Speculation: Within and about Science

by Peter Achinstein

Newton urged scientists never to speculate, only to prove by establishing experimental facts. By contrast, Einstein urged scientists to speculate freely, since only daring speculations, not experimental facts, can advance science. Who, if either, is right? Is speculation a legitimate part of science, even in the absence of testing? If so, can speculations be evaluated without testing? How?

To answer these questions it must first be determined...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190615052
• ISBN13: 9780190615055
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.4"