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In Defence of Science : Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern Society by J
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- “Good Condition , Signs of shelf Wear . Ex Library Book .”
- ISBN
- 9780802067203
- Publication Name
- In Defence of Science : Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern Society
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication Year
- 1989
- Series
- Heritage Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Features
- Revised
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 13.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Science holds a central role in the modern world, yet its complex interrelationships with nature, technology, and politics are often misunderstood or seen from a false perspective. In a series of essays that make extensive use of original work by sociologists, historians, and philosophers of science, J.W. Grove explores the roles and relationships of science in modern technological society. Modern Science can be viewed from four related perspectives. It is an expression of human curiosity - a passion to understand the natural world: what it is made of, how it is put together, and how it works. It is a body of practice - a set of ways of finding out that distinguish it from other realms of inquiry. It is a profession - a body of men and women owing allegiance to the pursuit of knowledge - and for those people, a career. And it is a prescriptive enterprise in that the increase of scientific understanding makes it possible to put nature to use in new kinds of technology. Each of these aspects of science is today the focus of critical scrutiny and, often, outright hostility. With many examples, Grove exposes the threats to science today: its identification with technology, its subordination to the state, the false claims made in its name, and the popular intellectual forces that seek to denigrate it as a source of human understanding and progress.
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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-10
0802067204
ISBN-13
9780802067203
eBay Product ID (ePID)
951770
Product Key Features
Publication Name
In Defence of Science : Science, Technology, and Politics in Modern Society
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
1989
Series
Heritage Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Q175.5.G76 1989
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
Copyright Date
1989
Topic
Social, Sociology / General, Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy, History
Lccn
89-193133
Dewey Decimal
303.48/3
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
20
Genre
Science, Social Science, Philosophy, Political Science
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