Drawing Out Leviathan

Autorentext
KEITH M. PARSONS is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston, Clear Lake and author of God and the Burden of Proof. He is editor of Philo, Journal of the Society of Humanist Philosophers.

Klappentext
Parsons acknowledges that there are lessons to be learned by scientists from their would-be adversaries, and the book concludes with some recommendations for ending the Science Wars.

Zusammenfassung
For constructivists, 'nature' and 'reality' are simply what scientists agree to regard as natural or real. Further, the methods and standards of science are mere 'rules of the game' adopted to serve political and social agendas. This book critically examines this view in the light of some major debates about dinosaurs.

Inhalt
Preliminary Table of Contents:
Introduction: Why the Science Wars Matter
1. Mr. Carnegie's Sauropods
2. The Heresies of Dr. Bakker
3. The "Conversion" of David Raup
4. Are Dinosaurs Social Constructs?
5. Le Dinosaure Postmoderne
6. History, Wiggery, and Progress
7. Beyond the Science Wars: A Concluding Meditation
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