Real Science

Unlike most other similar books this systematic carefully reasoned non-technical analysis of the nature and significance of scientific knowledge opens the way to reconciliation in the ''science wars''. By describing how academic scientists actually undertake research and communicate their findings it shows that the philosophy psychology and sociology of science are inextricably entwined and that ''realism'' and ''relativism'' are just two sides of the same coin. The writing is well-informed down-to-earth and lucid.