Scientific Uncertainty and the Politics of Whaling /
"Central to his work are the epistemological problems encountered in the production of "truth." Science does not produce incontestable facts that can be expected to lead to consensus decisions; rather, the problematic nature of knowledge itself allows for various interpretations of da...
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Edmonton :
Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press,
2006.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- The IWC 1949-59 : an exercise in uncertainty becoming certainty
- The Antarctic collapse : uncertainty takes a (brief) holiday
- The worm turns : the IWC;s reinterpretation of uncertainty
- Scientific uncertainty and the evolution of the superwhale
- Conclusion.