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03046aam a2200337 i 4500 001 561F7AECB4A811ECBDCF981B5BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220405011336 008 210313s2021 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021001998 020 $a 0190095482 020 $a 9780190095482 035 $a (OCoLC)1237860957 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a Q175 N38 2021 100 1 $a Nathan, Marco J., $e author. 245 10 $a Black boxes : $b how science turns ignorance into knowledge / $c Marco J. Nathan. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2021] 300 $a x, 298 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Bricks and boxes -- Between Scylla and Charybdis -- Lessons from the history of science -- Placeholders -- Black-boxing 101 -- History of science 'black-boxing style' -- Diet mechanistic philosophy -- Emergence reframed -- The fuel of scientific progress -- Sailing through the strait. 520 $a "Textbooks and other popular venues commonly present science as a progressive 'brick-by-brick' accumulation of knowledge and facts. Despite its hallowed history and familiar ring, this depiction is nowadays rejected by most specialists. Then why are books and articles, written by these same experts, actively promoting such a distorted characterization? The short answer is that no better alternative is available. There currently are two competing models of the scientific enterprise: reductionism and antireductionism. Neither provides an accurate depiction of the productive interaction between knowledge and ignorance, supplanting the old metaphor of the "wall" of knowledge. This book explores an original conception of the nature and advancement of science. The proposed shift brings attention to a prominent, albeit often neglected, construct-the black box-which underlies a well-oiled technique for incorporating a productive role of ignorance and failure into the acquisition of empirical knowledge. What is a black box? How does it work? How do we construct one? How do we determine what to include and what to leave out? What role do boxes play in contemporary scientific practice? By detailing some fascinating episodes in the history of biology, psychology, and economics, Nathan revisits foundational questions about causation, explanation, emergence, and progress, showing how the insights of both reductionism and antireductionism can be reconciled into a fresh and exciting approach to science"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Science $x Philosophy. 650 0 $a Science $x Methodology. 650 0 $a Ignorance (Theory of knowledge) 776 08 $i Online version: $a Nathan, Marco J. $t Black boxes $d New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021] $z 9780190095505 $w (DLC) 2021001999 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220706013001.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=561F7AECB4A811ECBDCF981B5BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search