The customization of science
the impact of religious and political worldviews on contemporary science
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Publication
2014 - Palgrave Macmillan, England, England
Language
English
Word Count
52,250 words, Guess
Page Count
209 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-10113737960X
- ISBN-139781137379603
- Library of Congress Control Number2014019744
- OCLC Control Number873725594
- Better World Books9781137379603
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL31026032M
Classifications
- DDC303.48/33
- LCCQ175.5 .C87 2014
- LCCBL60GE195HM401-1281Q
Description
"This book explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and understood today. In this book, customized science is defined as a science built according to - or altered and fitted to - a particular group's specifications, that is, its needs, interests or values, its political ideology or worldview. It is science governed not merely by goals such as increased knowledge and explanatory power, but also by goals such as economic growth, sustainable development, the equality of women or the end of religion. The contributions to this book discuss, with regard to particular worldviews and themes connected to the public role of science, whether science is increasingly becoming customized to fit the needs and interests of various groups in society, but also what the consequences of such a development may be both for science and society"--
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