Bibliograph

Why trust science?, Naomi Oreskes

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Why trust science?, Naomi Oreskes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-334) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Why trust science?

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bibliography

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1193069021

Responsibility statement

Naomi Oreskes

Series statement

University Center for Human Values series

Summary

Are doctors right 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 so many of our political leaders don't? Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength--and the greatest reason we can trust it. Tracing the history and philosophy of science from the late nineteenth century to today, this timely and provocative book features a new preface by Oreskes and critical responses by climate experts Ottmar Edenhofer and Martin Kowarsch, political scientist Jon Krosnick, philosopher of science Marc Lange, and science historian Susan Lindee, as well as a foreword by political theorist Stephen Macedo. --, Provided by publisher

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