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Title: SCIENCE, TRUTH, AND DEMOCRACY
By: Phillip Kitcher
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0195165527
ISBN 13: 9780195165524
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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
Pub. date: 1 September, 2003
Series: Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science
Pages: 234
Description: Closely examining some of our most deeply held notions about the role of science, distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher engages the heated debate about how scientific knowledge should be pursued and employed. Kitcher paints a pragmatic portrait of the sciences that allows for the possibility of scientific truth but nonetheless permits social consensus to determine which avenues need to be investigated.
Synopsis: Closely examining some of our most deeply held notions about the role of science, distinguished philosopher Philip Kitcher engages the heated debate about how scientific knowledge should be pursued and employed. Kitcher paints a pragmatic portrait of the sciences that allows for the possibility of scientific truth but nonetheless permits social consensus to determine which avenues need to be investigated.
Publication: US
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
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