02761oam 2200565zu 450 991045029280332120211005040240.01-282-23516-80-19-803335-41-60256-714-X(CKB)1000000000245686(SSID)ssj0000283973(PQKBManifestationID)11236700(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283973(PQKBWorkID)10268774(PQKB)11739804(MiAaPQ)EBC3051999(MiAaPQ)EBC279454(Au-PeEL)EBL279454(OCoLC)728833443(EXLCZ)99100000000024568620160829d2001 uy engurcnu||||||||txtccrScience, truth, and democracy /Philip Kitcher[Place of publication not identified]Oxford University Press Incorporated20011 online resource (234 pages)Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of ScienceBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-19-516552-7 Unacceptable images -- The world as we find it -- The ideal of objectivity -- The world as we make it -- Mapping reality -- Scientific significance -- The myth of purity -- Constraints on free inquiry -- Organizing inquiry -- Well-ordered science -- Elitism, democracy, and science policy -- Subversive truth and ideals of progress -- The Luddites' laments -- Research in an imperfect world."Closely examining some of our most deeply held notions about the role of science, distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher engages the heated debate about how scientific knowledge should be pursued and employed. There currently exists a sharp divide between the purists who believe that the pursuit of scientific knowledge is always valuable and necessary and those who believe that it invariably serves the interests of the powerful. Kitcher rejects both perspectives, painting a pragmatic portrait of the sciences that allows for the possibility of scientific truth but nonetheless permits social consensus to determine which avenues to investigate."--Jacket.ScienceSocial aspectsSciencePhilosophySciences - GeneralHILCCPhysical Sciences & MathematicsHILCCElectronic books.ScienceSocial aspects.SciencePhilosophy.Sciences - GeneralPhysical Sciences & MathematicsKitcher Philip1947-66707PQKBBOOK9910450292803321Science, truth, and democracy2477495UNINA