Naomi Oreskes

Why Trust Science?

Buch

Do doctors really know what they are talking about when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should we take climate experts at their word when they warn us about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust science when our own politicians don't? In this landmark book, Naomi Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science, revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is its greatest strength--and the greatest reason we can trust it. Tracing the history and philosophy of science from the late nineteenth century to today, Oreskes explains that, contrary to popular belief, there is no single scientific method. Rather, the t… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Edenhofer, Ottmar (Beitr.) / Krosnick, Jon (Beitr.) / Lindee, M. Susan (Beitr.) / Lange, Marc (Beitr.) / Kowarsch, Martin (Beitr.) / Macedo, Stephen (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-0-691-17900-1
EAN: 9780691179001
Produktnummer: 30211124
Verlag: University Presses
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 376 S.
Masse: H22.5 cm x B14.7 cm x D3.0 cm 571 g
Abbildungen: 2 b/w illus. 1 table.
Gewicht: 571

Über den Autor

Naomi Oreskes is professor of the history of science and affiliated professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. Her books include The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future and Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. Twitter @NaomiOreskes