| Description |
x, 449 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 415-439. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Physical sciences: Physical knowledge and values: New physics -- Physical knowledge and society: Eddington and the English-speaking world ; Fock and the Soviet Union ; Heisenberg and Germany ; Bergson, Monod, and France -- pt. 2. Biological sciences: Biological knowledge and values: Studying animals to learn about man ; Primatology and sociobiology -- Biological knowledge and society: Eugenics: Weimar Germany and Soviet Russia ; Biomedical ethics -- pt. 3. Reactions to the dilemma of science and values: Public concerns about science and technology: the question of limits of inquiry -- Attempts to provide a philosophical overview -- pt. 4. What kind of expansionism do we want?: Science and values: attempts at historical understanding. |
| Subject |
Science -- Social aspects.
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Science -- Social aspects. |
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Science -- History.
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Science. |
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History. |
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Science -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy. |
| Indexed Term |
Science Ethical aspects |
| Subject |
Sciences -- Aspect social. |
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Sciences -- Histoire. |
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Sciences -- Philosophie. |
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Natuurwetenschappen. |
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Ethiek. |
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Science -- history. |
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Social Values. |
| ISBN |
0231051921 : $19.95 (est.) |
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9780231051927 |
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023105193X paperback |
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9780231051934 paperback |
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