Keith M. Parsons

Why It's OK to Trust Science (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Why It's OK to Trust Science is an unabashed defense of science, objectivity, and the essential value of both in our "post-truth" age, exploring the intellectual and historical roots of anti-science and presenting clear and cogent rebuttals to anti-scientific arguments.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000901405
• Artikelnr.: 68302940

Autorenporträt

Keith M. Parsons is Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Emeritus at The University of Houston-Clear Lake. His books include God and the Burden of Proof (1989), Drawing Out Leviathan: Dinosaurs and the Science Wars (2001), and Bombing the Marshall Islands: A Cold War Tragedy (2017; coauthored with Robert A. Zaballa).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: What Has Science Done for me Lately?
1: The "Science Wars" and Why They Had to be Won
2: The Facts About Social Constructivism
3: Thomas Kuhn: Foe of Science?
4: Thomas Kuhn: Friend of Science?
5: Can We Have Good Science and the Right Values?
6: Dinosaur Revolutions
7: How We Know About Big, Complex Things
Conclusion
Bibliography