Public Science in Liberal Democracy Porter Phillips Paperback 9781487526252

Public Science in Liberal DemocracyAuthor(s): Jene Porter, Peter W.B. Phillips\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487526252, 978-1487526252\nSynopsis\nRegardless of whether science is practised in industry, the academy, or government, its conduct inescapably shapes and is shaped by democratic institutions. Moreover, the involvement of science with public policy formation and democracy has dramatically increased over the centuries and, by all accounts, will continue to do so. In order to understand the functioning of science and democracy, it is necessary to acknowledge the complex relationship between them. Public Science in Liberal Democracy aims to do this from an interdisciplinary perspective, presenting an array of substantively different positions on the issues that it explores.\n\n The volume focuses on three major questions: Can science retain independence and objectivity in the face of demands.