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Prometheus bedeviled science and the contradictions of contemporary culture

N. Levitt (Norman), 1943-

Localização: EACH - Esc. Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (502 L666p )(Acessar)

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Prometheus bedeviled science and the contradictions of contemporary culture
Autor: N. Levitt (Norman), 1943-
Assuntos: Science -- Social aspects; Science -- Political aspects; Science -- Philosophy; Kultur; Wissenschaftstheorie; CIÊNCIA (ASPECTOS SOCIAIS ASPECTOS POLÍTICOS); FILOSOFIA DA CIÊNCIA
Notas: Inclui referências (p. [375]-400) e índice
Descrição: "Norman Levitt examines the strained relations between science and contemporary society. For the most part, Levitt states, we idolize musicians and cheer on athletes, yet we view scientists with a mixture of awe and unease." "One result of this uncertainty about scientific work is an ill-informed crusade to "democratize" science. It has become fashionable lately, Levitt states, for non-scientists to attempt to intervene in science policy, which often results in methodologically unsound decisions. The embrace of "alternative medicine" is a particularly ominous example." "Levitt suggests that science, by virtue of its accuracy and reliability, deserves to be at the top of the hierarchy of knowledge, and that our social institutions ought to take this fact strongly into account."--BOOK JACKET.
Editor: New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Press
Data de criação/publicação: 1999
Formato: 416 p. 25 cm.
Idioma: Inglês

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