UID:
edocfu_9959231860202883
Format:
1 online resource (342 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-282-73844-5
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9786612738449
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0-226-46724-4
Content:
So far the "Science Wars" have generated far more heat than light. Combatants from one or the other of what C. P. Snow famously called "the two cultures" (science versus the arts and humanities) have launched bitter attacks but have seldom engaged in constructive dialogue about the central issues. In The One Culture?, Jay A. Labinger and Harry Collins have gathered together some of the world's foremost scientists and sociologists of science to exchange opinions and ideas rather than insults. The contributors find surprising areas of broad agreement in a genuine conversation about science, its legitimacy and authority as a means of understanding the world, and whether science studies undermines the practice and findings of science and scientists. The One Culture? is organized into three parts. The first consists of position papers written by scientists and sociologists of science, which were distributed to all the participants. The second presents commentaries on these papers, drawing out and discussing their central themes and arguments. In the third section, participants respond to these critiques, offering defenses, clarifications, and modifications of their positions. Who can legitimately speak about science? What is the proper role of scientific knowledge? How should scientists interact with the rest of society in decision making? Because science occupies such a central position in the world today, such questions are vitally important. Although there are no simple solutions, The One Culture? does show the reader exactly what is at stake in the Science Wars, and provides a valuable framework for how to go about seeking the answers we so urgently need. Contributors include: Constance K. Barsky, Jean Bricmont, Harry Collins, Peter Dear, Jane Gregory, Jay A. Labinger, Michael Lynch, N. David Mermin, Steve Miller, Trevor Pinch, Peter R. Saulson, Steven Shapin, Alan Sokal, Steven Weinberg, Kenneth G. Wilson
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION --
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2. Does Science Studies Undermine Science? Wittgenstein, Turing, and Polanyi as Precursors for Science Studies and the Science Wars --
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3. Science and Sociology of Science: Beyond War and Peace --
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4. Is a Science Peace Process Necessary? --
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5. Caught in the Crossfire? The Public's Role in the Science Wars --
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6. Life inside a Case Study --
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7. Conversing Seriously with Sociologists --
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8. How to be Antiscientific --
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9. Physics and History --
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10. Science Studies as Epistemography --
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11. From Social Construction to Questions for Research: The Promise of the Sociology of Science --
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12. A Martian Sends a Postcard Home --
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13. Awakening a Sleeping Giant? --
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14. Remarks on Methodological Relativism and "Antiscience" --
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15. One More Round with Relativism --
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16. Overdetermination and Contingency --
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17. Reclaiming Responsibility --
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18. Split Personalities, or the Science Wars Within --
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19. Situated Knowledge and Common Enemies: Therapy for the Science Wars --
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20. Real Essences and Human Experience --
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21. It's a Conversation! --
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22. Confessions of a Believer --
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23. Barbarians at Which Gates? --
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24. Peace at Last? --
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25. Reply to Our Critics --
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26. Crown Jewels and Rough Diamonds: The Source of Science's Authority --
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27. Another Visit to Epistemography --
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28. Let's Not Get Too Agreeable --
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29. Causality, Grammar, and Working Philosophies: Some Final Comments --
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30. Readings and Misreadings --
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31. Peace for Whom and on Whose Terms? --
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32. Pilgrims' Progress --
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33. Historiographical Uses of Scientific Knowledge --
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34. Beyond Social Construction --
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35. Conclusion --
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References --
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Contributors --
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Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-226-46723-6
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-226-46722-8
Language:
English
Subjects:
Natural Sciences
DOI:
10.7208/9780226467245
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