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. In a long and distinguished career, he has published over seventy novels and story collections. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction has called him perhaps the most impish and anarchic of major science fiction writers.

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ISBN 13	9780345419675
ISBN 10	0345419677
Title	To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Author	Pj Farmer
Series	Riverworld Saga Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1998-06-30
Number of pages	220
Prizes	Hugo Award
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