Fruitfulness: Science, Metaphor, and the Puzzle of Promise

by Haufe

Some ideas seem to possess a disproportionate ability to lead to new insights, new discoveries, new ideas, and even entirely new ways of thinking. Such ideas are said to be fruitful. Looking across the history of science and mathematics, we see creative minds preoccupied with the search for ideas of this kind. More precious than truth, but far less plentiful, fruitful ideas provide those in pursuit of knowledge with a seemingly bottomless well of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197666396
• ISBN13: 9780197666395
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 7.8"