From The Death of Truth |Traditional Scientific
Principle||Postmodern Critique| |Scientific Progress: Science
should be a quest for truth about the universe, ignoring all
forces who want to deny truth and defend their
superstitions.||Science actually arrives at its "truths" in
response to social forces both within and without the scientific
community. Their periodic shifts in outlook come as a result of
irrational conversions on the part of influential scientific
leaders, not from systematic searches.| |Scientific Objectivity:
Scientists are supposed to be objective observers. They study
nature by direct observation, indirect observation or through
controlled experiments intended to rule out bias.||Observations
do not interpret themselves. They are interpreted by a mind and
the biases of any particular person or group conducting the
experiment. They also argue that human minds are affected by
their culture and language to such an extent that the "actual"
nature of things may be unknowable.| |Scientific Ration