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The knowledge machine : how an unreasonable idea created modern science / Michael Strevens

This investigation examines the historical emergence of science and why it developed long after philosophy and mathematics. It argues that scientific success is driven by a strict focus on empirical evidence that excludes philosophical, religious, and aesthetic considerations.

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