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Jasanoff Sheila

Science and public reason - London Rutledge 2012 - 286p xv HB

Science - Social Aspects Science & State - Public Interest Technology - Social Aspects

Contents
1 Reason in practice 1
2 Three cultures and the regulation of biotechnology 23
3 Ontological uncertainty and political order in three states 42
4 Causal narratives and political culture 59
5 The formation of global environmental consciousness 78
6 Contested boundaries in policy relevant science 103
7 The song lines of risk 133
8 The three body problem of expert legitimacy 150
9 Citizen participation in governing science 167
10 What judges should know about the sociology of science 185
11 Expert games in silicone gel breast implant litigation 196
12 Witnessing DNA in the Simpson trial 217
13 Science and social order at the millennium 245
14 Afterword 274
Index 282
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ISBN: 9780415624688

Dewey Class. No.: 303.483 JAS