Name: Biology and Ideology From Descartes to Dawkins (en Inglés)
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Author: Denis R. (Edt) Alexander
ISBN: 9780226608419

portada Biology and Ideology From Descartes to Dawkins (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

University Of Chicago Press

Autor

Denis R. (Edt) Alexander

Año

2010

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

453

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Peso

1.35

ISBN

9780226608419

ISBN13

9780226608419

Categorías

Biología

Biology and Ideology From Descartes to Dawkins (en Inglés)

Denis R. (Edt) Alexander (Autor) · University Of Chicago Press · Tapa Blanda

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Over the course of human history, the sciences, and biology in particular, have often been manipulated to cause immense human suffering. For example, biology has been used to justify eugenic programs, forced sterilization, human experimentation, and death camps—all in an attempt to support notions of racial superiority. By investigating the past, the contributors to Biology and Ideology from Descartes to Dawkins hope to better prepare us to discern ideological abuse of science when it occurs in the future. Denis R. Alexander and Ronald L. Numbers bring together fourteen experts to examine the varied ways science has been used and abused for nonscientific purposes from the fifteenth century to the present day. Featuring an essay on eugenics from Edward J. Larson and an examination of the progress of evolution by Michael J. Ruse, Biology and Ideology examines uses both benign and sinister, ultimately reminding us that ideological extrapolation continues today. An accessible survey, this collection will enlighten historians of science, their students, practicing scientists, and anyone interested in the relationship between science and culture.