Are we all scientific experts now? / Harry Collins.

"In this provocative new book Harry Collins seeks to redeem scientific expertise, and reasserts science's special status. Despite the messy realities of day-to-day scientific endeavour, he emphasizes the superior moral qualities of science, dismissing the dubious 'default' expertise displayed by man...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:New human frontiers series.
Main Author: Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943-
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2014.
Series:New human frontiers series.
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Physical Description:vi, 144 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Format: Book

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