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Sweeping in scope, penetrating in analysis, and generously illustrated with examples from the history of science, this new and original approach to familiar questions about scientific evidence and method tackles vital questions about science and its place in society. Writing with verve and wry humour, in a witty, direct, and accessible style, Haack takes readers beyond the ""Science Wars"" to a balanced understanding of the value, and the limitations, of the scientific enterprise.

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9781591021179

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[A] searching look at how science interacts with & is influenced by other areas of human endeavor... . one thought-provoking discussion after another. ... - Publishers Weekly

""[A] searching look at how science interacts with & is influenced by other areas of human endeavor... . one thought-provoking discussion after another. ..."" - Publishers Weekly

"""[A] searching look at how science interacts with & is influenced by other areas of human endeavor... . one thought-provoking discussion after another. ..."" - Publishers Weekly"

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Susan Haack (Coral Gables, FL) is Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, Cooper Senior Scholar in Arts and Sciences, professor of philosophy, and professor of law at the University of Miami. She is the author of numerous highly acclaimed books, including Defending Science-Within Reason; Philosophy of Logics; Evidence and Inquiry; Deviant Logic, Fuzzy Logic: Beyond the Formalism; and Manifesto of a Passionate Moderate: Unfashionable Essays; and the editor of Pragmatism, Old and New. She is one of the handful of living philosophers in Peter King's 100 Philosophers: The Life and Work of the World's Greatest Thinkers, and she was included in the Sunday Independent's 2005 list of the ten most important women philosophers of all time.

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