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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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why the Science War Matter; 1 Mr. Carnegie's Sauropods; 2 The Heresies of Dr. Bakker; 3 The ConversionŽ of David Raup; 4 Are Dinosaurs Social Constructs?; 5 Le Dinosaure Postmoderne; 6 History, Whiggery, and Progress; 7 Beyond the Science Wars; Notes; References; Index; About the Author.