The Rhetoric of Science - Hardcover

Gross, Alan G.

 
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Gross (English, Purdue U., Calumet) applies the principles of rhetoric to the interpretation of classical and contemporary scientific texts to show the way in which scientists from Copernicus to Darwin to Newton to James Watson establish authority and convince their audience of the truth they describe. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Gross makes his case for a rhetorical analysis of science with impressive virtuosity. His examples range from Copernican astronomy to contemporary peer review, from optics to oncology, and from Darwin's private notebooks to recent debates about recombinant DNA.--John Durant "Times Literary Supplement "

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Gross (English, Purdue U., Calumet) applies the principles of rhetoric to the interpretation of classical and contemporary scientific texts to show the way in which scientists from Copernicus to Darwin to Newton to James Watson establish authority and convince their audience of the truth they descri

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ISBN 10:  0674768760 ISBN 13:  9780674768765
Verlag: Harvard University Press, 1996
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