Who rules in science? : an opinionated guide to the wars / James Robert Brown.

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Brown, James Robert

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780674028876
0674028872

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Who rules in science?.DDC classification:

306.4/5 21

LOC classification:

Q175.5 .B758 2001

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02.10

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Contents:

Scenes from the science wars -- The scientific experience -- How we got to where we are -- The Nihilist wing of social constructivism -- Three key terms -- The naturalist wing of social constructivism -- The role of reason -- The democratization of science -- Science with a social agenda.

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Summary: What if something as seemingly academic as the so-called science wars were to determine how we live? This book reveals how little we've understood about the ongoing pitched battles between the sciences and the humanities - and how much may be at stake.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and indexes.

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What if something as seemingly academic as the so-called science wars were to determine how we live? This book reveals how little we've understood about the ongoing pitched battles between the sciences and the humanities - and how much may be at stake.

English.

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