Hanging on to the Edges: Essays on Science, Society and the Academic Life

by Daniel Nettle

Book Overview

What does it mean to be a scientist working today; specifically, a scientist whose subject matter is human life? Scientists often overstate their claim to certainty, sorting the world into categorical distinctions that obstruct rather than clarify its complexities. In this book Daniel Nettle urges the reader to unpick such distinctions--biological versus social sciences, mind versus body, and nature versus nurture--and look instead for the for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783745800
• ISBN13: 9781783745807
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Open Book Publishers
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"