Science and the Quest for Reality

by William Hinton

Book Overview

Since Galileo, critics have waged a relentless assault against science, attacking it as dehumanizing, reductionist, relativistic, dominating, and imperialistic. Supporters meanwhile view science as synonymous with modernity and progress. The current debates over the role of science-- described by such headlines as Scientists are Urged to Fight Back Against Politically Correct' Critics in The Chronicle of Higher Education--testify to how deeply...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814782205
• ISBN13: 9780814782200
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"