Christopher Norris of the
University of Cardiff will talk about what he sees as a drift away from
belief in the objective validity of scientific knowledge, and why he
thinks this new relativism presents a threat that is moral and political
as well as scientific. And then
Mary Midgley will
argue her view that science is always embedded in some myth or orienting
story that expresses it deepest aims.
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How to Think About Science (Parts 1-24)