Science transformed? : debating claims of an epochal break /
"Advancements in computing, instrumentation, robotics, digital imaging, and simulation modeling are changing science into a technology-driven institution. The pragmatic interests of government, industry, and society increasingly exert their influence over science, raising questions of values an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
[2011]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Advancements in computing, instrumentation, robotics, digital imaging, and simulation modeling are changing science into a technology-driven institution. The pragmatic interests of government, industry, and society increasingly exert their influence over science, raising questions of values and objectivity. These and other profound changes in the world of science have led many to speculate that we are in the midst of an epochal break in scientific history. This edited volume presents an in-depth examination of these issues from philosophical, historical, social, and cultural perspectives. It presents arguments both for and against the epochal break thesis in light of historical antecedents, offering an important occasion for philosophical analysis of the epistemic, institutional and moral questions affecting current and future scientific pursuits. "--P. 4 of cover. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 222 pages :) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822977506 0822977508 |