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40 CHAPTER 2 Science as a Way of Knowing: Critical Thinking about the Environment
FURTHER READING
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),
Science for All Americans (Washington, DC: AAAS, 1989).
This report focuses on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes a
student needs in order to be scientifically literate.
Botkin, D.B., No Man’s Garden: Thoreau and a New Vision
for Civilization and Nature (Washington, DC: Island Press,
2001). The author discusses how science can be applied to the
study of nature and to problems associated with people and
nature. He also discusses science and values.
Grinnell, F., The Scientific Attitude (New York: Guilford, 1992).
The author uses examples from biomedical research to illustrate
the processes of science (observing, hypothesizing, experimenting)
and how scientists interact with each other and with society.
Kuhn, Thomas S., The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Chicago:
University of Chicago Press, 1996). This is a modern
classic in the discussion of the scientific method, especially
regarding major transitions in new sciences, such as environmental
sciences.
McCain, G., and E.M. Segal, The Game of Science (Monterey,
CA: Brooks/Cole, 1982). The authors present a lively look into
the subculture of science.
Sagan, C., The Demon-Haunted World (New York: Random
House, 1995). The author argues that irrational thinking and
superstition threaten democratic institutions and discusses the
importance of scientific thinking to our global civilization.