Unhastening Science
Download or Read eBook Unhastening Science PDF written by Dick Pels and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Dick Pels |
| Publisher | : Liverpool University Press |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 2003-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0853236380 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780853236382 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Unhastening Science by : Dick Pels
Book excerpt: This book offers a new account of what makes science special among other human pursuits, critically engaging with a variety of approaches, especially constructivist and relativist studies of science and technology. It focuses on the studied "lack of haste" of science, its relative freedom from stress and its socially sanctioned withdrawal from the swift pace of ordinary life. Unhastening Science offers a balanced and thoughtful argument which emphasizes the dangers of cosseting science from the "scourge" of internal competition while at the same time highlighting the need for "distance" between the process of scientific thought and the faster machinery of politics, business, sports, and the media.
