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Titolo: |
After the science wars / / edited by Keith M. Ashman and Philip S. Baringer
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (228 p.) |
Disciplina: | 501 |
Soggetto topico: | Science - Social aspects |
Science and state | |
Altri autori: |
AshmanKeith M. <1963->
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction: the "science wars"; 2 What the Social Text affair does and does not prove; 3 Randomized thoughts of a cultural turncoat; 4 Reading and relativism; 5 Pure objects and useful knowledges; 6 Objectivity and ethno-feminist critiques of science; 7 Measuring the Hubble constant; 8 Above, beyond, and at the center of the science wars; 9 Voodoo medicine in a scientific world; 10 The stigma of reason; 11 The reenchantment of science; 12 Anticipations; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | The ""War"" in science is largely the discussion between those who believe that science is above criticism and those who do not. After the Science Wars is a collection of essays by leading philosophers and scientists, all attempting to bridge interdisciplinary gulfs in this discussion. |
Titolo autorizzato: | After the science wars ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-134-61617-1 |
0-203-97774-2 | |
1-280-14480-7 | |
9786610144808 | |
1-134-61618-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910777569803321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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