The value of science in space exploration / James S.J. Schwartz.
2020
TL865
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Title
The value of science in space exploration / James S.J. Schwartz.
ISBN
9780190069094 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
TL865
Dewey Decimal Classification
629.4
Summary
'The Value of Science in Space Exploration' provides a rigorous assessment of the value of scientific knowledge and understanding in the context of contemporary space exploration. It argues that traditional spaceflight rationales are deficient, and that the strongest defense of spaceflight comes from its potential to produce intrinsically and instrumentally valuable knowledge and understanding. It engages with contemporary epistemology to articulate an account of the intrinsic value of scientific knowledge and understanding. It also parleys with recent work in science policy and social philosophy of science to characterize the instrumental value of scientific research, identifying space research as an effective generator of new knowledge and understanding.
Note
'The Value of Science in Space Exploration' provides a rigorous assessment of the value of scientific knowledge and understanding in the context of contemporary space exploration. It argues that traditional spaceflight rationales are deficient, and that the strongest defense of spaceflight comes from its potential to produce intrinsically and instrumentally valuable knowledge and understanding. It engages with contemporary epistemology to articulate an account of the intrinsic value of scientific knowledge and understanding. It also parleys with recent work in science policy and social philosophy of science to characterize the instrumental value of scientific research, identifying space research as an effective generator of new knowledge and understanding.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 25, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190069063
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