Why democracies need science

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Why democracies need science

Harry Collins, Robert Evans

Polity Press, 2017

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-189) and index

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We live in times of increasing public distrust of the main institutions of modern society. Experts, including scientists, are suspected of working to hidden agendas or serving vested interests. The solution is usually seen as more public scrutiny and more control by democratic institutions - experts must be subservient to social and political life. In this book, Harry Collins and Robert Evans take a radically different view. They argue that, rather than democracies needing to be protected from science, democratic societies need to learn how to value science in this new age of uncertainty. By emphasizing that science is a moral enterprise, guided by values that should matter to all, they show how science can support democracy without destroying it and propose a new institution - The Owls - that can mediate between science and society and improve technological decision-making for the benefit of all.

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Preface Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Science as a Moral Choice Part II: Elective Modernism Chapter 2: Choosing Science Chapter 3: The Birds: Elective Modernism, Democracy and Science Part III: Academic Context Chapter 4: Elective Modernism in Context Chapter 5: Institutional Innovations Part IV: Manifesto Conclusion: Elective Modernism and Democracy Notes References Cited

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