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The workshop and the world : what ten thinkers can teach us about science and authority / Robert P. Crease.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780393292435
  • 0393292436
Subject(s):
Contents:
Francis Bacon's New Atlantis -- Galileo and the authority of science -- René Descartes : workshop thinking -- Giambattista Vico : going mad rationally -- Mary Shelley's hideous idea -- Auguste Comte's religion of humanity -- Max Weber : authority and bureaucracy -- Kemal Atatürk : science and patriotism -- Edmund Husserl : cultural crisis -- Hannah Arendt : action -- Conclusion.
Summary: "A fascinating look at key thinkers throughout history who have shaped public perception of science and the role of authority."-- Amazon.com
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 306.45 C912 Available 33111009346459
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A fascinating look at key thinkers throughout history who have shaped public perception of science and the role of authority.

When does a scientific discovery become accepted fact? Who decides? And how should everyday citizens interact with the scientific process--"the workshop"? Science historian Robert P. Crease answers these questions by introducing us to ten of the world's greatest thinkers and explaining how they shaped scientific progress.

At a time when the Catholic Church assumed total authority, Bacon, Galileo, and Descartes were the first to articulate the idea of scientific expertise, while writers such as Shelley and Comte questioned the scientific process itself. Centuries later, scholars such as Atatürk and Arendt examined the relationship between the scientific community and the public--especially in times of deep distrust in experts. An exploration of what it means to practice science for the common good and who can question expertise, this book will help readers understand how we got to this current moment of great anti-science rhetoric and what we can do about it.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Francis Bacon's New Atlantis -- Galileo and the authority of science -- René Descartes : workshop thinking -- Giambattista Vico : going mad rationally -- Mary Shelley's hideous idea -- Auguste Comte's religion of humanity -- Max Weber : authority and bureaucracy -- Kemal Atatürk : science and patriotism -- Edmund Husserl : cultural crisis -- Hannah Arendt : action -- Conclusion.

"A fascinating look at key thinkers throughout history who have shaped public perception of science and the role of authority."-- Amazon.com

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