Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in writing about science
"Right after a nonelastic collision with another particle, the atomic nucleus tries to get rid of its excitation energy in the simplest possible way"
Mario Bunge
Bunge, M. (2017/1998). Philosophy of Science. Volume 2: From explanation to justification (Revised ed.).
Read examples of anthropomorphism in science
Many examples of anthropomorphism are listed in 'Creative comparisons: Making science familiar through language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
