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- catalog abstract "This collection, based on several of Lang's "Files," deals with the area where science and academia meet the worlds of journalism and politics: social organization, government, and the roles that education and journalism play in shaping opinions leading to policy decisions. In discussing specific cases in which he became involved, Lang addresses general questions of standards: standards of journalism, standards of discourse, and standards of science. Recurring questions concern: - How people process information and how misinformation is spread and accepted - Inhibition of critical thinking and the role of education: teaching students to think clearly and independently -- or conditioning them to accept dominant modes of perception uncritically - How to make corrections, and how attempts at corrections are sometimes obstructed - The extent to which we submit to the authority of those higher up, and whether one can keep the higher ups accountable, possibly in the face of evasions, stonewalling, and intimidation - The competence of so-called experts - Our responsibility for what we say or write - The use of editorial and academic power to suppress or marginalize ideas, evidence, or data that do not fit the tenets of certain establishments By dealing with case studies and providing extensive documentation, Lang challenges some individuals and establishments, at the same time that he challenges us to reconsider the ways they exercise their".
- catalog contributor b11301240.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Contents: Academia, Journalism, and Politics, A Case Study -- Strange Survey of US Profs -- An Open Letter to Shafarevich -- Questions of Scientific Responsibility -- Questions of Editorial Responsibility -- HIV and Aids: Material on the Gallo Case -- The Three Laws of Sociodynamics.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
- catalog description "This collection, based on several of Lang's "Files," deals with the area where science and academia meet the worlds of journalism and politics: social organization, government, and the roles that education and journalism play in shaping opinions leading to policy decisions. In discussing specific cases in which he became involved, Lang addresses general questions of standards: standards of journalism, standards of discourse, and standards of science. Recurring questions concern: - How people process information and how misinformation is spread and accepted - Inhibition of critical thinking and the role of education: teaching students to think clearly and independently -- or conditioning them to accept dominant modes of perception uncritically - How to make corrections, and how attempts at corrections are sometimes obstructed - The extent to which we submit to the authority of those higher up, and whether one can keep the higher ups accountable, possibly in the face of evasions, stonewalling, and intimidation - The competence of so-called experts - Our responsibility for what we say or write - The use of editorial and academic power to suppress or marginalize ideas, evidence, or data that do not fit the tenets of certain establishments By dealing with case studies and providing extensive documentation, Lang challenges some individuals and establishments, at the same time that he challenges us to reconsider the ways they exercise their".
- catalog extent "ix, 816 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0387948619 (softcover : acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Springer,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "174/.90901 20".
- catalog subject "Mathematics.".
- catalog subject "Q175.35 .L36 1998".
- catalog subject "Science Moral and ethical aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Science Political aspects United States.".
- catalog subject "Social interaction United States.".
- catalog subject "Whistle blowing United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Contents: Academia, Journalism, and Politics, A Case Study -- Strange Survey of US Profs -- An Open Letter to Shafarevich -- Questions of Scientific Responsibility -- Questions of Editorial Responsibility -- HIV and Aids: Material on the Gallo Case -- The Three Laws of Sociodynamics.".
- catalog title "Challenges / Serge Lang.".
- catalog type "text".