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Title

Science at the frontiers : perspectives on the history and philosophy of science / edited by William H. Krieger.

Publication

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2011.

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Additional Authors

Krieger, William, 1969-

Description

xiv, 231 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

"'Science at the Frontiers: Perspectives on the History and Philosophy of Science' brings new voices to the study of the history and philosophy of science. It supplements current literature on the history and philosophy of science, which is often focused on the philosophy of physics, by highlighting sciences that are overlooked by the current literature and by viewing classic problems in the field from new perspectives. William H. Krieger, himself an archaeologist and philosopher of science, brings together scientists, philosophers of science, and historians of science to write on the lessons that the field stands to learn from case studies in such disciplines as archaeology, medicine, biology, and others. These essays answer many of the questions that have resisted solution in the classical canon while raising new questions born out of new perspectives on the history and philosophy of science. Those studying the philosophy and history of science and those who are already practicing scientists, philosophers of science, and historians of science will gain a great deal from these essays"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Science > Philosophy
• Science > History
• SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Defining frontiers in the history and philosophy of science / William H. Krieger -- Rhetoric and faith in the Hippocratic philosophy of medicine / Adam D. Roth -- The wisdom in wood rot: finding God in early-modern scientific explanation / Eric Palmer -- In defense of "rationalist" science / Anya Plutynski -- Lost science, deepwater shipwrecks, and the wheelbarrow of Archimedes / Bridget Buston -- Removing the "grand" from grand unified theories: an archaeological case for epistemological and methodological disunity / William H. Krieger -- The virus as metaphor in American popular culture, 1967-2010 / Steven C. Hatch -- Gender, germs, and dirt / Sharyn Clough -- The agnostic scientist: the supernatural and the open-ended nature of science / Brian L. Keeley -- Participating in a contentious natural resource debate as a scientist: for better or for worse / Yuri Yamamoto -- Conflicting values in post-publication disputes: the case of transgenic DNA in Mexican maize / Lawrence Souder -- On scientific advocacy: putting values and interests in their place / Evelyn Brister -- Bias, impartiality, and conflicts of interest in biomedical sciences / Kristen Intemann, Immaculada de Melo-Martin -- Science, religion, and duty in parenting choices / Glenn Sanford.

ISBN

• 9780739150146 (hardback)
• 0739150146 (hardback)
• 9780739150153 (paper)
• 0739150154 (paper)

LCCN

• ^^2011024218
• 40019858983

OCLC

724673511

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library