Knowledge Without Expertise: On the Status of Scientists

Sassower, Raphael

ISBN 10: 0791414817 / ISBN 13: 9780791414811

Editore: State University of New York Press, Albany, 1993

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No dust jacket. Hardcover. Good condition. Edge-worn boards with several scores. Spine ends are and leading corners are worn and bumped. Nick on spine foot. Binding is sound, pages are clean, and the text is clear. AF.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Knowledge Without Expertise: On the Status of Scientists
• Editore: State University of New York Press, Albany
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0791414817
• ISBN 13: 9780791414811
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: Good
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket
• Tipo di libro: Used
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Science - General

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Riassunto

This book critically examines the reliance of society on experts, specifically attacking the notion of the privilege of scientific expertise and defining the politics of this intellectual discourse. The extensive case material illustrates the consequences of claims of expert knowledge. Sassower questions the perception that scientific controversies are focused on epistemological concerns and demonstrates how the debates are often politically motivated. He proposes pedagogical models that would enhance the critical tools of the public — of citizens who must continuously scrutinize the positions of experts and their knowledge claims.

Informazioni sull?autore

Raphael Sassower is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.