Science Wars: The Battle Over Knowledge and Reality Goldman Steven L.
Science Wars: The Battle Over Knowledge and Reality Goldman Steven L. There is ample evidence that it is difficult for the general public to understand and internalize scientific facts. As we've seen…
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Science Wars: The Battle Over Knowledge and Reality Goldman Steven L.
There is ample evidence that it is difficult for the general public to understand and internalize scientific facts. As we've seen with climate change and even COVID-19, politicians rely on the perceptions of their constituents when making decisions that impact public policy. Disputes over such facts are often amplified amid political controversies.
In this book, Steven L. So, how do we make sure that what the public understands is accurate? Goldman traces the public's suspicion of scientific knowledge claims to a broad misunderstanding, reinforced by scientists themselves, of what it is that scientists know, how they know it, and how to act on the basis of it.In sixteen chapters, Goldman takes readers through the history of scientific knowledge from Plato and Aristotle, through the birth of modern science and its maturation, into a powerful force for social change to the
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