Main Title |
Frontiers of illusion : science, technology, and the politics of progress / |
Author |
Sarewitz, Daniel R.
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Publisher |
Temple University Press, |
Year Published |
1996 |
OCLC Number |
32923588 |
ISBN |
1566394155; 9781566394154; 1566394163; 9781566394161 |
Subjects |
Science and state--United States ;
Technology and state--United States ;
Research--Philosophy ;
Research--Government policy--United States ;
Research--Social aspects--United States ;
Wetenschapsbeleid ;
Technologiepolitik ;
Naturwissenschaften ;
Forschung ;
Soziale Situation ;
USA
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
Q127.U6S25 1996 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
06/01/2016 |
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Collation |
xi, 235 pages ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-230) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Preface -- I : End of the age of physics -- Science and technology policy ; Policy goals and policy myths ; Beyond the age of physics : science, technology, and reality -- II : Myth of infinite benefit -- III : Myth of unfettered research -- External fetters : teapot in a tempest ; Internal fetters : the maleness of the system ; Unfettered reality -- IV : Myth of accountability -- V : Myth of authoritativeness -- DNA fingerprinting : disorder in the court ; Global climate change : an atmosphere of uncertainty ; Stratospheric ozone depletion : getting it right (by accident) ; Authoritative politics -- VI : Myth of the endless frontier -- Endless frontier, finite earth ; Moral science -- VII : Pas de trois : science, technology, and the marketplace -- Sound of invisible hands clapping ; Nobody's partner -- VIII : Science as a surrogate for social action -- Sickness care ; Best defense ; Tailoring people to taste -- IX : Toward a new mythology -- Five policy suggestions : Expanding diversity ; Integrating the human element ; Honest brokers ; Introducing democracy ; Global R & D community ; Search for ellipses. |
Place Published |
Philadelphia |
PUB Date Free Form |
1996 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
LCCN |
95031840 |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20160531181934 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
04332cam 2200841 a 45020 |