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Index
The Strange Case of the Spotted Mice and other classic essays on science
Foreword
The Phenomenon of Medawar
Contents
Introduction
1
The Phenomenon of man
2
Hypothesis and imagination
1
2
3
4
3
Is the scientific paper a fraud?
4
The Act of Creation
Postscript
5
Darwin's illness
6
Two conceptions of science
7
Science and the sanctity of life
8
J.B.S.
9
Lucky Jim
Postscript
10
On 'the effecting of all things possible'
1
2
3
4
11
Further comments on psychoanalysis
Postscript
12
The strange case of the spotted mice
13
Unnatural science
14
Florey story
15
In defence of doctors
16
Expectation and prediction
Astronomy and sociology: historicism
Economic prediction and prediction of the weather
Economic and weather prediction compared (see text for explanation of table)
Demographic prediction
Negative predictions
The philosophy of prediction
Advice to a young reader
17
Scientific fraud
18
Son of stroke 1
19
The question of the existence of God
God and Popper's Third World
20
On living a bit longer
Table: Mean Expectation of Life of Males and Females in Sweden over Two Centuries
Four Score Years and Ten -- and Still Counting
Notes
Chapter 1
The Phenomenon of Man
Chapter 2
Hypothesis and imagination
Chapter 4
The Act of Creation
Chapter 5
Darwin's illness
Chapter 6
Two conceptions of science
Chapter 7
Science and the sanctity of life
Chapter
8 J.B.S.
Chapter 9
Lucky Jim
Chapter 10
On 'the effecting of all things possible'
Chapter 11
Further comments on psychoanalysis
Chapter 12
The strange case of the spotted mice
Chapter 13
Unnataural science
Chapter 14
Florey story
Chapter 15
In defence of doctors
Chapter 16
Expectation and prediction
Chapter 17
Scientific fraud
Chapter 18
Son of stroke
Chapter 19
The question of the existence of God
Sources
Books by Peter Medawar
with Jean Medawar
Index
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