Scientific and Medical Knowledge Production, 1796-1918: Volume III: Authority

This book responds to criticism that practitioners hide hubris behind their purported humanity and questions whether the scientific community can retain its grip on the meaning of compassion. It demonstrates how the lived-experience of scientific practice became a justification for expressing social, political, and cultural authority, with bare knowledge carrying a significant social valuation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Critics have increasingly accused practitioners of masking hubris behind their purported humanity, raising concerns about whether an increasingly professional scientific community can maintain its grasp on the meaning of compassion. In response to this criticism, this volume offers a collection of responses that demonstrate the extent to which the lived experience of scientific practice has become a justification for expressing social, political, and cultural authority. The mere acquisition of knowledge carried a significant social value. These sources shed light on how this authority evolved and expanded over time.

Critics have increasingly accused practitioners of masking hubris behind their purported humanity, raising concerns about whether an increasingly professional scientific community can maintain its grasp on the meaning of compassion. In response to this criticism, this volume offers a collection of responses that demonstrate the extent to which the lived experience of scientific practice has become a justification for expressing social, political, and cultural authority. The mere acquisition of knowledge carried a significant social value. These sources shed light on how this authority evolved and expanded over time.

Weight: 784g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367443863