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Knowledge Without Expertise - On the Status of Scientists

English · Hardback

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This book critically examines the reliance of society on experts, specifically attacking the notion of the privilege of scientific expertise and defining the politics of this intellectual discourse. The extensive case material illustrates the consequences of claims of expert knowledge. Sassower questions the perception that scientific controversies are focused on epistemological concerns and demonstrates how the debates are often politically motivated. He proposes pedagogical models that would enhance the critical tools of the public - of citizens who must continuously scrutinize the positions of experts and their knowledge claims.


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Raphael Sassower is Chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.


Product details

Authors Raphael Sassower
Publisher State University of New York Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 01.07.1993
 
EAN 9780791414811
ISBN 978-0-7914-1481-1
No. of pages 158
Weight 399 g
Series SUNY Series in Philosophy
Suny Science, Technology, and
Subjects Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works
Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries

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