ABSTRACT

The "War" in science is largely the discussion between those who believe that science is above criticism and those who do not. After the Science Wars is a collection of essays by leading philosophers and scientists, all attempting to bridge interdisciplinary gulfs in this discussion.

part 1|11 pages

Introduction: the “science wars”

chapter |1 pages

Notes

part 2|10 pages

What the Social Text affair does and does not prove

chapter |3 pages

Notes

chapter |3 pages

Bibliography

chapter 4|32 pages

Reading and relativism

chapter |3 pages

Notes

chapter 7|20 pages

Measuring the Hubble constant

part 8|15 pages

Above, beyond, and at the center of the science wars

chapter |1 pages

Notes

chapter |4 pages

Bibliography

chapter |2 pages

The great global warming debate

chapter |4 pages

Strange attraction

chapter |1 pages

What is science?

chapter |1 pages

Notes

chapter |2 pages

Bibliography

chapter 10|32 pages

The stigma of reason

chapter 11|24 pages

The reenchantment of science