Who Speaks for Nature? On the Politics of Science |
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| Author:
| Ephraim, Laura |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8122-9468-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $64.95 |
Book Description:
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Laura Ephraim reveals the origins and limits of scientists' remarkably resilient yet controversial authority to speak for nature. Through innovative readings of Descartes, Hobbes, Arendt, and others, she uncovers fresh insights into contemporary dilemmas surrounding the place of scientists in public life and environmental politics.
Laura Ephraim reveals the origins and limits of scientists' remarkably resilient yet controversial authority to speak for nature. Through innovative readings of Descartes, Hobbes, Arendt, and others, she uncovers fresh insights into contemporary dilemmas surrounding the place of scientists in public life and environmental politics.