Who Rules in Science?
Author | : James Robert Brown |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 253 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674013643 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674013646 |
Rating | : 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Who Rules in Science? by : James Robert Brown
Download or read book Who Rules in Science? written by James Robert Brown and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brown chronicles engagements in the science wars—from the “Sokal affair” to angry confrontations over the nature of evidence, the possibility of objectivity, and the methods of science—to show how the contested terrain is science, but the prize is political: Whoever wins the science wars will have an unprecedented influence on our governance.