Title :
Perception, reality and values: science, conditioning and evidence
Author_Institution :
City Univ., London, UK
fDate :
5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Considers the way one normally perceives the physical world and the bearing this has on one´s belief structure and one´s approach to empirical scientific knowledge. The serious limitations of the Western paradigm are reviewed in the light of particle physics and physical research. The engineering importance and the general impact on our lives of recent evidence, possibly leading to important changes in the paradigm, are mentioned
Keywords :
economic and sociologic effects; engineering; conditioning; engineering; particle physics; physical research; science;
Journal_Title :
Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education - Reviews, IEE Proceedings A