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Using and abusing science : science and political discourse from : science and political discourse from Burke's 'French Revolution' to Obama's science fair / edited by Véronique Molinari and Cyril Besson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Social aspects.
- Science.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [England] : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
- Summary:
- Over the last two centuries, as politics has evolved from the status of "amateurship" to that of profession, political discourse, together with its practices and their validity, has been increasingly subject to questioning. Politicians, as illustrated by the low turnouts that have recently characterised general elections and a general lack of interest in politics throughout Western countries, enjoy less than ever the trust of the electorate, and their discourse is now often criticised for being both hollow and untrustworthy. Conversely, by evolving from the status of enlightened amateur to tha
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 20, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-9418-4
- OCLC:
- 980292717
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