Re-Thinking Science presents an account of the dynamic relationship
between society and science. Despite the mounting evidence of a
much closer, interactive relationship between society and science,
current debates still center on the need to maintain a "line"
demarcating them. The view persists that there is a one-way
communication flow from science to society -- with scant attention
given to the ways in which society communicates with science. This
book argues that changes in society now make such communications
both more likely and more numerous. It claims that this reverse
communication is transforming science not only in its research
practices and the institutions that support it, but also deep in
its epistemological core. To explain these changes, the authors
have developed an open, dynamic framework for re-thinking science.
They conclude that the closer interaction of science and society
signals the emergence of a new kind of science: contextualized, or
context-sensitive, science. Context-sensitive science is not a
static science, but a form of knowledge production that is
co-evolving with trends in contemporary society. The co-evolution
between society and science requires a more or less complete
re-thinking of the basis on which a new social contract between
science and society might be constructed. In their discussion, the
authors present some of the elements that would comprise this new
social contract.
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