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The central thesis of this text is that science, specifically modern scientific ideology, has led us down false paths [Passage 1]. The author, Richard C. Lewontin, argues that science is not an objective body of knowledge independent of human experience, but rather a social institution [Passage 1]. Scientists, like all people, are social beings whose views of nature are shaped by their social experiences and the dominant values of society [Passage 1].
By acknowledging science's limitations, the book aims to help readers rediscover the richness of nature and appreciate the true value of science [Passage 1]. The passages describe the collection of essays as examining "the false paths down which modern scientific ideology has led us" [Passage 1].
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Title: Biology as Ideology by Richard C. Lewontin Description: R. C. Lewontin is a prominent scientist — a geneticist who teaches at Harvard — yet he believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it as an objective body of knowledge that transcends all other ways of knowing and all other endeavours. Lewontin writes in this collection of essays, which began their life as CBC Radio's Massey Lectures Series for 1990: "Scientists do not begin life as scientists, after all, but as social beings immersed in a family, a state, a productive structure, and they view nature through a…
Pages: 112 Snippet: Lewontin writes in this collection of essays, which began their life as CBC Radio's Massey Lectures Series for 1990: "Scientists do not begin life as scientists, after all, but as social beings immersed in a family, a state, a productive ...