Scientific Knowledge and Its Social Problems
Scientific Knowledge and Its Social Problems by Jerome R. Ravetz, published by Penguin Books in 1973, is a comprehensive examination of the intersection between science and societal challenges. This first Penguin edition spans 449 pages and is presented in English. The book addresses the evolving nature of scientific inquiry, particularly in light of the transition from prewar academic science to contemporary industrialized science, highlighting the emergence of new social and ethical dilemmas.
Readers will find an in-depth analysis of how traditional scientific theories have become outdated and the implications of this shift. Ravetz explores the complexities of scientific research, emphasizing the influence of choice, value judgments, and the inevitability of error. The new introductory essay included in this edition reflects on the evolution of our understanding of science over the past two decades, making it a significant contribution to discussions on science, philosophy, and its social aspects.
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Science is continually confronted by new and difficult social and ethical problems. Some of these problems have arisen from the transformation of the academic science of the prewar period into the industrialized science of the present. Traditional theories of science are now widely recognized as obsolete. In Scientific Knowledge and Its Social Problems (originally published in 1971), Jerome R. Ravetz analyzes the work of science as the creation and investigation of problems. He demonstrates the role of choice and value judgment, and the inevitability of error, in scientific research. Ravetz’s new introductory essay is a masterful statement of how our understanding of science has evolved over the last two decades.
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