Angela Potochnik

Science and the Public

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Science is a product of society: in its funding, its participation, and its application. This Element explores the relationship between science and the public with resources from philosophy of science. Chapter 1 defines the questions about science's relationship to the public and outlines science's obligation to the public. Chapter 2 considers the Vienna Circle as a case study in how science, philosophy, and the public can relate very differently than they do at present. Chapter 3 examines how public understanding of science can have a variety of different goals and introduces philosophical discussions of scientific understanding as a resource. Chapter 4 addresses public trust in science, including responding to science denial. Chapter 5 considers how expanded participation in science can contribute to public trust of science. Finally, Chapter 6 casts light on how science might discharge its obligations to the public.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 286g
• ISBN-13: 9781009475822
• ISBN-10: 1009475827
• Artikelnr.: 70242175

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The Vienna circle: A different model of philosophy, science, and the public
3. Public understanding of science
4. Public trust in science
5. Participation in science
6. Science in service to the public
References.