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Frontiers of Illusion: Science, Technology, and the Politics of Progress
by Sarewitz, Daniel | PB | Good
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Book Title
- Frontiers of Illusion
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- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Temple University Press
ISBN-10
1566394163
ISBN-13
9781566394161
eBay Product ID (ePID)
397254
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Frontiers of Illusion : Science, Technology, and the Politics of Progress
Subject
Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy, General, Research
Publication Year
1996
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Political Science, Reference, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
95-031840
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"This is a period of change and challenge for our science and technology enterprise. This book provides invaluable insight into the origins of that change and examines ways to turn the challenge into opportunity. For those seeking fresh perspectives on modern science policy, Frontiers of Illusion should be a part of your library. For those in the science and technology community seeking to survive these tumultuous times, Frontiers of Illusion is essential reading." -Congressman George E. Brown, Jr."Daniel Sarewitz has written a well-informed and incisive description and analysis of the mythos by which science policy is guided, and has shown how these self-serving illusions limit and distort the contributions of scientists to the common good. Highly recommended!" -Herman E. Daly, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland, author of Steady-State Economics
Dewey Decimal
338.97306
Intended Audience
College Audience
Table Of Content
Preface 1. The End of the Age of Physics Science and Technology Policy * Policy Goals and Policy Myths * Beyond the Age of Physics: Science, Technology, and Reality 2. The Myth of Infinite Benefit 3. The Myth of Unfettered Research External Fetters: Teapot in a Tempest * Internal Fetters: The Maleness of the System * Unfettered Reality 4. The Myth of Accountability 5. The Myth of Authoritativeness DNA Fingerprinting: Disorder in the Court * Global Climate Change: An Atmosphere of Uncertainty * Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Getting It Right (by Accident) * Authoritative Politics 6. The Myth of the Endless Frontier Endless Frontier, Finite Earth * Moral Science 7. Pas de Trois: Science, Technology, and the Marketplace The Sound of Invisible Hands Clapping * Nobody's Partner 8. Science as a Surrogate for Social Action Sickness Care * The Best Defense * Tailoring People to Taste 9. Toward a New Mythology Five Policy Suggestions * 1. Expanding Diversity * 2. Integrating the Human Element * 3. Honest Brokers * 4. Introducing Democracy * 5. The Global R&D Community * The Search for Ellipses Notes Index
Synopsis
Scrutinizes the fundamental myths that have guided the formulation of science policy for half a century myths that serve the professional and political interests of the scientific community, but often fail to advance the interests of society as a whole., For the past fifty years, science and technology--supported with billions of dollars from the U.S. government--have advanced at a rate that would once have seemed miraculous, while society's problems have grown more intractable, complex, and diverse. Yet scientists and politicians alike continue to prescribe more science and more technology to cure such afflictions as global climate change, natural resource depletion, overpopulation, inadequate health care, weapons proliferation, and economic inequality.Daniel Sarewitz scrutinizes the fundamental myths that have guided the formulation of science policy for half a century--myths that serve the professional and political interests of the scientific community, but often fail to advance the interests of society as a whole. His analysis ultimately demonstrates that stronger linkages between progress in science and progress in society will require research agendas that emerge not from the intellectual momentum of science, but from the needs and goals of society.
LC Classification Number
Q127.U6S25 1996
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