The Common Sense of Science

Key Insight 1: Science is a Human Endeavor, Not an Impersonal Construction

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Key Insight 2: The Scientific Revolution Was a Universal Revolution

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Key Insight 3: Newton's Genius: Marrying Logic with Empirical Observation

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Key Insight 4: The Peril of Premature Systematization in Science

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Key Insight 5: From Inner Order to Causal Mechanisms: A Shifting Worldview

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Key Insight 6: The Limits of Causality: Embracing Uncertainty in Science

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Key Insight 7: Chance as Order: Re-creating Reality in Science

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Key Insight 8: Science as a Language: Describing and Predicting

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Key Insight 9: Science and Values: Truth as a Cornerstone

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Key Insight 10: Science: Destroyer or Creator of Human Values?

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