Why Trust Science? / / Naomi Oreskes.
Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthyAre doctors right when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when so many of our political leaders don't?...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The University Center for Human Values Series ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (392 p.) :; 2 b/w illus. 1 table. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface to the Paperback
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Why Trust Science?
- Chapter 2 Science Awry
- Coda
- Comments
- Chapter 3 The Epistemology of Frozen Peas
- Chapter 4 What Would Reasons for Trusting Science Be?
- Chapter 5 Pascal’s Wager Reframed
- Chapter 6 Comments on the Present and Future of Science, Inspired by Naomi Oreskes
- Response
- Chapter 7 Reply
- Afterword
- Notes
- References
- Contributors
- Index