The customization of science : the impact of religious and political worldviews on contemporary science /
"This book explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and understood today. In this book, customized science is defined as a science built according to - or alter...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke, Hampshire :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2014
England ; New York, NY : 2014 Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : 2014 |
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| Summary: | "This book explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and understood today. In this book, customized science is defined as a science built according to - or altered and fitted to - a particular group's specifications, that is, its needs, interests or values, its political ideology or worldview. It is science governed not merely by goals such as increased knowledge and explanatory power, but also by goals such as economic growth, sustainable development, the equality of women or the end of religion. The contributions to this book discuss, with regard to particular worldviews and themes connected to the public role of science, whether science is increasingly becoming customized to fit the needs and interests of various groups in society, but also what the consequences of such a development may be both for science and society"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 209 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 113737960X (hardback) 113737960X 9781137379603 (hardback) 9781137379603 |