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Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, March 2000, p. 1-12, Vol. 64, No. 1
1092-2172/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

The Scientist's World

Bernard D. Davisdagger

Bacterial Physiology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115

This paper describes the features of the world of science, and it compares that world briefly with that of politics and the law. It also discusses some "postmodern" trends in philosophy and sociology that have been undermining confidence in the objectivity of science and thus have contributed indirectly to public mistrust. The paper includes broader implications of interactions of government and science.

dagger Deceased. Manuscript edited posthumously by Elizabeth M. Davis, Jonathan H. Davis, Eliora Z. Ron, and David Parker. Address for correspondence: Elizabeth M. Davis, 23 Clairemont Rd., Belmont, MA 02478. Phone and fax: (617) 484-0460. E-mail: lizdvs{at}aol.com.

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, March 2000, p. 1-12, Vol. 64, No. 1
1092-2172/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.




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