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PublisherNew York University Press

ISBN-100814730914

ISBN-139780814730911

eBay Product ID (ePID)844857

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Number of Pages270 Pages

Publication NameCulture Clash : Law and Science in America

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

SubjectMedia Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Science & Technology

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Social Science

AuthorSteven Goldberg

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight14.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews"A lucid and entertaining mix of constitutional law and history." - American Journal of Human Genetics, " Culture Clash with its rare blend of creativity, verbal skill and balanced judgement--helps to clarify the understanding of law and science in American life." - New York Law Journal, Culture Clash -with its rare blend of creativity, verbal skill and balanced judgement--helps to clarify the understanding of law and science in American life., One of the most vital interdisciplinary works of this generation. A trenchant, thought-provoking, and immensely readable analysis of the important issues at the intersection of law, science, and morality. Goldberg, perhaps the most prominent and certainly the most prolific legal scholar in the law and science field, explores the most contemporary topics at the frontiers of current scientific, technological, legal, and moral inquiry. An accomplished and important book., "The influence of the Cosa Nostra in the history of New York this century has been as great as Tammany Hall and Wall Street. This excellent and wide-ranging book finally lifts the lid on the Cosa Nostra's penetration of the city's economy. It is a powerful and effective work, filled with warnings about past errors and lessons for future success. All sorts of people should read it, from police officers and politicians to urban historians and criminologistsand New Yorkers who want to know why less cargo is stolen from JFK airport these days, and why the fish from Fulton Fish Market is cheaper!" - Mark Galeotti, Director of the Organised Russian & Eurasian Crime Research Unit at Keele University, Draws on more than a decade's work to bring together in one place a remarkably broad treatment of the relationship between law and science. All of the well-known issues are addressed: the legal questions likely to arise from current research aimed at mapping the human genome, the legal debates over the public schools' treatment of creationism and evolution, the effect of federal agency practices on the course of scientific research, and the use of scientific evidence in legal disputes...Certain to enrich all future discussion of these topics., "One of the most vital interdisciplinary works of this generation. A trenchant, thought-provoking, and immensely readable analysis of the important issues at the intersection of law, science, and morality. Goldberg, perhaps the most prominent and certainly the most prolific legal scholar in the law and science field, explores the most contemporary topics at the frontiers of current scientific, technological, legal, and moral inquiry. An accomplished and important book." - Nancy Levit, Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City,Co-author ofJurisprudence, "Jacobs's structured approach offers a careful dissection of the Mafia way of doing business that is as effective as a Gambino-orchestrated labor strike." - Publishers Weekly, "A lucid and entertaining mix of constitutional law and history." -American Journal of Human Genetics, "A lucid and entertaining mix of constitutional law and history." - American Journal of Human Genetics ,, " Culture Clash -with its rare blend of creativity, verbal skill and balanced judgement--helps to clarify the understanding of law and science in American life." - New York Law Journal, " Culture Clash -with its rare blend of creativity, verbal skill and balanced judgement--helps to clarify the understanding of law and science in American life." - New York Law Journal ,, "Terse, dramatic . . .of equal interest to academics and lay enthusiasts, this serious yet highly readable book addresses Mafia reality more succinctly and clearly than any similar work in recent memory." - Kirkus Reviews, "Draws on more than a decade's work to bring together in one place a remarkably broad treatment of the relationship between law and science. All of the well-known issues are addressed: the legal questions likely to arise from current research aimed at mapping the human genome, the legal debates over the public schools' treatment of creationism and evolution, the effect of federal agency practices on the course of scientific research, and the use of scientific evidence in legal disputes...Certain to enrich all future discussion of these topics." - Ira Mark Ellman, Professor of Law, Arizona State University, Culture Clashwith its rare blend of creativity, verbal skill and balanced judgement--helps to clarify the understanding of law and science in American life., "Culture Clash-with its rare blend of creativity, verbal skill and balanced judgement--helps to clarify the understanding of law and science in American life." -New York Law Journal, "Draws on more than a decade's work to bring together in one place a remarkably broad treatment of the relationship between law and science. All of the well-known issues are addressed: the legal questions likely to arise from current research aimed at mapping the human genome, the legal debates over the public schools' treatment of creationism and evolution, the effect of federal agency practices on the course of scientific research, and the use of scientific evidence in legal disputes...Certain to enrich all future discussion of these topics." -Ira Mark Ellman,Professor of Law, Arizona State University, "Peels back layers of mystery surrounding the courageous and successful efforts to undermine the American Cosa Nostravaluable lessons for those fighting organized crime at home and abroad." - Roy Godson, Professor of Government, Georgetown University, "One of the most vital interdisciplinary works of this generation. A trenchant, thought-provoking, and immensely readable analysis of the important issues at the intersection of law, science, and morality. Goldberg, perhaps the most prominent and certainly the most prolific legal scholar in the law and science field, explores the most contemporary topics at the frontiers of current scientific, technological, legal, and moral inquiry. An accomplished and important book." -Nancy Levit,Associate Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City,Co-author of Jurisprudence

