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DR. GRIFFITHS has written a pertinent little book, and one which ought to interest educationists and students alike. The unassuming title of the work makes it plain that the author had no intention of giving a complete survey of scientific method, though many of his arguments are framed in an original and persuasive way. In his introduction, Dr. Griffiths very rightly complains that students of science are told little or nothing about the foundations upon which science stands, because the foundations of knowledge form a part of philosophy; and he maintains, with equal reason, that such an omission is a handicap for them in life, because it makes it difficult for them to appreciate the relationship of science to literature, history, and art, which are important things in life. So his book is written mainly for the purpose of interesting science students in the more philosophical aspects of science. We wish him success in his attempt. But we would go further, and suggest that students would have everything to gain and nothing to lose if their science curricula were less crowded, and if-they were given in exchange an introductory course in mental orientation and the methods of knowledge.
About Science: a Book for the use of Senior Science Students and those who are going to teach Science.
Dr.
B. Millard
Griffiths
. Pp. v + 142. (London: John Murray, 1931.) 3s. 6d.
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G., T. About Science: a Book for the use of Senior Science Students and those who are going to teach Science . Nature 127, 849 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/127849c0
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