01374nam a22002657a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005803700300007604100120010608200160011810000180013424500580015225000060021026000380021630000080025450006000026265000150086265000370087765000160091494200080093094200080093894200080094695201350095499900190108920250831122456.0250828b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780349105444  cGiftednSumesh P -- L1620  aEnglish  a500bCAS/PA  aCasti, John L  aPARADIGMS LOST b: Images of Man In Mirror of Science  a1  aGreat BritainbAbacus Booksc1997  g565  aIntended for both the layman and the scientist, this book presents an overview of some of today's great scientific questions, from the way in which we acquire language and the fundamental nature of our thinking processes, to the possible existence of life elsewhere in the universe. Each chapter is constructed in the form of a trial, with the conventional scientific wisdom presented by the prosecution and alternative views put forward by the defence . The author, who aims to be both informative and entertaining, subsequently steps in to act as juror , offering explanations of his verdicts.  aScience   aNatural sciences and mathematics  aMathematics  cLEN  2ddc  2ddc  00102ddc40708NFICaMAINbMAINcGENd2025-08-23eGiftedg1800.00l0o500 CAS/PApE1101896r2025-08-28 15:25:09w2025-08-23yLEN  c196246d196246