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Michael J. Thompson

Anti-Science and the Assault on Democracy

Defending Reason in a Free Society

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Defending the role that science must play in democratic society--science defined not just in terms of technology but as a way of approaching problems and viewing the world.In this collection of original essays, experts in political science, the hard sciences, philosophy, history, and other disciplines examine contemporary anti-science trends, and make a strong case that respect for science is essential for a healthy democracy. The editors note that a contradiction lies at the heart of modern society. On the one hand, we inhabit a world increasingly dominated by science and technology. On the other, opposition to science is prevalent in ma… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Smulewicz-Zucker, Gregory R.
  • ISBN: 978-1-63388-474-8
  • EAN: 9781633884748
  • Produktnummer: 27020155
  • Verlag: Random House N.Y.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Seitenangabe: 303 S.
  • Masse: H23.7 cm x B16.4 cm x D3.0 cm 500 g
  • Gewicht: 500

Über den Autor


Michael J. Thompson is professor of political theory in the department of political science at William Paterson University. He is the founding editor of Logos: A Journal of Modern Society and Culture; the author of four books, including The Domestication of Critical Theory and The Politics of Inequality; and the editor of eight previous books, including The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Theory.Gregory R. Smulewicz-Zucker is a graduate student in the Department of Political Science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. He is the managing editor of Logos and the editor The Political Thought of African Independence; Strangers to Nature: Animal Lives and Human Ethics; and Radical Intellectuals and the Subversion of Progressive Politics (with Michael J. Thompson).

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