Imperfect Oracle : : The Epistemic and Moral Authority of Science /

Imperfect Oracle : : The Epistemic and Moral Authority of Science / / Theodore L. Brown.

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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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
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Brown, Theodore L.,
Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2015]
©2009
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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