جهان ما با علم شکل گرفته و از آن مشتق شده است. میتوان گفت که تقریباً تمامی مزایای زندگی مدرن - از آنتیبیوتیکها گرفته تا رایانهها، از فهم ما نسبت به سیر تکامل بشر گرفته تا تواناییمان در نشاندن ماهواره در سیاره زحل ــ همگی محصول علمند. اما دانش قلمرویی نزاعآفرین است چرا که فارغ از مزایایش، تهدیدهایی جدی نیز برای بشریت به ارمغان آورده است. فلسفه علم در پی گشودن گره این تعارضها و تبیین تصویری مشخص از قلمروهای علم است.
Ziauddin Sardar has written or edited 45 books over a period of 30 years, many with his long-time co-author Merryl Wyn Davies. Recent titles include Balti Britain: a Journey Through the British Asian Experience (Granta, 2008); and How Do You Know: Reading Ziauddin Sardar on Islam, Science and Cultural Relations (Pluto, 2006). The first volume of his memoirs is Desperately Seeking Paradise: Journeys of a Sceptical Muslim (Granta, 2006). His recent television work includes a 90-minute documentary for the BBC in 2006 called 'Battle for Islam'. Sardar's online work includes a year-long blog on the Qur'an published in 2008 by The Guardian newspaper. Sardar is a Visiting Professor of Postcolonial Studies in the Department of Arts Policy and Management at City University London and is Editor of the forecasting and planning journal, Futures. He is also a member of the UK Commission on Equality and Human Rights. His journalism appears most often in The Guardian and The Observer, as well as the UK weekly magazine, New Statesman. In the 1980s, he was among the founders of Inquiry, a magazine of ideas and policy focusing on Muslim countries. His early career includes working as a science correspondent for Nature and New Scientist magazines and as a reporter for London Weekend Television. >>(from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziauddin... )<< -- *You can know more from his own site: http://www.ziauddinsardar.com/Biograp...