LEADER 02526nam 22005295 450 001 9911057021003321 005 20260114120415.0 010 $a3-032-10641-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-032-10641-4 035 $a(CKB)44969359000041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32491462 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32491462 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-032-10641-4 035 $a(EXLCZ)9944969359000041 100 $a20260114d2026 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIs Science Western? $eAn Inquiry /$fby Gregory W. Dawes 205 $a1st ed. 2026. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2026. 215 $a1 online resource (116 pages) 225 1 $aReligion and Philosophy Series 311 08$a3-032-10640-0 330 $aThis book explores the question to what extent science is Western, whether in origin or by character. It aims to contribute to the debate regarding the relative status of local forms of knowledge (such as those found among indigenous peoples) and modern science. Advocates of local ways of knowing often contrast them with what they call Western science. Their opponents, on the other hand, insist that modern science is not merely Western, but universal. But there has been little discussion about what it would mean for science to be Western, let alone what evidence there is in support of the idea. The present book fills this gap, offering a middle path between what have become polarized views. Is Science Western? is essential reading for scholars, researchers and advanced students of the philosophy of science and of epistemology. It is also ideal for scholars of indigenous knowledge within postcolonial studies. Gregory Dawes is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, New Zealand. 410 0$aReligion and Philosophy Series 606 $aScience$xPhilosophy 606 $aPhilosophy 606 $aPostcolonialism 606 $aPhilosophy of Science 606 $aPost-Colonial Philosophy 615 0$aScience$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aPhilosophy. 615 0$aPostcolonialism. 615 14$aPhilosophy of Science. 615 24$aPost-Colonial Philosophy. 676 $a501 700 $aDawes$b Gregory W$0874369 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911057021003321 996 $aIs Science Western$94531685 997 $aUNINA