Prometheus Bedeviled: Science and the Contradictions of Contemporary Culture
@inproceedings{Levitt1999PrometheusBS,
title={Prometheus Bedeviled: Science and the Contradictions of Contemporary Culture},
author={N. Levitt},
year={1999}
}An analysis of the role science plays within American society, with suggestions for a better interchange between scientists and key US institutions. The author suggests that science, by virtue of its accuracy and reliability, deserves to be at the top of the hierarchy of knowledge.
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