This is a comprehensive and systematic exploration of the place of science in democratic societies. In this successor to his pioneering "Science, Truth, and Democracy", renowned philosopher Philip Kitcher explores the challenges of integrating science, the most successful knowledge-generating system of all time, with the problems of democracy. Kitcher considers a variety of exa...(展开全部)

作者 安德鲁·埃德（Andrew Ede），科技史与科技哲学博士，长期任教于加拿大阿尔伯塔大学历史与古典系，现为不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥卡纳干分校客座教授。著有《毒气、战火与硝烟催生的科学：化学战与大科学的起源》（2017）、《世界历史上的技术与社会》（2019）等。 莱斯利·科马克（Lesley B. Cormack），多伦多大学科技史与科技哲学博士，现任加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥卡纳干分校校长。曾担任加拿大科学史与科学哲学学会主席，阿尔伯塔大学人文社科学院院长（2010—2020），此前曾长期在该校历史与古典系任教。其研究方向为近代早期科学史。 译者 刘晓，中国科学院大学科学技术史系教授，《科学文化评论》副主编，中国科学院院史咨询专家组成员。研究方向为中国现代科技史，国际科技交流史，主讲《科学技术通史》《中国现代科技史文献》等专业课程；著译有《卷舒...(展开全部)

"A History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion without sacrificing the sophistication and richness of the subject. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and th...(展开全部)

作者 安德鲁·埃德（Andrew Ede），科技史与科技哲学博士，长期任教于加拿大阿尔伯塔大学历史与古典系，现为不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥卡纳干分校客座教授。著有《毒气、战火与硝烟催生的科学：化学战与大科学的起源》（2017）、《世界历史上的技术与社会》（2019）等。 莱斯利·科马克（Lesley B. Cormack），多伦多大学科技史与科技哲学博士，现任加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学奥卡纳干分校校长。曾担任加拿大科学史与科学哲学学会主席，阿尔伯塔大学人文社科学院院长（2010—2020），此前曾长期在该校历史与古典系任教。其研究方向为近代早期科学史。 译者 刘晓，中国科学院大学科学技术史系教授，《科学文化评论》副主编，中国科学院院史咨询专家组成员。研究方向为中国现代科技史，国际科技交流史，主讲《科学技术通史》《中国现代科技史文献》等专业课程；著译有《卷舒...(展开全部)

"A History of Science in Society: From Philosophy to Utility is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion without sacrificing the sophistication and richness of the subject. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and th...(展开全部)

Eugene Pleasants Odum (September 17, 1913 – August 10, 2002) was an American biologist at the University of Georgia known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology. He and his brother Howard T. Odum wrote the popular ecology textbook, Fundamentals of Ecology (1953). The Odum School of Ecology is named in his honor. Odum won the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1977...(展开全部)

Science, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (STS) studies and its implications for today’s culture and society. Discusses current STS topics, research tools, and theories Tackles some of the most urgent issues in current STS studies, including power and culture, race, gender, co...(展开全部)

With a new introduction by the author (emeritus, sociology, Columbia U., New York City), as well as the prefaces from the first edition in 1938 and a 1970 reprint, this classic work established the field of the sociology of science. The focus of the study is the role of Puritanism in unintentionally providing social and cultural support for newly emerging science in 17th-centur...(展开全部)

With a new introduction by the author (emeritus, sociology, Columbia U., New York City), as well as the prefaces from the first edition in 1938 and a 1970 reprint, this classic work established the field of the sociology of science. The focus of the study is the role of Puritanism in unintentionally providing social and cultural support for newly emerging science in 17th-centur...(展开全部)

In A History of Science in Society, Ede and Cormack trace the history of the changing place of science in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that knowledge useful. The fourth edition of this bestselling textbook brings the narrative right up to the present day by incorporating the COVID-19 pandemic. The edition also adds content...(展开全部)