Why It's OK to Trust Science

Name: Why It's OK to Trust Science
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Why trust science? Why should science have more authority than \""other ways of knowing?\"" Is science merely a social construct? Or even worse: a tool of oppression? This book boldly takes on these and other explosive questions\u2014lodged by ideologues on the left and the right\u2014and offers readers a well researched defense of science and a polemic addressed to its detractors. \nWhy It\u2019s OK to Trust Science critically examines the recent history of critiques of science, including those in academia from scholars like Bruno Latour, Simon Schaffer, and Thomas Kuhn. It then presents case studies drawn from recent advances in the field of dinosaur paleontology, showing how science generates objective knowledge, even during revolutionary episodes. The book next looks at how that same objective knowledge\n\nWhy It's OK to Trust Science\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that th;