Dilemmas in Truth and Science: Inquiries in the Midst of the Science Wars by McGettigan, Timothy

Dilemmas in Truth and Science: Inquiries in the Midst of the Science Wars (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781463638641)

Vendor: Timothy McGettigan
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
$5.39
$5.39
$5.39
Subtotal: $5.39
Dilemmas in Truth and Science: Inquiries in the Midst of the Science Wars by McGettigan, Timothy

Dilemmas in Truth and Science: Inquiries in the Midst of the Science Wars

$5.39
Dilemmas in Truth and Science: Inquiries in the Midst of the Science Wars by McGettigan, Timothy

Dilemmas in Truth and Science: Inquiries in the Midst of the Science Wars

$5.39
Format: Paperback
Description
Description
x
Though it may not appear so at first glance, the chapters that follow are all of a piece. Each is part of a larger endeavor to evaluate the role and veracity of truth in the realm of science. During the 1990s, when I composed the majority of these projects, postmodernists appeared to gaining the upper hand in the Science Wars. To put it bluntly, postmodernists had declared that science was evil and truth was dead. Although certain elements of the postmodern critique clearly had merit, the broader implications for truth and science were more problematic. In the chapters that follow, I develop a critical analysis of the philosophy and practice of science. While I acknowledge the ticklish problems that coercive power often exercises over knowledge, ultimately, I arrive at a very different conclusion than postmodernists about the value of truth and the future of science.

Author: Timothy McGettigan
ISBN-10: 1463638647
ISBN-13: 9781463638641
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2011
Pages: 94
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.19d
By Timothy McGettigan
By Timothy McGettigan
x
Timothy McGettigan is a Professor of Sociology at Colorado State University - Pueblo. In addition to composing books and articles, Dr. McGettigan is involved extensively in Internet-based electronic scholarship (see Dr. McGettigan's blog: socera.blogspot.com). In addition, to serving as a professor at CSU-Pueblo, Dr. McGettigan has also taught at a number of other institutions including: -In 2002-2003, Dr. McGettigan received a Fulbright Scholarship to teach at the Centre for Social Studies in Warsaw, Poland. -In 2006-2007, Dr. McGettigan served as the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California -In 2008, Dr. McGettigan taught for a semester at sea on The Scholar Ship Dr. McGettigan's most recent books include Dilemmas in Truth and Science: Inquiries in the Midst of the Science Wars (2011) and Good Science: The Pursuit of Truth and the Evolution of Reality. Dr. McGettigan's next book is tentatively titled Star Warriors: The Scientific Appropriation of Cosmology and it will examine developments and controversies in the field of scientific cosmology.

Recently Viewed Products