Social constructionists claim that scientific debates are influenced by non-evidential factors such as the rhetoric and professional clout of the participants. These essays undermine an extreme social constructionist perspective and indicate the need for a more realistic scientific rationality. Editor(s): Machamer, Peter; Pera, Marcello; Baltas, Aristides. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612. . 2000. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Scientific Controversies
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0195119878
ISBN 13: 9780195119879
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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Traditionally it has been thought that scientific controversies can always be resolved on the basis of empirical data. Recently, however, social constructionists have claimed that the outcome of scientific debates is strongly influenced by non-evidential factors such as the rhetorical prowess and professional clout of the participants. This volume of previously unpublished essays by well-known philosophers of science presents historical studies and philosophical analyses that undermine the plausibility of an extreme social constructionist perspective while also indicating the need for a richer and more realistic account of scientific rationality.

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Peter Machamer is at University of Pittsburgh. Marcello Pera is at University of Pisa.

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