Another Science is Possible :A Manifesto for Slow Science
Another Science is Possible :A Manifesto for Slow Science
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Published:
15 December, 2017
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Description
In this bold new book, distinguished philosopher Isabelle Stengers shows that research is deeply intertwined with broader social interests, which means that science cannot race ahead in isolation but must learn instead to slow down. Stengers offers a path to an alternative science, arguing that researchers should stop seeing themselves as the 'thinking, rational brain of humanity' and refuse to allow their expertise to be used to shut down the concerns of the public, or to spread the belief that scientific progress is inevitable and will resolve all of society's problems. Rather, science must engage openly and honestly with an intelligent public and be clear about the kind of knowledge it is capable of producing.
This timely and accessible book will be of great interest to students, scholars and policymakers in a wide range of fields, as well anyone concerned with the role of science and its future.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781509521814 |
| ISBN10 | 150952181X |
| Number Of Pages | 220 |
| Item Weight | 227 g |
| Product Dimensions | 137 x 213 x 15 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
"Today, more than ever before, we need this book. Stengers, a philosopher known internationally for her willingness to tackle the big questions of our time, insists that Another Science is Possible. Toughly and tightly argued her book spells out how 'slow science' could get us there. One key point she raises, missed by so many, is the disillusion and distress, Marx might well have said alienation, of the young scientists who find that the science they believed they were going to be part of, is not the science they are working within. Only crack heads can deny climate change and its threat to life itself, but flinching, and looking away from the necessity of transforming science is politically and ethically inadequate. Stengers offers the new generation that is rising up with its new political narrative, intellectual weaponry in the formidable project of turning science away from its destructive collaboration with neoliberal capital to help build - yes - a better world. And don't we need one!"
—Hilary Rose, Emerita Professor of Social Policy, University of Bradford
"Stengers's slow science manifesto is timely, trenchant and thoughtful."
—Nature
Author's Bio
Isabelle Stengers is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the Université Libre de Bruxelles.