Wondrous Truths answers two questions about the steep rise of theoretical discoveries around 1600: Why in the European West? And why so quickly? The history of science's awkward assortment of accident and luck, geography and personal idiosyncrasy, explains scientific progress alongside experimental method. J.D. Trout's blend of scientific realism and epistemic naturalism carries us through neuroscience, psychology, history, and policy, and explains how the corpuscular hunch of Boyle and Newton (and their alchemical predecessors) caught on.
Wondrous Truths answers two questions about the steep rise of theoretical discoveries around 1600: Why in the European West? And why so quickly? The history of science's awkward assortment of accident and luck, geography and personal idiosyncrasy, explains scientific progress alongside experimental method. J.D. Trout's blend of scientific realism and epistemic naturalism carries us through neuroscience, psychology, history, and policy, and explains how the corpuscular hunch of Boyle and Newton (and their alchemical predecessors) caught on.
J.D. Trout is Professor of Philosophy and Psychology at Loyola University in Chicago. His previous books include Measuring the Intentional World, Epistemology and the Psychology of Human Judgment (with Michael A Bishop), and The Empathy Gap. He has been interviewed in The New York Times, on Latino USA, and Martha Stewart Radio, and has written for the Chicago Tribune and Psychology Today.
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Chapter 1: Wonder and the Feeling of Understanding Chapter 2: Explanatory Fluency and the False Climb Chapter 3: The Biology Behind the Feeling Chapter 4: Believing the Best Explanation Chapter 5: Good Theories, Lucky Hunches Chapter 6: Newton's Hunch Chapter 7: Conclusion References Endnotes
Chapter 1: Wonder and the Feeling of Understanding Chapter 2: Explanatory Fluency and the False Climb Chapter 3: The Biology Behind the Feeling Chapter 4: Believing the Best Explanation Chapter 5: Good Theories, Lucky Hunches Chapter 6: Newton's Hunch Chapter 7: Conclusion References Endnotes
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