{"product_id":"9780141981260","title":"The Knowledge Machine","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the last three centuries, huge leaps in our scientific understanding and, as a result, in our technology have completely transformed our way of life and our vision of the universe. Why is science so powerful? And why did we take so long to invent it - two thousand years after the invention of philosophy, mathematics and other disciplines that are the mark of civilisation? 'The Knowledge Machine' gives a radical answer, exploring how science calls on its practitioners to do something not supremely rational but rather apparently irrational: strip away all previous knowledge - such as theological or metaphysical beliefs - in order to channel unprecedented energy into observation and experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Michael \/ Strevens","offer_id":40036395319344,"sku":"9780141981260","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/products\/9780141981260_b367782a-388f-4e87-baa8-cd4308529030.jpg?v=1645704846","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.live\/products\/9780141981260","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}