The No-Nonsense Guide to Science
Published on 8. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-1-84467-503-6 (ISBN)
Description
"A splendid series of pocketable guides to issue-politics rigorously clear."The Guardian
Can we trust scientists? Can we develop science and technology to improve, not destroy, human life and the planet? The No-Nonsense Guide to Science addresses these crucial questions. Considering a range of subjects as diverse as genetic engineering, biotechnology, medicine and military science, Jerry Ravetz argues that understanding science as a processand sometimes a businessinvolving funding, research, reputations and publication gives us the best basis for effective action in the future.
The latest volume in the acclaimed No-Nonsense series is an invaluable primer for all those involved in scientific study, research or commercial exploitation.
Can we trust scientists? Can we develop science and technology to improve, not destroy, human life and the planet? The No-Nonsense Guide to Science addresses these crucial questions. Considering a range of subjects as diverse as genetic engineering, biotechnology, medicine and military science, Jerry Ravetz argues that understanding science as a processand sometimes a businessinvolving funding, research, reputations and publication gives us the best basis for effective action in the future.
The latest volume in the acclaimed No-Nonsense series is an invaluable primer for all those involved in scientific study, research or commercial exploitation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84467-503-6 (9781844675036)
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Person
Jerry Ravetz was formerly Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at Leeds University. He is the author of the classic study, Scientific Knowledge and its Social Problems (1971), among other publications. He helped to found the Council for Science and Society, and is a pioneer in the area of science and safety. He is now an independent scholar and self-employed consultant, working mainly on problems of the management of uncertainty in risks and environmental issues.
Content
1. Where We're At: Science Today: 2. Where We Are Coming From: Science in History; 3. Where We Are Going: Issues in Science. Biotechnology, Genetics, Military Science. Sustainability: Ecology, Agriculture, Nutrition and Medicine. 4. Where We Can Go: New Sorts of Science. Post-normal Science. 5. How to Get There: Science and Non-violence. Practical Ways Forward.