Imre Lakatos once said that most scientists have no more idea of the nature of science than a fish has of hydrodynamics. A little harsh, perhaps, but I'm inclined to be deeply cynical of those who blithely talk about science as if there existed this human acitivity that churned out universal truths simply by following a recipe.
I've tried to summarise some of the main ideas in the philosophy of science and I have to say I'm becoming more of a fan of Paul Feyerabend (having just finished re-reading Against Method for the third time) as I get older.
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