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Drawing out Leviathan : Dinosaurs and the science wars / Keith M. Parsons.

Van Pelt Library QE861.4 .P37 2001
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Parsons, Keith M., 1952-
Series:
Life of the past
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Dinosaurs.
Science--Philosophy.
Science.
Science--Social aspects.
Physical Description:
xxii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2001]
Summary:
In this examination of the "Science Wars", where science is debated not as discovering facts of the world but rather constructing artifacts disguised as objective truths, the author cites some major debates about dinosaurs, including the case of the wrong-headed dinosaur and the debate of the extinction of dinosaurs. 15 photos.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index.
ISBN:
0253339375
OCLC:
45873566

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