Insights of Genius - Imagery and Creativity in Science and Art (Hardcover)

Since the Enlightenment, science has been seen as an objective, true method of explanation for the physical and mathematical laws which govern the universe. This book examines what and how we know about the world, discussing current ideas about the nature of scientific thought and explanation, its relation to truth, and the relationship between scientific and common sense. Does science, in its historical claim to be an exalted endeavour, stand above other human activities?