Hanging on to the Edges: Essays on Science, Society and the Academic Life

• Main Author: Nettle, Daniel (Author) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Open Book Publishers 2018
• Subjects: Humanities; interdisciplinary studies; biology; science; behavioural studies; social science; scientific theories; academic research; human behaviour
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

What does it mean to be a scientist working today; specifically, a scientist whose subject matter is human life? Scientists often overstate their claim to certainty, sorting the world into categorical distinctions that obstruct rather than clarify its complexities. In this book Daniel Nettle urges t...