Who Rules in Science?: An Opinionated Guide to the WarsWhat if something as seemingly academic as the so-called science wars were to determine how we live? |
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... Newton Be l, and All was Light . But the romantic rebellion followed on quickly . When Keats com- plained that " Philosophy would clip an angel's wings , " he was rejecting any scientific understanding of the world that would rob it of ...
... Newton and Leibniz . To put it on a par with , say , the fact that I keep the forks in the drawer on the left is to miss the point of scientific culture . It's a bit like saying : " Well , perhaps Mozart makes the cows give more milk ...
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Contents
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THE SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE | 29 |
HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE | 49 |
THE NIHILIST WING OF SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM | 75 |
THREE KEY TERMS | 96 |
THE NATURALIST WING OF SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIVISM | 115 |
THE ROLE OF REASON | 144 |
THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF SCIENCE | 169 |
SCIENCE WITH A SOCIAL AGENDA | 189 |
AFTERWORD | 207 |
NOTES | 215 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 219 |
INDEX | 231 |