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Article: Science and society. (Books).(Book Review)
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- September 22, 2002
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Science, Truth, and Democracy, by Philip Kitcher.
Oxford. Oxford University Press, 2001, 256 pp.
Philip Kitcher, the distinguished Columbia University philosopher has written a book that is clear well argued, and, under the guise of eminent sensibility, surprisingly subversive. In Part I, "The Search for Truth," Kitcher vindicates realism and refutes constructivism Having thus established himself as a friend of science, he goes on in Part II to assert "The Claims of Democracy." He argues that democratic discussion should guide the scientific search for truth and tha some lines of inquiry should no be pursued. His discussion of the duties of individual ...