Chapter 1. Why Trust Science? Perspectives from the History and Philosophy of Science

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Why Trust Science? Perspectives from the History and Philosophy of Science 15
6. Chapter 2. Science Awry 69
7. Coda: Values in Science 147
8. Comments
9. Chapter 3. The Epistemology of Frozen Peas: Innocence, Violence, and Everyday Trust in Twentieth-Century Science 163
10. Chapter 4. What Would Reasons for Trusting Science Be? 181
11. Chapter 5. Pascal’s Wager Reframed: Toward Trustworthy Climate Policy Assessments for Risk Societies 191
12. Chapter 6. Comments on the Present and Future of Science, Inspired by Naomi Oreskes 202
13. Response
14. Chapter 7. Reply 215
15. Afterword 245
16. Notes 257
17. References 297
18. Contributors 335
19. Index 337