The Golem: What Everyone Should Know About Science (Canto) - Hardcover

Collins, H. M.; Pinch, Trevor J.

 
9780521356015: The Golem: What Everyone Should Know About Science (Canto)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521356016 ISBN 13: 9780521356015
Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

Through a series of intriguing case studies including the study of relativity, cold fusion, the "memory" in worms, and the sex life of lizards, this book debunks the view that scientific knowledge is a straightforward outcome of competent theorization, observation, and experimentation. The first edition generated much debate and controversy. This second edition contains a substantial new Afterword that responds to some of the criticisms made by scientists. A distinction is made between the responses of scientific fundamentalists who maintain the myth of scientific certainty and more serious-minded critics. In dialogue with these latter critics The Golem attempts to build an island of reasoned debate between the two cultures. It seeks to replace the "Science Wars" with mutual understanding.

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Verlag
Cambridge University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0521356016
ISBN 13 
9780521356015
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
176
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Cambridge University Press
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