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1 online resource (310 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-305) and index. |
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From optimism to pessimism -- Medicine and magic -- The myth of organic farming -- The case for GM crops -- The case against GM crops -- The rise of eco-fundamentalism -- The perils of precaution -- The attack on science -- Multinational companies and globalization -- Reason and democracy. |
| Summary |
Our daily news bulletins bring us tales of the wonder of science, from Mars rovers and intelligent robots to developments in cancer treatment, and yet often the emphasis is on the potential threats posed by science. It appears that irrationality is on the rise in western society, and public opinion is increasingly dominated by unreflecting prejudice and unwillingness to engage with factual evidence. From genetically modified crops and food, organic farming, the MMR vaccine, environmentalism, the precautionary principle and the new anti-capitalist and anti-globalisation movements, the rejection. |
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Print version record. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Science -- Social aspects.
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Democracy and science.
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Social sciences.
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SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Social Aspects.
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Democracy and science. (OCoLC)fst01199876
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Science -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01108360
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Demokratie.
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Fundamentalismus.
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Wissenschaftliches Denken.
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Ökologische Bewegung.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Taverne, Dick. March of unreason. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 0192804855 (DLC) 2004029061 (OCoLC)57193289 |
| ISBN |
9780191539510 (electronic bk.) |
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0191539511 (electronic bk.) |
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1423767713 (electronic bk.) |
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9781423767718 (electronic bk.) |
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