TY - BOOK ID - 77902348 TI - Science transformed? : debating claims of an epochal break AU - Nordmann, Alfred AU - Radder, Hans AU - Schiemann, Gregor AU - Boon, Mieke PY - 2011 SN - 0822977508 9780822977506 9780822961635 0822961636 PB - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, DB - UniCat KW - Science KW - Natural science KW - Natural sciences KW - Science of science KW - Sciences KW - Normal science KW - Philosophy of science KW - Science and society KW - Sociology of science KW - Technological innovations. KW - Philosophy. KW - Social aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77902348 AB - "Advancements in computing, instrumentation, robotics, digital imaging, and simulation modeling are changing science into a technology-driven institution. The pragmatic interests of government, industry, and society increasingly exert their influence over science, raising questions of values and objectivity. These and other profound changes in the world of science have led many to speculate that we are in the midst of an epochal break in scientific history. This edited volume presents an in-depth examination of these issues from philosophical, historical, social, and cultural perspectives. It presents arguments both for and against the epochal break thesis in light of historical antecedents, offering an important occasion for philosophical analysis of the epistemic, institutional and moral questions affecting current and future scientific pursuits. "--P. 4 of cover. ER -