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Why Trust Science?

By Naomi Oreskes

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Why Trust Science?

By Naomi Oreskes

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Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don't? In this landmark book, Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength--and the greatest reason we can trust it. Tracing the history and philosophy of science from the late nineteenth century to today, Oreskes explains that, contrary to popular belief, there is no single scientific method. Rather, the trustworthiness of scientific claims derives from the social process by which they are rigorously vetted. This process is not perfect--nothing ever is when humans are involved--but she draws vital lessons from cases where scientists got it wrong. Oreskes shows how consensus is a crucial indicator of when a scientific matter has been settled, and when the knowledge produced is likely to be trustworthy.
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Number of Pages:
360
Release Date:
2019-10-22
Publication Date:
2019-10-01
Publisher:
Princeton Univers. Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
069117900X
ISBN13:
9780691179001
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Weight:
570 g
Height:
144 cm
Width:
223 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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