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"This is not the first book to address science denial, but its historical perspective gives it a unique, timeless value. It should be read by anyone with responsibility for the welfare of the Workshop or who cares about truth in public discourse, as well as by President Donald J. Trump and His Royal Highness Prince Charles." Times Higher Education
When does a scientific discovery become accepted fact? Who decides? And how should everyday citizens interact with the scientific process-"the workshop"? Science historian Robert P. Crease answers these questions by introducing us to ten of the world s greatest thinkers and explaining how they shaped scientific progress. At a time when the Catholic Church assumed total authority, Bacon, Galileo and Descartes were the first to articulate the idea of scientific expertise, while writers such as Shelley and Comte questioned the scientific process itself. Centuries later, scholars such as Ataturk and Arendt examined the relationship between the scientific community and the public especially in times of deep distrust in experts. An exploration of what it means to practise science for the common good and who can question expertise, this book will help readers understand how we got to this current moment of great anti-science rhetoric and what we can do about it.
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"...[an] insightful and practical book...This is not a dry academic tome. Crease's descriptions bring his 10 thinkers vividly to life and are full of anecdotes. His erudition is great, but worn lightly." --Times Higher Education
We live in a frightening time of assault on the notion of 'truth' and authority. Crease's historical account of the relationship between the public and the expert sheds important light on our current plight. --Peter Woit, author of Not Even Wrong
An eloquent, timely account of what went right and what wrong in modernity when it comes to the ways in which scientific discoveries and theories were received by contemporaries. In lively recountings of telling episodes, Crease discusses a rich array of figures ranging from Francis Bacon and Galileo to Edmund Husserl and Hannah Arendt. He demonstrates how earlier forms of casting doubt on the authority of scientific findings offer clues to contemporary ways by which this authority is put in question. Speaking forcefully to the present moment, Crease spells out a series of concrete and efficacious steps by which science denial can be addressed and combated in our own time. --Edward S. Casey, author of The World on Edge
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We live in a frightening time of assault on the notion of 'truth' and authority. Crease's historical account of the relationship between the public and the expert sheds important light on our current plight. --Peter Woit, author of Not Even Wrong
An eloquent, timely account of what went right and what wrong in modernity when it comes to the ways in which scientific discoveries and theories were received by contemporaries. In lively recountings of telling episodes, Crease discusses a rich array of figures ranging from Francis Bacon and Galileo to Edmund Husserl and Hannah Arendt. He demonstrates how earlier forms of casting doubt on the authority of scientific findings offer clues to contemporary ways by which this authority is put in question. Speaking forcefully to the present moment, Crease spells out a series of concrete and efficacious steps by which science denial can be addressed and combated in our own time. --Edward S. Casey, author of The World on Edge
Robert P. Crease is the chairman of the philosophy department at Stony Brook University and the author of several books on science, including The Quantum Moment and The Great Equations. He lives in New York City.
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