How Long to Read In Defence of Science

How Long Does it Take to Read In Defence of Science?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read In Defence of Science by Jack W. Grove

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Science holds a central role in the modern world, yet its complex interrelationships with nature, technology, and politics are often misunderstood or seen from a false perspective. In a series of essays that make extensive use of original work by sociologists, historians, and philosophers of science, J.W. Grove explores the roles and relationships of science in modern technological society. Modern Science can be viewed from four related perspectives. It is an expression of human curiosity – a passion to understand the natural world: what it is made of, how it is put together, and how it works. It is a body of practice – a set of ways of finding out that distinguish it from other realms of inquiry. It is a profession – a body of men and women owing allegiance to the pursuit of knowledge – and for those people, a career. And it is a prescriptive enterprise in that the increase of scientific understanding makes it possible to put nature to use in new kinds of technology. Each of these aspects of science is today the focus of critical scrutiny and, often, outright hostility. With many examples, Grove exposes the threats to science today: its identification with technology, its subordination to the state, the false claims made in its name, and the popular intellectual forces that seek to denigrate it as a source of human understanding and progress.

How long is In Defence of Science?

In Defence of Science by Jack W. Grove is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In Defence of Science Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read In Defence of Science aloud.

What Reading Level is In Defence of Science?

In Defence of Science is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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