Knowledge Without Expertise: On the Status of Scientists - Couverture rigide

Sassower, Raphael

 
9780791414811: Knowledge Without Expertise: On the Status of Scientists

Synopsis

This book critically examines the reliance of society on experts, specifically attacking the notion of the privilege of scientific expertise and defining the politics of this intellectual discourse. The extensive case material illustrates the consequences of claims of expert knowledge. Sassower questions the perception that scientific controversies are focused on epistemological concerns and demonstrates how the debates are often politically motivated. He proposes pedagogical models that would enhance the critical tools of the public - of citizens who must continuously scrutinize the positions of experts and their knowledge claims.

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À propos de l?auteur

Raphael Sassower is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

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9780791414828: Knowledge Without Expertise: On the Status of Scientists (SUNY Series in Science, Technology, and Society)

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0791414825 ISBN 13 :  9780791414828
Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1993
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