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The Doctrine of DNA R.C. Lewontin is a prominent scientist -- a geneticist who teaches at Harvard -- yet he believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it as an objective… mais…

The Doctrine of DNA R.C. Lewontin is a prominent scientist -- a geneticist who teaches at Harvard -- yet he believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it as an objective body of knowledge that transcends all other ways of knowing and all other endeavours.Lewontin writes in this collection of essays, which began their life as CBC Radio`s Massey Lectures Series for 1990: "e Scientists do not begin life as scientists, after all, but as social beings immersed in a family, a state, a productive structure, and they view nature through a lens that has been molded by their social experience. . . . Science, like the Church before it, is a supremely social institution, reflecting and reinforcing the dominant values and vices of society at each historical epoch."e In Biology as Ideology Lewontin examines the false paths down which modern scientific ideology has led us. By admitting science`s limitations, he helps us rediscover the richness of nature -- and appreciate the real value of science. Biology as Ideology: R.C. Lewontin is a prominent scientist -- a geneticist who teaches at Harvard -- yet he believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it as an objective body of knowledge that transcends all other ways of knowing and all other endeavours.Lewontin writes in this collection of essays, which began their life as CBC Radio`s Massey Lectures Series for 1990: "e Scientists do not begin life as scientists, after all, but as social beings immersed in a family, a state, a productive structure, and they view nature through a lens that has been molded by their social experience. . . . Science, like the Church before it, is a supremely social institution, reflecting and reinforcing the dominant values and vices of society at each historical epoch."e In Biology as Ideology Lewontin examines the false paths down which modern scientific ideology has led us. By admitting science`s limitations, he helps us rediscover the richness of nature -- and appreciate the real value of science., House Of Anansi Press<

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Renowned geneticist R. C. Lewontin believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it solely as an objective body of knowledge that transcends all other ways of knowing and a… mais…

Renowned geneticist R. C. Lewontin believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it solely as an objective body of knowledge that transcends all other ways of knowing and all other endeavours. He argues that science is a social institution and by admitting its limitations we can appreciate its real value. R. C. Lewontin is a prominent scientist -- a geneticist who teaches at Harvard -- yet he believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it as an objective body of knowledge that transcends all other ways of knowing and all other endeavours. "Science is a social institution," he writes in this collection of essays, which began their life as CBC Radio's Massey Lectures Series for 1990. "Scientists do not begin life as scientists, after all, but as social beings immersed in a family, a state, a productive structure, and they view nature through a lens that has been molded by their social experience. . . . Science, like the Church before it, is a supremely social institution, reflecting and reinforcing the dominant values and vices of society at each historical epoch." In Biology as Ideology Lewontin examines the false paths down which modern scientific ideology has led us. By admitting science's limitations, he helps us rediscover the richness of nature - and appreciate the real value of science. eBook<

ISBN: 9780887848476

R. C. Lewontin is a prominent scientist -- a geneticist who teaches at Harvard -- yet he believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it as an objective body of knowledge … mais…

R. C. Lewontin is a prominent scientist -- a geneticist who teaches at Harvard -- yet he believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it as an objective body of knowledge that transcends all other ways of knowing and all other endeavours.Lewontin writes in this collection of essays, which began their life as CBC Radio's Massey Lectures Series for 1990: "Scientists do not begin life as scientists, after all, but as social beings immersed in a family, a state, a productive structure, and they view nature through a lens that has been molded by their social experience…. Science, like the Church before it, is a supremely social institution, reflecting and reinforcing the dominant values and vices of society at each historical epoch."In Biology as Ideology Lewontin examines the false paths down which modern scientific ideology has led us. By admitting science's limitations, he helps us rediscover the richness of nature -- and appreciate the real value of science. The Doctrine of DNA House of Anansi Press Philosophy & Ethics in Science 9780887845185 DE,GB,ES,IT,FR,MX English Philosophy, House of Anansi Press Inc<