Автор: Oreskes Naomi Название: Why Trust Science? ISBN: 0691212260 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691212265 Издательство: Wiley Цена: 2533.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщикаПоставка под заказ. Описание:
Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes it trustworthy
Are doctors right when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when so many of our political leaders don't? Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength--and the greatest reason we can trust it. Tracing the history and philosophy of science from the late nineteenth century to today, this timely and provocative book features a new preface by Oreskes and critical responses by climate experts Ottmar Edenhofer and Martin Kowarsch, political scientist Jon Krosnick, philosopher of science Marc Lange, and science historian Susan Lindee, as well as a foreword by political theorist Stephen Macedo.
Автор: Oreskes Naomi, Conway Erik M. M. Название: Merchants of Doubt ISBN: 1608193942 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781608193943 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Featuring a new Foreword by former Vice President Al Gore
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize
"Important and timely. We ignore this message at our peril."--Elizabeth Kolbert
Merchants of Doubt has been praised--and attacked--around the world, for reasons easy to understand. This book tells, with "brutal clarity" (Huffington Post), the disquieting story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades. The same individuals who claim the science of global warming is "not settled" have also denied the truth about studies linking smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole. "Doubt is our product," wrote one tobacco executive. These "experts" supplied it. Merchants of Doubt rolls back the rug on this dark corner of American science. Now with a new Foreword by former Vice President Al Gore, and with a new Postscript by the authors.
Описание: Evaluates expert assessments used by governments for advice on the science, economics, and policy options available to confront large-scale environmental problems
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