Science in Civil Society
Author | : John Ziman |
Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
Total Pages | : 357 |
Release | : 2016-09-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781845405991 |
ISBN-13 | : 1845405994 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Download or read book Science in Civil Society written by John Ziman and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These days, science is everywhere. It pervades our whole society. Sometimes it is just a clutter of commonplace frivolities, like new fashion fabrics. Sometimes it miraculously preserves our life, like penicillin. Sometimes, like climate change, it looms over us as a portent of doom: sometimes it promises a way of escape from such a fate. Sometimes, like a nuclear warhead, it enshrouds us in political terror: sometimes, like a verification technology, it offers an antidote to such evils. How should we respond to this ambiguous and ubiquitous thing called science?