As a comprehensible addition to the discussions about the purposes of academia, Maxwell's book must be recommended. There is much in Maxwell's complex message to be inspired by. Science & Education Maxwell, in veritable crusader spirit, offers a panorama of provocative insights, showing that sincere delving into matters scientific and philosophical can be both stimulating and entertaining. ... Read moreMetascience His work is erudite and his vision for the 'redrawing of our intellectual landscape' is compelling. [In Praise of Natural Philosophy] is pertinent, discerning, wide-ranging and above all thorough in an argument that asks important questions of both science and philosophy and more especially of the nature of higher education. Metapsychology In Praise of Natural Philosophy is well researched and systematically demonstrates the historical mistakes scholars made over time that artificially divided knowledge into two entities-science and philosophy. Maxwell's solution is a fully developed model called aim-oriented empiricism, which offers a complex range of assumptions that help improve both the methods of science and the academic enterprise. Recommended. CHOICE Show Less