Why Trust Science?
2019 • 376 pages

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15

Chapter 1 was too repetitive and circumlocutory which is always bad news since many would drop the book if the starting is not strong, but I kept going and it turned out to be the right decision. Latter the theories turned out to be quite persuasive along with complementary examples and occasional sprinkles of historical/contemporary philosophy of scientific belief. I also like the format DR Oreskes went on to simplify various scepticism, misconceptions and biases. The cherry on top was the last bit where some experts expressed their queries about scientific trust on the basis of dr Oreskes's lecture at Stanford (prior to the publication of this book) and Dr Oreskes's responses.
4/5 stars
I highly recommend it if you like to read the history of science or the philosophy of scientific belief.

April 15, 2023Report this review