Scientific Certainty Argumentation Methods (SCAMs): Science and the Politics of Doubt

At least since the time of Popper, scientists have understood that science provides falsification, but not “proof.” In the world of environmental and technological controversies, however, many observers continue to call precisely for “proof,” often under the guise of “scientific certainty.” Closer e...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sociological inquiry 2008-02, Vol.78 (1), p.2-38
Hauptverfasser:	Freudenburg, William R., Gramling, Robert, Davidson, Debra J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Popper, Karl Raimund Science Scientific method Sociology Sociology of knowledge and ethics Sociology of knowledge and sociology of culture Sociology of science Technology Validity
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