The Mass-Extinction Debates : How Science Works in a Crisis

William Glen

ISBN 10: 0804722854 / ISBN 13: 9780804722858

Published by Stanford University Press Aug 1994, 1994

About this Item

Neuware - This book is the first to examine the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict for a decade over two competing hypotheses for the cause of the mass extinction, some 65 million years ago, of most of life on earth, including the dinosaurs. These papers - by historians, sociologists, philosophers, and participating scientists - provide an exceptional opportunity to observe firsthand the workings of science that in quieter times are hidden from view. The book concludes with an overarching discussion by a balanced panel of embattled scientists and scholars.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mass-Extinction Debates : How Science Works in a Crisis
• Publisher: Stanford University Press Aug 1994
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804722854
• ISBN 13: 9780804722858
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 25D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 708 grams

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Synopsis

This book is the first to examine the arguments and behavior of the scientists who have been locked in conflict for a decade over two competing hypotheses for the cause of the mass extinction, some 65 million years ago, of most of life on earth, including the dinosaurs. These papers - by historians, sociologists, philosophers, and participating scientists - provide an exceptional opportunity to observe firsthand the workings of science that in quieter times are hidden from view. The book concludes with an overarching discussion by a balanced panel of embattled scientists and scholars.

From the Back Cover

The science the protagonist pursue is alive with discovery, and their debates vibrate with conflict, right from the editor's opening chapter on the history of the arguments about competing extinction hypotheses and a host of other conflicts that the debates have spawned.