Who rules in science? : an opinionated guide to the wars /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, James Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Science > Social aspects.
Science and state.
Sciences > Aspect social.
Politique scientifique et technique.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
SCIENCE > General.
Wissenschaftssoziologie
Staat
Wissenschaft
Wetenschappen.
Politieke aspecten.
Constructivisme.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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