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Imperfect Oracle: The Epistemic and Moral Authority of Science

Imperfect Oracle: The Epistemic and Moral Authority of Science

Brown, Theodore L.

Paperback

PhilosophyBusiness GeneralHistory & Philosophy of Science

ISBN10: 0271035366
ISBN13: 9780271035369
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Published: Jul 15 2011
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.78 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Science and its offshoot, technology, enter into the very fabric of our society in so many ways that we cannot imagine life without them. We are surrounded by crises and debates over climate change, stem-cell research, AIDS, evolutionary theory and intelligent design, the use of DNA in solving crimes, and many other issues. Society is virtually forced to follow our natural tendency, which is to give great weight to the opinions of scientific experts. How is it that these experts have come to acquire such authority, and just how far does their authority reach? Does specialized knowledge entitle scientists to moral authority as well? How does scientific authority actually function in our society, and what are the countervailing social forces (including those deriving from law, politics, and religion) with which it has to contend?

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