Unhastening science
Subtitle: autonomy and reflexivity in the social theory of knowledge
By: Dick Pels.
Series: Studies in social and political thought ;; 7
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Liverpool
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Knowledge, Sociology of.; Science -- Social aspects.
Description: Dick Pels offers a balanced and thoughtful argument that emphasises the dangers of cosseting science from the effects of internal competition whilst at the same time highlighting the need for 'distance' between the process of scientific thought and the faster machinery of business, politics and the media.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.