{"product_id":"scientific-controversies-case-studies-in-the-resolution-and-closure-of-disputes-in-science-and-technology-paperback-9780521275606","title":"Scientific Controversies; Case Studies in the Resolution and Closure of Disputes in Science and Technology (Paperback) 9780521275606","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScientific Controversies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCase Studies in the Resolution and Closure of Disputes in Science and Technology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eH. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. (Edited by), Arthur L. Caplan (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521275606, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 April 1987\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e652 pages, 3 b\/w illus.  15 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm, 0.94 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis collection of essays examines the ways in which disputes and controversies about the application of scientific knowledge are resolved. Four concrete examples of public controversy are considered in detail: the efficacy of Laetrile, the classification of homosexuality as a disease, the setting of safety standards in the workplace, and the utility of nuclear energy as a source of power. The essays in this volume show that debates about these cases are not confined to matters of empirical fact. Rather, as is seen with most scientific and technical controversies, they focus on and are structured by complex ethical, economic, and political interests. Drs. Engelhardt and Caplan have brought together a distinguished group of scholars from the sciences and humanities, who sketch a theory of scientific controversy and attempt to provide recommendations about the ways in which both scientists and the public ought to seek more informed resolutions of highly contentious issues in science and technology. Scientific Controversies is offered as a contribution to the better understanding of the roles of both science and nonscientific interests in disputes and controversies pertaining to science and technology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., and Arthur L. Caplan\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Theoretical Perspectives: 1. Ethical theory and the problem of closure Tom L. Beauchamp\u003cbr\u003e 2. Scientific controversy and its termination Ernan McMullin\u003cbr\u003e 3. The political anatomy of controversy in the sciences Everett Mendelsohn\u003cbr\u003e 4. Controversies involving science and technology: a theoretical perspective Ronald N. Giere\u003cbr\u003e 5. Politics, public policy-making, and the process of reaching closure Robert F. Rich\u003cbr\u003e 6. The role of experts in scientific controversy Garland E. Allen\u003cbr\u003e 7. The continental drift debate Henry Frankel\u003cbr\u003e 8. How history and politics affect closure in biomedical discussions: the example of the Soviet Union Loren R. Graham\u003cbr\u003e 9. Scientific disputes over policy Allan Mazur\u003cbr\u003e 10. Controversies and the authority of science Dorothy Nelkin\u003cbr\u003e 11. Post-Skinner and post-Freud: philosophical causes of scientific disagreements Alasdair MacIntyre\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Contemporary Case Studies: 12. Resolution of the Laetrile controversy: past attempts and future prospects Gerald E. Markle and James C. Petersen\u003cbr\u003e 13. Federal regulation of Laetrile Robert S. K. Young\u003cbr\u003e 14. Quasi libertarianism and the Laetrile controversy Baruch A. Brody\u003cbr\u003e 15. Judicial deflection of scientific questions: pushing the Laetrile controversy toward medical closure Robert L. Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e 16. Politics, science, and the problem of psychiatric nomenclature: a case study of the American Psychiatric Association referendum on homosexuality Ronald Bayer\u003cbr\u003e 17. The diagnostic status of homosexuality in DSM-III: a reformulation of the issues Robert L. Spitzer\u003cbr\u003e 18. On arriving at the American Psychiatric Association decision on homosexuality Irving Bieber\u003cbr\u003e 19. Values in the debate over workplace safety and health: the rancorous rhetoric about regulation Gilbert S. Omenn\u003cbr\u003e 20. The successful experiment that failed Marvin S. Legator\u003cbr\u003e 21. The power of efficiency: balancing benefits and costs in regulating occupational exposure to toxic substances Taylor R. Durham\u003cbr\u003e 22. Closure in occupational safety and health: the benzene and cotton dust decisions Mark MacCarthy\u003cbr\u003e 23. Nuclear fear: a history and an experiment Spencer R. Weart\u003cbr\u003e 24. Closure and controversy: three mile island Cora Bagley Marrett\u003cbr\u003e 25. Understanding the nuclear power controversy Douglas MacLean\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Controversy, Closure, and The Public: 26. The role of the mass media in scientific controversy Rae Goodell\u003cbr\u003e 27. The National Commission on Human Experimentation: procedures and outcomes Stephen E. Toulmin\u003cbr\u003e 28. The forms and norms of closure Ruth Macklin\u003cbr\u003e Author index\u003cbr\u003e Subject index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006970024216,"sku":"9780521275606","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521275606i_8673264f-6f0a-4572-acdd-39fc3ef49c15.jpg?v=1691374363","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/scientific-controversies-case-studies-in-the-resolution-and-closure-of-disputes-in-science-and-technology-paperback-9780521275606","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}