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That sounds interesting. Do you have a recommendation for some reading materials on those Science Wars?

• jhbadger 7y ago
  I'd recommend Samir Okasha's "Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction" (one of those Oxford University Press "Very short introduction" books that are only around 100 pages) as he has a short section on the Science Wars, and then if you are interested in more, James Robert Brown's "Who Rules in Science?: An Opinionated Guide to the Wars". Both Okasha and Brown are philosophers of science themselves, and do cover both sides, but they are are scientific realists in that they believe that scientific models do reflect to some degree the reality of the universe.
• nickloewen 7y ago
  You might be interested in Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes, who tries to answer a related question: how do we do science in a 'post-truth' period, where the tactics of postmodern critique are being taken up by climate change deniers, tobacco companies, etc? I have only read the beginning, but chapter one gives a very good overview of the history of critique that got us to this place. Oreskes suggests that it is possible to hold a critical, social constructivist position while also demanding a good scientific practice that will produce trustworthy knowledge.
• tghdjsk 7y ago
  Karin Knorr-Cetina's Epistemic cultures : how the sciences make knowledge (1999). https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=0372C63887A1EAB996E5E2DD0BE7C2D7 https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=0372C63887A1EAB996E5E2D... How does science create knowledge? Epistemic cultures, shaped by affinity, necessity and historical coincidence, determine how people know and what they know. This text compares two epistemic cultures, those in high energy physics and molecular biology.
• 8bitsrule 7y ago
  The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution by C.P. Snow (1959). An important shot over the bow.