Defending Science - within Reason

This wide-ranging book explores the complexities of scientific evidence and how sciences refine everyday empirical inquiry methods.

Susan Haack critiques scientism and 'New Cynics,' introduces 'foundherentism'—likening scientific knowledge to a crossword puzzle intersecting evidence and theories—and addresses science's relation to law, religion, values, and technology.

Writing with verve and humor, she provides a realistic understanding of science's strengths and limits.