After the Science WarsKeith M. Ashman, Philip Shively Baringer Psychology Press, 2001 - 224 pagina's The "War" in science is largely the discussion between those who believe that science is above criticism and those who do not. After the Science Wars is a collection of essays by leading philosophers and scientists, all attempting to bridge interdisciplinary gulfs in this discussion. |
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the science wars | 1 |
irrationalism as a problem | 10 |
Randomized thoughts of a cultural turncoat | 30 |
Pure objects and useful knowledges | 66 |
Objectivity and ethnofeminist critiques of science | 80 |
objectivity under the telescope 98 886 | 98 |
Voodoo medicine in a scientific world | 140 |
a fit end to the science wars? | 183 |
a sciencefiction author dramatizes the issues | 209 |
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