Imperfect Oracle: The Epistemic and Moral Authority of Science

by Theodore L. Brown

Book Overview

Science and its offshoot, technology, enter into the very fabric of our society in so many ways that we cannot imagine life without them. We are surrounded by crises and debates over climate change, stem-cell research, AIDS, evolutionary theory and "intelligent design," the use of DNA in solving crimes, and many other issues. Society is virtually forced to follow our natural tendency, which is to give great weight to the opinions of scientific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271035366
• ISBN13: 9780271035369
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"