After the Science Wars

Science and the Study of Science

AvKeith Ashman,Phillip Barringer

Inbunden, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-12-07
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:476 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415212083

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Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

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Keith Ashman and Phillip Baringer are both at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kansas, USA.

Innehållsförteckning

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, Iindex