The Politics Of Science Review - 946 Words

The Politics of Science Review â€Å"We therefore cannot accept the view that philosophy must (or can) be excluded from science, and deplore the anti-ideological technocratic ideology.† (Lewontin R. , The Politics of Science, 2002) In Richard Lewontin’s article on the differences between politics, science, and the experts. It expresses factors such as funding and research and how the influence of politics are present in today’s society. And the high demands to attain such knowledge and understanding for an experiment. It is unfortunate that there is always a cost and consideration when it comes to the political understandings of science, technology and governmental power. However, the political aspects tend to conflict with the very nature†¦show more content†¦Lewontin actively claims that these arguments have limited power when it comes to the political process. And that the natural scientist sometimes has no claims on receiving public funding and resources. Therefore, the philosop her or even an anthropologist will have to pursue with more of a humanitarian effort. So the humanistic approach is then overlooked for more of a laboratory approach. And there is no philosophical understandings when it comes to science. So what happen to Plato? The government took all the great philosophies and replaced it with the latest technology for scientific measurement of validity and reliability. Billions and billions of dollars are being spent and Richard Lewontin actively expresses who really plays the role in shaping the future of science. The government is continually tightening up control of scientific knowledge. Dictating, only what researchers and scientists are capable of measuring inside a controlled environment. The repercussions of this type of political control is where science and technology are mainly focused. For example; Nuclear War it would seem that science and technology is focused on funding militarized efforts more so than finding a cure for cancer patients or even something as simple as conceptual analysis experiments. And there are many scientists who would agree that capitalism is the most effective way of research and the