Dewey Edition20

Dewey Decimal344.73/095

SynopsisIt is an article of faith in America that scientific advances will lead to wondrous progress in our daily lives. Americans proudly support scientific research that yields stunning breakthroughs and Nobel prizes. We relish the ensuing debate about the implications--moral, ethical, practical--of these advances. Will genetic engineering change our basic nature? Will artificial intelligence challenge our sense of human uniqueness? And yet the actual implementation of these technologies is often sluggish and much-delayed. From Star Trek to Jurassic Park, the American imagination has always been fascinated by the power of scientific technology. But what does the reality of scientific progress mean for our society? In this controversial book, Steven Goldberg provides a compelling look at the intersection of two of America's most powerful communities--law and science--to explain this apparent contradiction. Rarely considered in tandem, law and science highlight a fundamental paradox in the American character, the struggle between progress and process. Science, with its ethic of endless progress, has long fit beautifully with America's self image. Law, in accordance with the American ideal of giving everyone a fair say, stresses process above all else, seeking an acceptable, rather than a scientifically correct, result. This characteristic has been especially influential in light of the explosive growth of the legal community in recent years. Exposing how the legal system both supports and restricts American science and technology, Goldberg considers the role and future of three projects--artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion, and the human genome initiative--to argue for a scientific vision that infuses research with social goals beyond the pure search for truth. Certain to provoke debate within a wide range of academic and professional communities, Culture Clash reveals one of the most important and defining conflicts in contemporary American life., It is an article of faith in America that scientific advances will lead to wondrous progress in our daily lives. Americans proudly support scientific research that yields stunning breakthroughs and Nobel prizes. We relish the ensuing debate about the implications moral, ethical, practical of these advances. Will genetic engineering change our basic nature? Will artificial intelligence challenge our sense of human uniqueness? And yet the actual implementation of these technologies is often sluggish and much-delayed. From Star Trek to Jurassic Park, the American imagination has always been fascinated by the power of scientific technology. But what does the reality of scientific progress mean for our society? In this controversial book, Steven Goldberg provides a compelling look at the intersection of two of America's most powerful communities law and science to explain this apparent contradiction. Rarely considered in tandem, law and science highlight a fundamental paradox in the American character, the struggle between progress and process. Science, with its ethic of endless progress, has long fit beautifully with America's self image. Law, in accordance with the American ideal of giving everyone a fair say, stresses process above all else, seeking an acceptable, rather than a scientifically correct, result. This characteristic has been especially influential in light of the explosive growth of the legal community in recent years. Exposing how the legal system both supports and restricts American science and technology, Goldberg considers the role and future of three projects artificial intelligence, nuclear fusion, and the human genome initiative to argue for a scientific vision that infuses research with social goals beyond the pure search for truth. Certain to provoke debate within a wide range of academic and professional communities, Culture Clash reveals one of the most important and defining conflicts in contemporary American life., It is an article of faith in America that scientific advances will lead to wondrous progress in our daily lives. From Star Trek to Jurassic Park, the American imagination has always been fascinated by the power of scientific technology. This book provides a look at the intersection of two of America's communities - law and science.