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Biohumanities: Rethinking the relationship between biosciences, philosophy and history of science, and society

Karola, Stotz and Griffiths, Paul E. (2007) Biohumanities: Rethinking the relationship between biosciences, philosophy and history of science, and society. [Preprint]

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We argue that philosophical and historical research can constitute a ‘Biohumanities’ which deepens our understanding of biology itself; engages in constructive 'science criticism'; helps formulate new 'visions of biology'; and facilitates 'critical science communication'. We illustrate these ideas with two recent 'experimental philosophy' studies of the concept of the gene and of the concept of innateness conducted by ourselves and collaborators. We conclude that the complex and often troubled relations between science and society are critical to both parties, and argue that the philosophy and history of science can help to make this relationship work.


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Item Type: Preprint
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Karola, Stotz
Griffiths, Paul E.
Keywords: science communication public understanding of science biohumanities social studies of science
Subjects: General Issues > Science and Society
General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science
General Issues > Ethical Issues
Specific Sciences > Biology
General Issues > Rhetoric of Science
General Issues > Science and Policy
General Issues > Science Education
Depositing User: Professor Paul Edmund Griffiths
Date Deposited: 24 Jun 2007
Last Modified: 07 Oct 2010 15:15
Item ID: 3396
Subjects: General Issues > Science and Society
General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science
General Issues > Ethical Issues
Specific Sciences > Biology
General Issues > Rhetoric of Science
General Issues > Science and Policy
General Issues > Science Education
Date: June 2007
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3396

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