Another Science is Possible: A Manifesto for Slow Science - Couverture souple

Stengers, Isabelle

 
9781509521814: Another Science is Possible: A Manifesto for Slow Science
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ISBN 10 : 150952181X ISBN 13 : 9781509521814
Editeur : Polity Press, 2017

Synopsis

Like fast food, fast science is quickly prepared, not particularly good, and it clogs up the system. Efforts to tackle our most pressing issues have been stymied by conflict within the scientific community and mixed messages symptomatic of a rushed approach. What is more, scientific research is being shaped by the bubbles and crashes associated with economic speculation and the market. A focus on conformism, competitiveness, opportunism and flexibility has made it extremely difficult to present cases of failure to the public, for fear that it will lose confidence in science altogether.

In this bold new book, distinguished philosopher Isabelle Stengers shows that research is deeply intertwined with broader social interests, which means that science cannot race ahead in isolation but must learn instead to slow down. Stengers offers a path to an alternative science, arguing that researchers should stop seeing themselves as the 'thinking, rational brain of humanity' and refuse to allow their expertise to be used to shut down the concerns of the public, or to spread the belief that scientific progress is inevitable and will resolve all of society's problems. Rather, science must engage openly and honestly with an intelligent public and be clear about the kind of knowledge it is capable of producing.

This timely and accessible book will be of great interest to students, scholars and policymakers in a wide range of fields, as well anyone concerned with the role of science and its future.

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À propos de l?auteur

Isabelle Stengers is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.

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Éditeur
Polity Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
150952181X
ISBN 13 
9781509521814
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
220
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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