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Drawing out Leviathan : dinosaurs and the science wars /
For some years, the 'Science Wars' have raged in academe and in the press. Unlike the usual academic tempest in the teapot, the stakes in this controversy are high. They standing of science in our culture turns on the outcome. Will science continue to occupy a position of authority or will...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2001.
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| Colección: | Life of the past.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For some years, the 'Science Wars' have raged in academe and in the press. Unlike the usual academic tempest in the teapot, the stakes in this controversy are high. They standing of science in our culture turns on the outcome. Will science continue to occupy a position of authority or will it be demoted to just one of many competing 'voices'? Will scientific ideas of objectivity, rationality, and disinterested inquiry continue to be honored or will they be rejected as oppressive illusions? This book uses major debates about dinosaurs to shed light on these keenly important questions. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 210 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index. |
| ISBN: | 025310842X 9780253108425 0253339375 9780253339379 |