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Philosophy, sociology and religion

Philosophy, sociology and religion

Debate, discover, disseminate: why the ‘iron rule’ of science is so effective

26 Sep 2022

Mike Follows reviews The Knowledge Machine: How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens

Shape of a brain made up of cogs
Unreasonably effective The process of generating scientific knowledge has proved remarkable successful. (Courtesy: iStock/adventtr)
Whether or not you know much about the philosophy of science, The Knowledge Machine by Michael Strev

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Mike Follows teaches physics at King Edward’s School, Birmingham, where he also teaches theory of knowledge (including the philosophy of science) as part of the International Baccalaureate, e-mail mikefollows@physics.org
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