Communicating biological sciences [[electronic resource] ] : ethical and metaphorical dimensions / / edited by Brigitte Nerlich, Richard Elliott, and Brendon Larson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina |
306.4/5
570.14 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NerlichBrigitte <1956->
ElliottRichard <1982-> LarsonBrendon |
Soggetto topico |
Science news - Moral and ethical aspects
Communication in science Metaphor |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-317-16369-9
1-317-16368-0 1-282-26110-X 9786612261107 0-7546-7633-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on the Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Communicating Biological Sciences: An Introduction; PART I SETTING THE SCENE: ISSUES OF HYPE, HUBRIS AND HUMILITY; 2 How Journalism Can Hide the Truth about Science; 3 Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science; PART II SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, ETHICS AND FRAMING: MODELS AND CULTURAL REALITY; 4 The Ethics of Framing Science; 5 Bioethical Decisions and the Public Sphere: A Cross-Cultural Perspective; 6 Journalism and Society
7 Science Communication and Ethics - Trying to Get it Right: The Science Media Centre - A Case StudyPART III SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, METAPHORS AND PRACTICAL REALITIES; 8 Genes, Genomes and What to Make of Them; 9 A Workbench View of Science Communication and Metaphor; 10 Metaphor Contests and Contested Metaphors: From Webs Spinning Spiders to Barcodes on DNA; PART IV SCIENCE, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND METAPHOR ANALYSIS; 11 Should Scientists Advocate? The Case of Promotional Metaphors in Environmental Science; 12 Metaphors as Time Capsules: Their Uses in the Biosciences and the Media 13 Breakthroughs and Disasters: The (Ethical) Use of Future-Oriented Metaphors14 Craig Venter and the Re-programming of Life: How Metaphors Shape and Perform Ethical Discourses; EPILOGUE; 15 Blame Francis Bacon: The Metaphor of Progress and the Progress of Metaphor in Science; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454559203321 |
Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Communicating biological sciences [[electronic resource] ] : ethical and metaphorical dimensions / / edited by Brigitte Nerlich, Richard Elliott, and Brendon Larson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina |
306.4/5
570.14 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NerlichBrigitte <1956->
ElliottRichard <1982-> LarsonBrendon |
Soggetto topico |
Science news - Moral and ethical aspects
Communication in science Metaphor |
ISBN |
1-315-57288-5
1-317-16369-9 1-317-16368-0 1-282-26110-X 9786612261107 0-7546-7633-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on the Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Communicating Biological Sciences: An Introduction; PART I SETTING THE SCENE: ISSUES OF HYPE, HUBRIS AND HUMILITY; 2 How Journalism Can Hide the Truth about Science; 3 Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science; PART II SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, ETHICS AND FRAMING: MODELS AND CULTURAL REALITY; 4 The Ethics of Framing Science; 5 Bioethical Decisions and the Public Sphere: A Cross-Cultural Perspective; 6 Journalism and Society
7 Science Communication and Ethics - Trying to Get it Right: The Science Media Centre - A Case StudyPART III SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, METAPHORS AND PRACTICAL REALITIES; 8 Genes, Genomes and What to Make of Them; 9 A Workbench View of Science Communication and Metaphor; 10 Metaphor Contests and Contested Metaphors: From Webs Spinning Spiders to Barcodes on DNA; PART IV SCIENCE, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND METAPHOR ANALYSIS; 11 Should Scientists Advocate? The Case of Promotional Metaphors in Environmental Science; 12 Metaphors as Time Capsules: Their Uses in the Biosciences and the Media 13 Breakthroughs and Disasters: The (Ethical) Use of Future-Oriented Metaphors14 Craig Venter and the Re-programming of Life: How Metaphors Shape and Perform Ethical Discourses; EPILOGUE; 15 Blame Francis Bacon: The Metaphor of Progress and the Progress of Metaphor in Science; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777907303321 |
Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Communicating biological sciences : ethical and metaphorical dimensions / / edited by Brigitte Nerlich, Richard Elliott, and Brendon Larson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (267 p.) |
Disciplina |
306.4/5
570.14 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
NerlichBrigitte <1956->
ElliottRichard <1982-> LarsonBrendon |
Soggetto topico |
Science news - Moral and ethical aspects
Communication in science Metaphor |
ISBN |
1-315-57288-5
1-317-16369-9 1-317-16368-0 1-282-26110-X 9786612261107 0-7546-7633-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on the Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Communicating Biological Sciences: An Introduction; PART I SETTING THE SCENE: ISSUES OF HYPE, HUBRIS AND HUMILITY; 2 How Journalism Can Hide the Truth about Science; 3 Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science; PART II SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, ETHICS AND FRAMING: MODELS AND CULTURAL REALITY; 4 The Ethics of Framing Science; 5 Bioethical Decisions and the Public Sphere: A Cross-Cultural Perspective; 6 Journalism and Society
7 Science Communication and Ethics - Trying to Get it Right: The Science Media Centre - A Case StudyPART III SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, METAPHORS AND PRACTICAL REALITIES; 8 Genes, Genomes and What to Make of Them; 9 A Workbench View of Science Communication and Metaphor; 10 Metaphor Contests and Contested Metaphors: From Webs Spinning Spiders to Barcodes on DNA; PART IV SCIENCE, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND METAPHOR ANALYSIS; 11 Should Scientists Advocate? The Case of Promotional Metaphors in Environmental Science; 12 Metaphors as Time Capsules: Their Uses in the Biosciences and the Media 13 Breakthroughs and Disasters: The (Ethical) Use of Future-Oriented Metaphors14 Craig Venter and the Re-programming of Life: How Metaphors Shape and Perform Ethical Discourses; EPILOGUE; 15 Blame Francis Bacon: The Metaphor of Progress and the Progress of Metaphor in Science; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812090803321 |
Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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