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Ravetz, Jerry

 
9781904456469: The No-Nonsense Guide To Science
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ISBN 10: 1904456464 ISBN 13: 9781904456469
Editorial: New Internationalist Publications Ltd, 2006

Sinopsis

Science is still the great intellectual adventure, but now it is also seen as an instrument of profit, power and privilege. Wrongly used, it might yet make the 21st century our last. To make sense of this, we need to let go of old ideas and assumptions. In this guide, Jerome Ravetz introduces a new way of thinking about science, moving away from simplistic ideas of perfect certainty and objectivity. We must accept uncertainty and ignorance in the field as well as the need for citizens' participation in the policies involving science. The book gives a fresh look at science's history, with a guide to the key theories, and concludes with a questionnaire that enables anyone engaged in science to locate themselves in the bigger picture.

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Jerry Ravetz was formerly Professor of the History and Philosophy of Science at Leeds University. He is the author of the classic study, Scientific Knowledge and its Social Problems (1971), among other publications. He helped to found the Council for Science and Society, and is a pioneer in the area of science and safety. He is now an independent scholar and self-employed consultant, working mainly on problems of the management of uncertainty in risks and environmental issues.

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Editorial
New Internationalist Publications Ltd
Año de publicación
2006
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ISBN 10 
1904456464
ISBN 13 
9781904456469
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Número de páginas
144
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