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====== Science ====== | ====== Science ====== | ||
//What is (so special about) science?// | //What is (so special about) science?// | ||
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+ | Reproducible research is all about science, so what is science all about? There is a whole discipline, Philosophy of Science, concerned with answering this question, and most probably, there is neither consensus nor a simple let alone universal answer. A very personal account by one of the greatest scientists may nevertheless help achieve a useful working definition. | ||
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+ | ===== Further reading ===== | ||
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+ | Note: This section is clearly opinionated. There are many more resources available. However, these are the author’s recommendations based on own experience. | ||
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+ | Chalmers, Alan F.: What is this thing called Science?\\ Open University Press, Berkshire, UK, 1999 | ||
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