Format:
XIII, 219 S
,
graph. Darst
,
25 cm
ISBN:
9780195165524
,
0195145836
Series Statement:
Oxford studies in philosophy of science
Note:
Unacceptable images -- The world as we find it -- The ideal of objectivity -- The world as we make it -- Mapping reality -- Scientific significance -- The myth of purity -- Constraints on free inquiry -- Organizing inquiry -- Well-ordered science -- Elitism, democracy, and science policy -- Subversive truth and ideals of progress -- The Luddites' laments -- Research in an imperfect world.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Kitcher, Philip, 1947 - Science, truth, and democracy Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001 ISBN 9780199833344
Language:
English
Subjects:
Natural Sciences
,
Philosophy
Keywords:
Wissenschaftstheorie
;
Gesellschaft
;
Ethik
;
Wissenschaft
;
Wahrheit
;
Gesellschaft
Author information:
Kitcher, Philip 1947-
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