Cogent Science in Context: The Science Wars, Argumentation Theory, and Habermas

by William Rehg

Book Overview

A proposal for an interdisciplinary, context-sensitive framework for assessing the strength of scientific arguments that melds J rgen Habermas's discourse theory and sociological contextualism.

Recent years have seen a series of intense, increasingly acrimonious debates over the status and legitimacy of the natural sciences. These "science wars" take place in the public arena--with current battles over evolution and global warming--and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262516608
• ISBN13: 9780262516600
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher