1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910154726103321

Autore

Selznick Philip

Titolo

A Humanist Science : Values and Ideals in Social Inquiry / / Philip Selznick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, CA : , : Stanford University Press, , [2020]

©2008

ISBN

0-8047-7969-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 156 p.)

Disciplina

300.1

Soggetti

Social sciences - Philosophy

Social sciences and ethics

Humanism - History

Philosophy and social sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. The Humanist Tradition -- 2. The Postulate of Humanity -- 3. Four Pillars of Humanist Science -- 4. From Social Order to Moral Order -- 5. Humanist Virtues -- 6. The Morality of Governance -- 7. Rationality and Responsibility -- 8. The Quality of Culture -- 9. Law and Justice -- 10. Moral Philosophy and Social Science -- 11. A Public Philosophy -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Providing a capstone to Philip Selznick's influential body of scholarly work, A Humanist Science insightfully brings to light the value-centered nature of the social sciences. The work clearly challenges the supposed separation of fact and value, and argues that human values belong to the world of fact and are the source of the ideals that govern social and political institutions. By demonstrating the close connection between the social sciences and the humanities, Selznick reveals how the methods of the social sciences highlight and enrich the study of such values as well-being, prosperity, rationality, and self-government. The book moves from the animating principles that make up the humanist tradition to the values that are central to the social sciences, analyzing the core teachings of these disciplines with respect to the



moral issues at stake. Throughout the work, Selznick calls attention to the conditions that affect the emergence, realization, and decline of human values, offering a valuable resource for scholars and students of law, sociology, political science, and philosophy.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910838348003321

Titolo

Ethics and Practice in Science Communication / / Michael F. Dahlstrom, Jean Goodwin, Susanna Priest

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

0-226-49795-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 pages)

Disciplina

174/.95

Soggetti

Communication in science - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword / Holt, Rush / Braha, Jeanne -- Introduction to This Book / Priest, Susanna / Goodwin, Jean / Dahlstrom, Michael F. -- Part one. How Ethics Matters -- Introduction -- 1. Effective Because Ethical: Speech Act Theory as a Framework for Scientists' Communication / Goodwin, Jean -- 2. Communicating Science- Based Information about Risk: How Ethics Can Help / Thompson, Paul B. -- 3. Communicating Climate Change and Other Evidence- Based Controversies:≈Challenges to Ethics in Practice / Priest, Susanna -- 4. Framing Science for Democratic Engagement / Sprain, Leah -- Part two. Professional Practice -- Introduction -- 5. Exploring the Ethics of Using Narratives to Communicate in Science Policy Contexts / Dahlstrom, Michael F. / Ho, Shirley S. -- 6. Science Communication as Communication about Persons / Ranalli, Brent -- 7. Journalists, Expert Sources, and Ethical Issues in Science Communication / Kruvand, Marjorie -- 8. The Ethics and Boundaries of Industry Environmental Campaigns / Miller Gaither, Barbara / Sinclair, Janas -- 9. Scientists' Duty to Communicate: Exploring Ethics, Public



Communication, and Scientific Practice / Davies, Sarah R. -- Part three. Case Studies -- Introduction -- 10. Just the Facts or Expert Opinion? The Backtracking Approach to Socially Responsible Science Communication / McKaughan, Daniel J. / Elliott, Kevin C. -- 11. Controversy, Commonplaces, and Ethical Science Communication: The Case of Consumer Genetic Testing / Arduser, Lora -- 12. Excluding "Anti-biotech" Activists from Canadian Agri- Food Policy Making: Ethical Implications of the Deficit Model of Science Communication / Bronson, Kelly -- 13. Science Communication Ethics: A Reflexive View / Létourneau, Alain -- 14. How Discourse Illuminates the Ruptures between Scientific and Cultural Rationalities / Coleman, Cynthia-Lou -- Afterword / Priest, Susanna / Goodwin, Jean / Dahlstrom, Michael F. -- List of Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

From climate to vaccination, stem-cell research to evolution, scientific work is often the subject of public controversies in which scientists and science communicators find themselves enmeshed. Especially with such hot-button topics, science communication plays vital roles. Gathering together the work of a multidisciplinary, international collection of scholars, the editors of Ethics and Practice in Science Communication present an enlightening dialogue involving these communities, one that articulates the often differing objectives and ethical responsibilities communicators face in bringing a range of scientific knowledge to the wider world. In three sections-how ethics matters, professional practice, and case studies-contributors to this volume explore the many complex questions surrounding the communication of scientific results to nonscientists. Has the science been shared clearly and accurately? Have questions of risk, uncertainty, and appropriate representation been adequately addressed? And, most fundamentally, what is the purpose of communicating science to the public: Is it to inform and empower? Or to persuade-to influence behavior and policy? By inspiring scientists and science communicators alike to think more deeply about their work, this book reaffirms that the integrity of the communication of science is vital to a healthy relationship between science and society today.