Mystery of mysteries is evolution a social construction? /
Is science objective, a disinterested reflection of reality, as Karl Popper and his followers believed? Or is it subjective, a social construction, as Thomas Kuhn maintained? This text adds to the argument, using evolutionary theory as a case study.
| Main Author: | Ruse, Michael. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
1999.
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| Physical Description: |
viii, 296 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. |
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| Summary: |
Is science objective, a disinterested reflection of reality, as Karl Popper and his followers believed? Or is it subjective, a social construction, as Thomas Kuhn maintained? This text adds to the argument, using evolutionary theory as a case study. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index. Prologue: science wars -- Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn: two theories of science -- Erasmus Darwin: from fish to philosopher -- Charles Darwin: On the origin of species -- Julian Huxley: religion without revelation -- Theodosius Dobzhansky: evolution comes of age -- Richard Dawkins: burying the watchmaker -- Stephen Jay Gould: speaking out for paleontology -- Richard Lewontin: adaptation and its discontents -- Edward O. Wilson: Southern Baptist meets Charles Darwin -- Geoffrey Parker: the professional's professional -- Jack Sepkoski: crunching the fossils -- Metaphors and metavalues: can evolution cut the mustard? -- Epilogue: terms of engagement. Is science objective, a disinterested reflection of reality, as Karl Popper and his followers believed? Or is it subjective, a social construction, as Thomas Kuhn maintained? This text adds to the argument, using evolutionary theory as a case study. |
| Physical Description: |
viii, 296 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-275) and index. |
| ISBN: |
067446706X 9780674467064 |