The customization of science : the impact of religious and political worldviews on contemporary science

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The customization of science : the impact of religious and political worldviews on contemporary science

edited by Steve Fuller, Mikael Stenmark, Ulf Zackariasson

Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This collection explores whether and how religious and secular worldviews and political ideologies held by scientists, citizens, decision-makers and politicians influence science as practiced and understood today. Contributors explore the social and scientific repercussions of 'customizing' science to fit the needs and interests of various groups.

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  • 1. The Customization of Science: An Introduction to the Debate
  • Mikael Stenmark PART I: WORLDVIEWS AND CUSTOMIZED SCIENCE 2. Islam and Science
  • Nidhal Guessoum 3. Feminism and Science
  • Lynn Hankinson Nelson 4. Christianity and Science
  • Rene van Woudenberg 5. Atheism and Science
  • Michael Ruse SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS ON CUSTOMIZED SCIENCE 6. Implicit and Explicit Customized Science: The Case of Evolutionary Biology
  • Ullica Segerstrale 7. On Religious and Anti-Religious Customization of Contemporary Physics
  • Bengt Gustafsson 8. Theology and the Origins of Customized Science
  • Carl Reinhold Brakenhielm SOCIETY AND THE CUSTOMIZATION OF SCIENCE 9. Customised Science as a Reflection of Protscience
  • Steve Fuller 10. Science as Customized and Customizing
  • Ulf Zackariasson 11. Bioconservatism as Customized Science
  • Adam Briggle POSTSCRIPT 12. The Future of the Customized Science-Debate
  • Ulf Zackariasson and Mikael Stenmark

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