Science And Its Fabrication

by Alan F. Chalmers

While acknowledging its theory-ladeness, Chalmers (history and philosophy, U. of Sydney) defends the objectivity of scientific knowledge against those critics for whom such knowledge is both subjective and ideological. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Philosophy

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Dr. Alan Chalmers was born in Bristol, UK in 1939. Despite beginning his academic career in Physics, Chalmers is best known for his work on the subject of the Philosophy of Science. He is most noted for his best-selling book "What Is This Thing Called Science?"

Reviews

[Dan Zarfati]

very good book, a sociological view of science.