The Customization of Science [electronic resource] : The Impact of Religious and Political Worldviews on Contemporary Science /
Fuller, S.editor.
Stenmark, M.editor.
Zackariasson, U.editor.
This collection explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and understood today. Contributors explore the social and scientific repercussions of 'customizing' science to fit the needs and interests of various groups.
Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1 The Customization of Science: An Introduction to the Debate; Part I: Worldviews and Customized Science; 2 Islam and Science; 3 Feminism and Science; 4 Christianity and Science; 5 Atheism and Science; Part II: Science and Scientists on Customized Science; 6 Implicit and Explicit Customized Science: The Case of Evolutionary Biology; 7 On Religious and Antireligious Customization of Contemporary Physics; 8 Theology and the Origins of Customized Science; Part III: Society and the Customization of Science
9 Customised Science as a Reflection of Protscience10 Science as Customized and Customizing: The Roles of Science in the "Religion/Worldviews in the Public Sphere" Debate; 11 Bioconservatism as Customized Science; Postscript; 12 The Future of the Customized Science Debate; Index
Includes index.
This collection explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and understood today. Contributors explore the social and scientific repercussions of 'customizing' science to fit the needs and interests of various groups.
Religion and sociology.
Environmental sociology.
Sociology.
Popular works.
Philosophy and science.
Sociology of Religion.
Environmental Sociology.
Sociology, general.
Popular Science, general.
Philosophy of Science.
Social Aspects of Religion.