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UNINA9910780508703321 |
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Public science in liberal democracy / / edited by Jene M. Porter and Peter W. B. Phillips |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2007 |
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©2007 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (356 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Democracy and science |
Science and state |
Research - Government policy |
Conference papers and proceedings. |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Essays presented at a conference held in Saskatoon, Sask., October 2004. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: The History, Philosophy, and Practice of Public Science / Jene Porter and Peter W.B. Phillips -- Sect. 1. History of Public Science in Theory and Practice -- 1. Element Publicum / Larry Stewart -- 2. Science, Democracy, and Philosophy: From Marginal Achievements to Impossible Opportunities / Carl Mitcham -- 3. Public Geoscience at the Frontiers of Democracy / Deborah R. Hutchinson and Richard S. Williams, Jr. -- 4. Public Science, Society, and the Greenhouse Gas Debate / Peter J. Cook -- Sect. 2. Solutions to the Problems: Philosophic -- 5. Role of Humanities Policy in Public Science / Robert Frodeman -- 6. Science Studies Encounter with Public Science: Mertonian Norms, the Local Life of Science, and the Long Dure / Gordon McOuat -- 7. Democratic Deficit of Science and Its Possible Remedies / Ian Jarvie -- 8. New Atlantis Reconsidered / Leon Harold Craig -- 9. Expertise, Common Sense, and the Atkins Diet / Steven Shapin -- 10. Role of the Public Academic Scientist in the Twenty-first Century: Who Is Protecting the Public Interest? / Alan McHughen -- 11. Science Literacy Gap: Enabling Society to Critically Evaluate New |
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Scientific Developments / Eric S. Sachs -- Sect. 3. Solutions to the Problems: Institutional -- 12. Science and Policymaking: The Legitimation Conundrum / Grace Skogstad and Sarah Hartley -- 13. Bringing Balance, Disclosure, and Due Diligence into Science-Based Policymaking / Ross McKitrick -- 14. Technoscience in an 'Illiberal' Democracy: The Internet and Genomics in Singapore / Zaheer Baber -- 15. Retaining Scientific Excellence in Setting Research Priorities: Lessons from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) / Christopher D. Gerrard -- 16. Toward Centres for Responsible Innovation in the Commercialized University / David Guston -- 17. Citizens and Biotechnology / Rahul K. Dhanda. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This timely and thought-provoking collection makes an important contribution to the literature and will appeal to anyone interested in scientific research and its political and philosophical ramifications in democratic society. |
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