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Science wars. Part 2 [compact disc] : what scientists know and how they know it / taught by Steven L. Goldman.

by Goldman, Steven L., 1941-

Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2006.

Science -- History.

Discoveries in science -- History.

Great courses (Compact disc)

6 sound discs (6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 72 p. ; 22 cm.)

Lecture 13: Scientific truth in the early 20th century -- Lecture 14: Two new theories of scientific knowledge -- Lecture 15: Einstein and Bohr redefine reality -- Lecture 16: Truth, ideology, and thought collectives -- Lecture 17: Kuhn's revolutionary image of science -- Lecture 18: Challenging mainstream science from within -- Lecture 19: Objectivity under attack -- Lecture 20: Scientific knowledge as a social construct -- Lecture 21: New definitions of objectivity -- Lecture 22: Science wars of the late 20th century -- Lecture 23: Intelligent design and the scope of science -- Lecture 24: Truth, history, and citizenship.

Presents 13-24 of 24 lectures discussing the nature of scientific knowledge and of the claims to truth that scientists make on behalf of their theories.

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