| Description |
x, 639 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Patterns of controversy and closure : the interplay of knowledge, values, and political forces / H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., and Arthur L. Caplan -- Theoretical perspectives. Ethical theory and the problem of closure / Tom L. Beauchamp -- Scientific controversy and its termination / Ernan McMullin -- Political anatomy of controversy in the sciences / Everett Mendelsohn -- Controversies involving science and technology : a theoretical perspective / Ronald N. Giere -- Politics, public policy-making, and the process of reaching closure / Robert F. Rich -- Role of experts in scientific controversy / Garland E. Allen -- Continental drift debate / Henry Frankel -- How history and politics affect closure in biomedical discussions : the example of the Soviet Union / Loren R. Graham -- Scientific disputes over policy / Allan Mazur -- Controversies and the authority of science / Dorothy Nelkin -- Post-Skinner and post-Freud : philosophical causes of scientific disagreements / Alasdair MacIntyre -- Contemporary case studies. Laetrile. Resolution of the Laetrile controversy : past attempts and future prospects / Gerald E. Markle and James C. Petersen -- Federal regulation of Laetrile / Robert S.K. Young -- Quasi libertarianism and the Laetrile controversy / Baruch A. Brody -- Judicial deflection of scientific questions : pushing the Laetrile controversy toward medical closure / Robert L. Schwartz. |
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Homosexuality. Politics, science, and the problem of psychiatric nomenclature : a case study of the American Psychiatric Association referendum on homosexuality / Ronald Bayer -- Diagnostic status of homosexuality in DSM-III : a reformulation of the issues / Robert L. Spitzer -- On arriving at the American Psychiatric Association decision on homosexuality / Irving Bieber -- Safety in the workplace. Values in the debate over workplace safety and health : the rancorous rhetoric about regulation / r Gilbert S. Omenn -- Successful experiment that failed / Marvin S. Legator -- Power of efficiency : balancing benefits and costs in regulating occupational exposure to toxic substances / Taylor R. Durham -- Closure in occupational safety and health : the benzene and cotton dust decisions / Mark MacCarthy -- Nuclear power. Nuclear fear : a history and an experiment / Spencer R. Weart -- Closure and controversy : Three Mile Island / Cora Bagley Marrett -- Understanding the nuclear power controversy / Douglas MacLean -- Controversy, closure, and the public. The role of the mass media in scientific controversy / Rae Goddell -- National Commission on Human Experimentation : procedures and outcomes / Stephen E. Toulmin -- Forms and norms of closure / Ruth Macklin. |
| Subject |
Science -- Social aspects -- Case studies.
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Science -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Technology -- Social aspects -- Case studies.
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Technology -- Social aspects. |
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Science -- Philosophy -- Case studies.
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Science -- Philosophy. |
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Technology -- Philosophy -- Case studies.
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Technology -- Philosophy. |
| Indexed Term |
Science & technology Social aspects - Case studies |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Engelhardt, H. Tristram (Hugo Tristram), Jr., 1941-2018.
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Caplan, Arthur L.
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| ISBN |
0521255651 |
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9780521255653 |
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0521275601 paperback |
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9780521275606 paperback |
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