BSOC 2051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pseudoscience, Descriptive Knowledge, Evolutionism
5 Sep 2016
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Three centuries ago (1642) - the scientific revolution, experimentation, mathematization and the earth as a mechanical system. Skepticism about science- proven through experiments and mathematical models. Thus fortified . - science for science"s sake, science does not have to reflect society"s values, science becomes an autonomous institution unto itself. Science becomes attacked - he worries about science being used for political gain, mussolini, nazis using science for war. These factors prompts him to write this piece. Methods, knowledge and values are interrelated in this article. Universalism breaks down when science is emerged with society because people in lower income brackets are unable to attain jobs in science. Communism breaks down since science is geared towards personal gain. 1980 ipo of genentech- genome sequencing company goes public, war on cancer. Recombinant dna is used to produce insulin, human growth hormone producing bacteria.
