Science, truth, and democracy /
"Closely examining some of our most deeply held notions about the role of science, distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher engages the heated debate about how scientific knowledge should be pursued and employed. There currently exists a sharp divide between the purists who believe that the pur...
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
c2001.
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| Series: | Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
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Table of Contents:
- Unacceptable images
- The world as we find it
- The ideal of objectivity
- The world as we make it
- Mapping reality
- Scientific significance
- The myth of purity
- Constraints on free inquiry
- Organizing inquiry
- Well-ordered science
- Elitism, democracy, and science policy
- Subversive truth and ideals of progress
- The Luddites' laments
- Research in an imperfect world.