No Nonsense Guide to Science

Jerome Ravetz

Clearing away the scientific myths, this guide ranges over subjects as diverse as genetic engineering, biotechnology, medicine and military science.

Science is still the great intellectual adventure, but now it is also seen as an instrument of profit, power and privilege.

Wrongly used, it might yet make the 21st century our last.

To make sense of this, we need to let go of old ideas and assumptions.

In this guide, Jerome Ravetz introduces a new way of thinking about science, moving away from simplistic ideas of perfect certainty and objectivity.

We must accept uncertainty and ignorance in the field as well as the need for citizens' participation in the policies involving science.

The book gives a fresh look at science's history, with a guide to the key theories, and concludes with a questionnaire that enables anyone engaged in science to locate themselves in the bigger picture.

Jerome Ravetz demonstrates that seeing science as a process involving social and cultural concerns gives us the best basis for effective action in future.

Publisher:	New Internationalist
Released:	12 Oct 2006
ISBN:	1904456464
Cover:	Paperback
No. Pages:	144 pages
Weight:	0.20 Kg
Dimensions:	180 mm x 110 mm

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