The public dimension of scientific controversies

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Czubaroff J. [1 ]
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[1] Ursinus College,
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B; F; Skinner; Oral communication; Rhetoric of science; Scientific controversy;
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10.1023/A:1017934628335
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Acceptance of three tenets of the doctrine of scientific objectivity, namely, the tenets of consensus, compartmentalization, and ahistorical truth, undermines scientists' appreciation of the importance of scientific controversy and consideration of the policy and value implications of controversial scientific theories. This essay rejects these tenets and suggests scientists appreciate theoretical diversity, learn rational means for adjudicating value differences, and cultivate conversational as well as written forms of communication. © 1997 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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