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- catalog abstract ""Norman Levitt examines the strained relations between science and contemporary society. For the most part, Levitt states, we idolize musicians and cheer on athletes, yet we view scientists with a mixture of awe and unease." "One result of this uncertainty about scientific work is an ill-informed crusade to "democratize" science. It has become fashionable lately, Levitt states, for non-scientists to attempt to intervene in science policy, which often results in methodologically unsound decisions. The embrace of "alternative medicine" is a particularly ominous example." "Levitt suggests that science, by virtue of its accuracy and reliability, deserves to be at the top of the hierarchy of knowledge, and that our social institutions ought to take this fact strongly into account."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11123320.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""Norman Levitt examines the strained relations between science and contemporary society. For the most part, Levitt states, we idolize musicians and cheer on athletes, yet we view scientists with a mixture of awe and unease." "One result of this uncertainty about scientific work is an ill-informed crusade to "democratize" science. It has become fashionable lately, Levitt states, for non-scientists to attempt to intervene in science policy, which often results in methodologically unsound decisions. The embrace of "alternative medicine" is a particularly ominous example." "Levitt suggests that science, by virtue of its accuracy and reliability, deserves to be at the top of the hierarchy of knowledge, and that our social institutions ought to take this fact strongly into account."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-400) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: The Rule of Opinion and the Fate of Ideas -- Culture -- Mathematics -- Teleology -- Credulity -- Technology -- Nature -- Ethnicity -- Education -- Health -- Law -- Journalism -- Plutocracy -- Democracy -- Authority.".
- catalog extent "416 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0813526523 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press,".
- catalog subject "306.4/5 21".
- catalog subject "Q175.5 .L475 1999".
- catalog subject "Science Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Science Political aspects.".
- catalog subject "Science Social aspects.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The Rule of Opinion and the Fate of Ideas -- Culture -- Mathematics -- Teleology -- Credulity -- Technology -- Nature -- Ethnicity -- Education -- Health -- Law -- Journalism -- Plutocracy -- Democracy -- Authority.".
- catalog title "Prometheus bedeviled : science and the contradictions of contemporary culture / Norman Levitt.".
- catalog type "text".