Who Rules in Science?
An Opinionated Guide to the Wars
Published on 1. July 2009
256 pages
978-0-674-02887-6 (ISBN)
Description
Brown chronicles engagements in the science wars-from the "Sokal affair" to angry confrontations over the nature of evidence, the possibility of objectivity, and the methods of science-to show how the contested terrain is science, but the prize is political: Whoever wins the science wars will have an unprecedented influence on our governance.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-02887-6 (9780674028876)
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Person
James Robert Brown is Professor of Philosophy at University of Toronto.
Content
Contents Preface Acknowledgments 1. Scenes from the Science Wars 2. The Scientific Experience 3. How We Got to Where We Are 4. The Nihilist Wing of Social Constructivism 5. Three Key Terms 6. The Naturalist Wing of Social Constructivism 7. The Role of Reason 8. The Democratization of Science 9. Science with a Social Agenda Afterword Notes Bibliography Index
