Defenders of the truth : the battle for science in the sociobiology debate and beyond
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書誌事項
Defenders of the truth : the battle for science in the sociobiology debate and beyond
Oxford University Press, 2000
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-468) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
For the last 25 years, sociobiologists have come under continuous attack by a group of left-wing academics, who have accused the former of dubious and politically dangerous science. Many have taken the critics' charges at face value. But have the critics been right? And what are their own motivations? This book strives to set the record straight. It shows that the criticism has typically been unfair. Still, it cannot be dismissed as "purely politically motivated". It turns out that the critics and the sociobiologists live in different worlds of taken-for-granted scientific and moral convictions. The conflict over sociobiology is best interpreted as a drawn-out battle about the nature of "good science" and the social responsibility of the scientist, while it touches on such grand themes as the unity of knowledge, the nature of man, and free will and determinism. The author has stepped right into the hornet's nest of claims and counterclaims, moral concerns, metaphysical beliefs, political convictions, strawmen, red herrings, and gossip, gossip, gossip.
目次
Introduction. What happened in the sociobiology controversy?. The storm over 'Sociobiology'. Colleagues on collision course. Wilson's and Lewontin's contrary moral-cum-scientific agendas. The British connection. The delayed scientific critique of sociobiology. Sociobiology adapts to criticism. 'Genes, Mind and Culture'. Broadening the Conflict. Making sense of the sociobiology controversy. Inside the mind of critics. Planters and weeders in the garden of science. To be or not to be - in the sociobiology controversy. A clash of traditions. Conflicting views of the nature of science. Scientific competition and the quest for moral credit. 'Science as usual' in the sociobiology debate. The cultural meaning of the sociobiology controversy. Sociobiology as a science: taking stock after 25 years. The sociobiology debate and the Enlightenment quest. Who won the sociobiology debate?. Truth and consequences in the sociobiology debate and beyond. References. Index
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