| Science as Power Stanley Aronowitz |
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Science has established itself as not merely the dominant but the only legitimate form of human knowledge. By tying its truth claims to methodology, science has claimed independence from the influence of social and hisorical conditions. Here, Aronowitz asserts that the norms of science are by no means self-evident and that science is best seen as a socially constructed discourse that legitimates its power by presenting itself as truth. "Sets the stage for a new social theory of science. Aronowitz does not merely envision a new account of science; he argues for a critical, reflexive alternative to modern science, one that is not based on the domination of humans and nature." —Contemporary Sociology Stanley Aronowitz is professor of sociology in the graduate school of City University of New York. His books include Paradigm Lost, The Crisis in Historical Materialism, The Jobless Future, and Postmodern Education. OUT OF PRINT |
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