A collection of essays by leading philosophers and scientists focusing on the debate in science between those who believe that science is above criticism and th

Analyzing the antidemocratic tendencies within science and its institutions, they insist on a more accountable relationship between scientists and the communiti

Contextualizes the "Science Wars" from interdisciplinary sociological, historical, scientific, political, and cultural perspectives.

Introduction: Stalin, science, and politics after the Second World War -- "A Marxist should not write like that": the crisis on the "philosophical front" -- "Th

With the emergence of "cultural studies" and the blurring of once-clear academic boundaries, scholars are turning to Subjects far outside their traditional disc