A Cornelia & Michael Bessie Book (Record no. 8954)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260119070736.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 2022-09-08 16:02:41 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0060390360 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | 1 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | 0 eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 261.55 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Số tài liệu | P478-M49 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Medawar, Peter Brian |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Dates associated with a name | (1915-1987) |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Relator term | Author |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Nhan đề | A Cornelia & Michael Bessie Book |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Peter Brian Medawar |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Name of part/section of a work | The limits of science |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | U.S.A. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Harper & Row |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1984 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 108tr. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Other physical details | Hardcover |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Dimensions | 21cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | `Science,` writes Sir Peter Medawar, `is incomparably the most successful enterprise human beings have ever engaged upon.` In this brief, brilliant book the Nobel laureate explores the nature and limitations of scientific pursuit. The three essays included touch on some of the largest questions known to man: Can science determine the existence of God? Is there one `scientific method` by which all the secrets of the universe can be discovered?In `An Essay on Scans` (an early spelling of `science`), Medawar examines the process of scientific inquiry. Debunking the common belief that science is inductively structured, he claims that great leaps of imagination are required to determine the laws of nature and likens the process of scientific hypothesis to the creative acts of poets and artists. The question posed in `Can Scientific Discovery Be Premeditated?` is answered with a firm no. Sir Peter stresses the role of luck in the history of science and cites as examples of un-premeditated discoveries those of X-rays, HLA polymorphism, and the nature of the disease myasthenia gravis. In the title essay, Medawar distinguishes between `transcendent` questions, which are better left to religion, literature, and metaphysics, and questions about the organization and structure of the material universe. About the latter, he concludes, there are no limits to the possibilities of scientific achievement. `This is science's greatest glory,` writes Medawar, `for it entails that everything possible in principle can be done if the intention to do it is sufficiently resolute and long sustained.` |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Religion and science |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Philosophy |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Science -- Philosophy |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
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| 911 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-CONFERENCE OR MEETING NAME [LOCAL, CANADA] | |
| Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Phạm Nguyễn Hồng Như |
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| Thư Viện Cơ Đốc | Thư Viện Cơ Đốc | 20/01/2026 | 0.00 | TVCD-8954 | 0.00 | Sách |