Evidence in science : a simple account of the principles of science for students of medicine and biology

Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Pages v-vi CHAPTER I - CREDULITY , Pages 1-4 CHAPTER II - TRUTH AND FALSITY , Pages 5-8 CHAPTER III - KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF , Pages 9-10 CHAPTER IV - THE ORIGINS OF SCIENTIFIC METHOD , Pages 11-16 CHAPTER V - ARISTOTLE'S THEORY OF DEDUCTION , Pages 17-21 CHAPTER VI - THE MODERN THEORY OF DEDUCTION , Pages 22-26 CHAPTER VII - THE CREDIBILITY OF GENERAL PROPOSITIONS , Pages 27-30 CHAPTER VIII - INDUCTION BY SIMPLE ENUMERATION , Pages 31-33 CHAPTER IX - THE INSPIRED GUESS , Pages 34-41 CHAPTER X - SCIENTIFIC METHOD , Pages 42-51 CHAPTER XI - THE LAWS OF NATURE , Pages 52-54 CHAPTER XII - THE PURPOSE OF THINGS , Pages 55-61 CHAPTER XIII - THE NOTION OF A CAUSE , Pages 62-67 CHAPTER XIV - OBSERVATION AND ERRORS OF OBSERVATION , Pages 68-77 CHAPTER XV - THE SEARCH FOR CAUSES , Pages 78-86 CHAPTER XVI - CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS , Pages 87-92 CHAPTER XVII - MATHEMATICAL PROBABILITY IN RESEARCH , Pages 93-107 CHAPTER XVIII - THE ART OF SOPHISTRY , Pages 108-113 INDEX , Pages 115-116