Scientific Values and Civic Virtues

ISBN: 9780195172249

作者: Noretta Koertge

出版社: Oxford University Press, USA

出版年: 2005-08-04

页数: 256

定价: USD 35.00

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

There has been much debate recently about the relationship between science and politics. This volume of essays takes an affirming, positive view of the relationship between the values embodied in science (such as honesty and precision of language) and the nature of civil society. The contributors - who include philosophers, political scientists, feminist theorists, physicists and engineers - argue that science can broadly inspire the civic virtues of an educated and tolerant global enterprise dedicated to the common good.