Thinking Scientifically By Joseph Carr Summary

In the chapter called “Thinking Scientifically” by Joseph J. Carr, he talks about the different aspects of science that is needed in order to have a true understanding of the science world. He talks about the different methods on how to approach and think about certain areas of science, which ranges from reduction and holism, systematic research, brainstorming, and many more. The different ways of how we think and see science is what affects how different problems, as well as ideas, can be formed and solved. Carr talks about how scientists create many approaches for trying to comprehend the deeper aspects of science, and he also talks about how some of the methods that are used are reliable and unreliable. According to his theory of reductionism and holism, we think and solve problems in different ways. The reductionist way of thinking involves “a problem being broken down into little pieces, and each
Since I know that I want to pursue a career in science, this will definitely help me. I see this chapter as a “first step” of being aware of the scientific community, because it takes more than just making a hypothesis and testing it. The different areas of thinking is what is really going to be used, and there are probably many other ways of thinking that aren’t known yet. My goal is to become either a biologist, chemist, or both. I know that the path that I am taking now will indeed be a challenge, but I think that’s the real benefit. When you run across many challenges, you start to gain even more experience than before, and you can take the knowledge that you’ve gained and turn it into something truly powerful. Knowledge, I believe, can be attainable with a lot of hard work and dedication, and of course, different ways of thinking. Coming up with new ideas and being able to understand the thought process behind those ideas is what science