The Many Faces of Science: An Introduction to Scientists,
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Stevenson, Leslie / Byerly, Henry, PUBLISHER: Westview Press, The development of modern science, ong>anong>d its increasing impact on our lives ong>anong>d cultures, is one of the great stories of our time. So, understong>anong>ding--ong>anong>d coming to terms ong>withong>--the institution of modern science should be ong>anong> integral part of education. In "The Mong>anong>y Faces of Science," Leslie Stevenson ong>anong>d Henry Byerly masterfully, ong>anong>d painlessly, provide the basic information ong>anong>d the philosophical reflection students need to gain such understong>anong>ding. The authors make good use of case study methods, ong>anong>d they introduce us to dozens of figures from the history of science. Stevenson ong>anong>d Byerly provide ong>anong> elementary sketch of the development of science through the lives of its practitioners, ong>anong>d they examine the often mixed motives of scientists, as well as the conflicting values people bring to science--ong>anong>d to their perceptions of its impact on society. The authors also explore the relationship between scientific practice ong>anong>d political ong>anong>d economic power.Accessible ong>anong>d rich ong>withong> ong>anong>ecdotes, personal asides, ong>anong>d keen insight, "The Mong>anong>y Faces of Science" is the ideal interdisciplinary ong>introductionong> for nonscientists in courses on science studies, science ong>anong>d society, ong>anong>d science ong>anong>d humong>anong> values. It will also prove useful as supplementary reading in courses on science ong>anong>d philosophy, sociology, ong>anong>d political science. In this second edition of The Mong>anong>y Faces of Science, the authors have updated topics that they explore in the first edition, ong>anong>d they present new case studies on subjects such as HIV ong>anong>d AIDS, women in science, ong>anong>d work done in psychology ong>anong>d the social sciences. The authors also extend their discussion of science ong>anong>d values, in addition to revising their study of science ong>anong>d technology to emphasize chong>anong>ges in scientific practice today.