02772nam 2200757 450 991082580600332120230210221743.00-271-07369-10-271-05093-4978027105339410.1515/9780271050935(CKB)2670000000160052(MH)012076986-7(MiAaPQ)EBC6224602(DE-B1597)583891(OCoLC)1266228661(DE-B1597)9780271050935(EXLCZ)99267000000016005220200929d2009 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImperfect oracle the epistemic and moral authority of science /Theodore L. BrownUniversity Park, Pennsylvania :Pennsylvania State University Press,[2009]©20091 online resource (xi, 333 p. )0-271-03535-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Authority and autonomy -- Historical origins of scientific authority -- American science -- Scientific authority in contemporary society -- Science and the courts -- Science and religion -- Science and government -- Science and the public -- The prospects for scientific authority."Explores the relationships between science and other societal sectors, notably law, religion, government and public culture, in terms of the concepts of expert and moral authority"--Provided by publisher.ScienceMoral and ethical aspectsScienceSocial aspectsAmerica.Brown.autonomy.epistemic.ethics.government.imperfect.law.moral authority.oracle.politics.power.public sphere.religion.science.society.technology.united states.us.usa.ScienceMoral and ethical aspects.ScienceSocial aspects.174.95Brown Theodore L(Theodore Lawrence),1928-72795MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825806003321Imperfect oracle3984868UNINAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress