02712nam 2200589 450 991081016950332120230124182521.01-280-75300-597866107530000-19-153951-11-4237-6771-3(CKB)1000000000461419(EBL)510315(OCoLC)67229016(SSID)ssj0000197713(PQKBManifestationID)12055821(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000197713(PQKBWorkID)10161368(PQKB)10971501(MiAaPQ)EBC510315(Au-PeEL)EBL510315(CaPaEBR)ebr11303642(CaONFJC)MIL75300(EXLCZ)99100000000046141920161204h20052005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe march of unreason science, democracy, and the new fundamentalism /Dick TaverneOxford, [England] ;New York :Oxford University Press,2005.©20051 online resource (435 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-280485-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover Page; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue; 1. From Optimism to Pessimism; 2. Medicine and Magic; 3. The Myth of Organic Farming; 4. The Case for GM Crops; 5. The Case against GM Crops; 6. The Rise of Eco-fundamentalism; 7. The Perils of Precaution; 8. The Attack on Science; 9. Multinational Companies and Globalization; 10. Reason and Democracy; Epilogue; Sources; IndexOur daily news bulletins bring us tales of the wonder of science, from Mars rovers and intelligent robots to developments in cancer treatment, and yet often the emphasis is on the potential threats posed by science. It appears that irrationality is on the rise in western society, and public opinion is increasingly dominated by unreflecting prejudice and unwillingness to engage with factual evidence. From genetically modified crops and food, organic farming, the MMR vaccine, environmentalism, the precautionary principle and the new anti-capitalist and anti-globalisation movements, the rejectionScienceSocial aspectsDemocracy and scienceScienceSocial aspects.Democracy and science.303.48/3Taverne Dick1594410MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810169503321The march of unreason3914942UNINA