Oreskes, Naomi
Why Trust Science?
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691179001
- author:
- Oreskes, Naomi
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 376
- Dimensions:
- 5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.30(d)
- Genre:
- Science Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Naomi Oreskes' landmark book offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why its social character is its greatest strength-and the greatest reason we can trust it.
The trustworthiness of scientific claims derives not from a single method, but from the rigorous social process by which they are vetted. This process is not perfect, but Oreskes draws vital lessons from cases where scientists got it wrong. She explains how consensus is a crucial indicator of when a scientific matter has been settled, and when the knowledge produced is likely to be trustworthy.
This timely and provocative book features critical responses by climate experts, political scientist, philosopher of science, and science historian, as well as a foreword by political theorist. Based on Oreskes' Tanner Lectures on Human Values at Princeton University, this book provides a thought-provoking exploration of the social character of scientific knowledge.
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