An Instinct for Truth: Curiosity and the Moral Character of Science

by Robert T Pennock and Robert T. Pennock

An exploration of the scientific mindset--such character virtues as curiosity, veracity, attentiveness, and humility to evidence--and its importance for science, democracy, and human flourishing.

Exemplary scientists have a characteristic way of viewing the world and their work: their mindset and methods all aim at discovering truths about nature. In An Instinct for Truth, Robert Pennock explores this scientific mindset and argues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262042584
• ISBN13: 9780262042581
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"