Scandalous Knowledge: Science, Truth, and the Human

(Part of the Science and Cultural Theory Series)

by Barbara Herrnstein Smith

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Throughout the recent culture and science "wars," the radically new conceptions of knowledge and science emerging from such fields as the history and sociology of science have been denounced by various journalists, scientists, and academics as irresponsible attacks on science, absurd denials of objective reality, or a cynical abandonment of truth itself. In Scandalous Knowledge , Barbara Herrnstein Smith explores and illuminates the intellectual contexts...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0822338483

ISBN13:9780822338482

Release Date:February 2006

Publisher:Duke University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Philosophy Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology

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