Science under scrutiny
Subtitle: the place of history and philosophy of science
By: edited by R.W. Home.
Contributors: Home, Roderick Weir.
Series: Australasian studies in history and philosophy of science ;; v. 3
Publisher: D. Reidel Pub. Co.; Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston; Hingham, MA, U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Science -- Philosophy.; Science -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Lloyd Evans; title: Why philosophy of science? / John Passmore; title: Knowledge and power in the sciences / Everett Mendelsohn; title: Facts and values in science studies / Alan Musgrave; title: No history without health / Bryan Gandevia; title: Science policy studies / Jarlath Ronayne; title: Social science, education as social persuasion / Hugh Stretton; title: History and philosophy of science in the pedagogical process / Rom Harré; title: Science teaching or science preaching? / Randall Albury.