There is ample evidence that it is difficult for the general public to understand and internalize scientific facts. Disputes over such facts are often amplified

A collection of essays by leading philosophers and scientists focusing on the debate in science between those who believe that science is above criticism and th

Analyzing the antidemocratic tendencies within science and its institutions, they insist on a more accountable relationship between scientists and the communiti

Contextualizes the "Science Wars" from interdisciplinary sociological, historical, scientific, political, and cultural perspectives.

Introduction: Stalin, science, and politics after the Second World War -- "A Marxist should not write like that": the crisis on the "philosophical front" -- "Th