Why trust science? / Naomi Oreskes.
Why trust science? / Naomi Oreskes.
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Call Numbers
G 2020/3114
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 360 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction / Stephen Macedo -- Why trust science? : perspectives from the history and philosophy of science -- Science awry -- Coda: Values in science -- Comments. The epistemology of frozen peas : innocence, violence, and everyday trust in twentieth-century science / Susan Lindee ; What would rea...
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthy Do doctors really know what they are talking about 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 our own politicians don't? In this landmark book, Naomi Ore...
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Why trust science? / Naomi Oreskes.
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University Center for Human Values series
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-334) and index.
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©2019
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G 2020/3114
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74VKaqNb8AAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaqNb8AAg
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ISBN
9780691179001
DDC
501
MMS ID
991024328515502626
