Brown Theodore L.:
Imperfect Oracle
The Epistemic And Moral Authority Of Science In Society
Pennsylvania State University Press (United States), 2009
Hardback, 328 pages
Size: 229x152 mm
ISBN: 9780271035352
ISBN-10: 0271035358
Imperfect Oracle
Elucidates the concept of authority and its relation to autonomy, and traces the historical growth of scientific authority and its place in contemporary American society. This book also analyzes how scientific authority plays out in relation to other social domains, such as law, religion, government, and the public sphere.
