Stuart firestein, phd, on ignorance, failure, doubt. It is, firestein says, akin to looking for a black cat in a darkened room, with no guarantee the moggy is even present. The joy of not knowing, of learning by learning that you were wrong, is one of the chief joysand one of the. How it drives science, neuroscientist stuart firestein writes that science is often like looking for a. Complete summary of nicholas kryfts of learned ignorance.
Stuart firestein, author of ignorance, says not knowing is the key to science. This year the blavatnik awards for young scientists celebrates 10 years of driving the next generation of scientific innovation. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Why ignorance trumps knowledge in scientific pursuit in ignorance. Why ignorance trumps knowledge in scientific pursuit. But the structure of ignorance is crucial, and not merely blind feline fumbling. The point of science is not knowing a lot of stuff, firestein said. Both an introduction to nietzsches moral philosophy, and a sustained commentary on his most famous work, on the genealogy of morality, this book has become th.
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