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神话学
读写能力
科学素养
医学
认识论
美学
科学知识社会学
科学发现
文学类
社会学
认知科学
替代医学
哲学
心理学
艺术
教育学
病理
出处
期刊:JAMA
[American Medical Association]
日期:1993-04-14
卷期号:269 (14): 1868-1868
被引量:167
标识
DOI:10.1001/jama.1993.03500140122053
摘要
I would not describe this expository book by Bauer as a page turner, eagerly absorbed in one or two sittings. Nevertheless, it does fulfill its stated purpose, illustrating that a holistic view of science, technology, and society (the author abbreviates it STS) is necessary and useful to evaluate the place of science and technology in modern life. Regarding scientific literacy, the proverb of American humorist Josh Billings might epitomize Bauer's viewpoint: "It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so." The author notes that anyone's literacy is only measured by the degree to which it reflects current dogma; that itself is not cast in stone. As for science guiding humankind to the solution of age-old problems, that fond hope has been confounded by the fact that the practice of science is a human endeavor. Rather than change our behavior, we prefer to suppress knowledge that would lead
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