Scientific method has occupied the attention of great thinkers in the past,
but its study is rather out of favour nowadays. In Scientific Method: An
Historical and Philosophical Introduction (Routledge, £12.99, ISBN 0 415
12282 1), Barry Gower takes a fresh look at the subject and addresses some key
questions in a stimulating way that will appeal both to the general reader and
to students of the history and philosophy of science.
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