Imperfect Oracle : : The Epistemic and Moral Authority of Science / / Theodore L. Brown.
Science and its offshoot, technology, enter into the very fabric of our society in so many ways that we cannot imagine life without them. We are surrounded by crises and debates over climate change, stem-cell research, AIDS, evolutionary theory and “intelligent design,” the use of DNA in solving cri...
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Brown, Theodore L., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Imperfect Oracle : The Epistemic and Moral Authority of Science / Theodore L. Brown. University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2015] ©2009 1 online resource (352 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- I Foundations -- 1 Authority and Autonomy -- 2 Historical Origins of Scientific Authority -- 3 American Science -- 4 Scientific Authority in Contemporary Society -- II Science in society -- 5 Science and the Courts -- 6 Science and Religion -- 7 Science and Government -- 8 Science and the Public -- 9 The Prospects for Scientific Authority -- References -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Science and its offshoot, technology, enter into the very fabric of our society in so many ways that we cannot imagine life without them. We are surrounded by crises and debates over climate change, stem-cell research, AIDS, evolutionary theory and “intelligent design,” the use of DNA in solving crimes, and many other issues. Society is virtually forced to follow our natural tendency, which is to give great weight to the opinions of scientific experts. How is it that these experts have come to acquire such authority, and just how far does their authority reach? Does specialized knowledge entitle scientists to moral authority as well? How does scientific authority actually function in our society, and what are the countervailing social forces (including those deriving from law, politics, and religion) with which it has to contend? Theodore Brown seeks to answer such questions in this magisterial work of synthesis about the role of science in society. In Part I, he elucidates the concept of authority and its relation to autonomy, and then traces the historical growth of scientific authority and its place in contemporary American society. In Part II, he analyzes how scientific authority plays out in relation to other social domains, such as law, religion, government, and the public sphere. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2023) Science Moral and ethical aspects. Science Social aspects. SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects. bisacsh America. Brown. autonomy. epistemic. ethics. government. imperfect. law. moral authority. oracle. politics. power. public sphere. religion. science. society. technology. united states. us. usa. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014 9783110745269 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271050935?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271050935 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780271050935/original |
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