{"product_id":"shaping-science-with-rhetoric-leah-ceccarelli-9780226099071","title":"Shaping Science with Rhetoric: The Cases of Dobzhansky, Schrodinger, and Wilson","description":"How do scientists persuade colleagues from diverse fields to cross the disciplinary divide, risking their careers in new interdisciplinary research programs? Why do some attempts to inspire such research win widespread acclaim and support, while others do not? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eShaping Science with Rhetoric, \u003c\/i\u003e Leah Ceccarelli addresses such questions through close readings of three scientific monographs in their historical contexts-Theodosius Dobzhansky's \u003ci\u003eGenetics and the Origin of Species\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), which inspired the \"modern synthesis\" of evolutionary biology; Erwin Schringer's \u003ci\u003eWhat Is Life?\u003c\/i\u003e (1944), which catalyzed the field of molecular biology; and Edward O. Wilson's \u003ci\u003eConsilience\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), a so far not entirely successful attempt to unite the social and biological sciences. She examines the rhetorical strategies used in each book and evaluates which worked best, based on the reviews and scientific papers that followed in their wake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ceccarelli's work will be important for anyone interested in how interdisciplinary fields are formed, from historians and rhetoricians of science to scientists themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Ceccarelli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226099075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226099071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2001 pg. 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 703","brand":"Leah Ceccarelli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245034172671,"sku":"9780226099071","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb5232a7-899d-4e0c-96b4-ec235a548f25.jpg?v=1693925743","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shaping-science-with-rhetoric-leah-ceccarelli-9780226099071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}