LEADER 02712nam 2200589 450 001 9910810169503321 005 20230124182521.0 010 $a1-280-75300-5 010 $a9786610753000 010 $a0-19-153951-1 010 $a1-4237-6771-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000461419 035 $a(EBL)510315 035 $a(OCoLC)67229016 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000197713 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12055821 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000197713 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10161368 035 $a(PQKB)10971501 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC510315 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL510315 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11303642 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL75300 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000461419 100 $a20161204h20052005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe march of unreason $escience, democracy, and the new fundamentalism /$fDick Taverne 210 1$aOxford, [England] ;$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2005. 210 4$dİ2005 215 $a1 online resource (435 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-280485-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover 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; Index 330 $aOur 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 rejection 606 $aScience$xSocial aspects 606 $aDemocracy and science 615 0$aScience$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aDemocracy and science. 676 $a303.48/3 700 $aTaverne$b Dick$01594410 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810169503321 996 $aThe march of unreason$93914942 997 $aUNINA