Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences

Science is not a collection of facts. Science is the process by which we draw inferences from facts. Volume I of Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences invites readers to linger over a collection of common observations to see what inferences can be drawn, when one applies a bit of deductive logic. If we just think about what we observe, it is often possible to discover profound biomedical insights.Volumes 1 and 2 of Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences are written for biomedical scientists and college-level students engaged in any of the life sciences, including bioinformatics and related data sciences.

• Provides a strong introduction to deductive methods that can be directly applied to the biomedical sciences
• Using hundreds of examples, shows how creative scientists draw important inferences from observations that are often ignored by their peers
• Discusses complex biological and medical concepts in a relaxed manner, intended to focus the reader's attention on the deductive process, without dwelling excessively on details