Science and its social grounding

• Published in: Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce Vol. 72; no. 72; pp. 179 - 189
• Main Author: Krzanowski, Roman
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English; German
• Published: Copernicus Center Press 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Book-Review; Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life; Philosophy; Philosophy of Science; politics of science; practice of science; publication policies; science as a social construct; Scientific Life; Special Branches of Philosophy; practice of science; science as a social construct; politics of science; publication policies

Stuart Richie’s book discusses social, political, and cultural influences on science. In a series of well documented cases Richie shows how many of top scientific journals publish poorly executed studies with dubious conclusions. Such publications distort a public image of science as an unbiased sea...