Scientific Controversies: Case Studies in the Resolution and Closure of Disputes in Science and Technology Book

Preface; Introduction H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., and Arthur L. Caplan;

Part I. Theoretical Perspectives:

1. Ethical theory and the problem of closure Tom L. Beauchamp;
2. Scientific controversy and its termination Ernan McMullin;
3. The political anatomy of controversy in the sciences Everett Mendelsohn;
4. Controversies involving science and technology: a theoretical perspective Ronald N. Giere;
5. Politics, public policy-making, and the process of reaching closure Robert F. Rich;
6. The role of experts in scientific controversy Garland E. Allen;
7. The continental drift debate Henry Frankel;
8. How history and politics affect closure in biomedical discussions: the example of the Soviet Union Loren R. Graham;
9. Scientific disputes over policy Allan Mazur;
10. Controversies and the authority of science Dorothy Nelkin;
11. Post-Skinner and post-Freud: philosophical causes of scientific disagreements Alasdair MacIntyre;

Part II. Contemporary Case Studies:
12. Resolution of the Laetrile controversy: past attempts and future prospects Gerald E. Markle and James C. Petersen;
13. Federal regulation of Laetrile Robert S. K. Young;
14. Quasi libertarianism and the Laetrile controversy Baruch A. Brody;
15. Judicial deflection of scientific questions: pushing the Laetrile controversy toward medical closure Robert L. Schwartz;
16. Politics, science, and the problem of psychiatric nomenclature: a case study of the American Psychiatric Association referendum on homosexuality Ronald Bayer;
17. The diagnostic status of homosexuality in DSM-III: a reformulation of the issues Robert L.Spitzer;
18. On arriving at the American Psychiatric Association decision on homosexuality Irving Bieber;
19. Values in the debate over workplace safety and health: the rancorous rhetoric about regulation Gilbert S. Omenn;
20. The successful experiment that failed Marvin S. Legator;
21. The power of efficiency: balancing benefits and costs in regulating occupational exposure to toxic substances Taylor R. Durham;
22. Closure in occupational safety and health: the benzene and cotton dust decisions Mark MacCarthy;
23. Nuclear fear: a history and an experiment Spencer R. Weart;
24. Closure and controversy: three mile island Cora Bagley Marrett;
25. Understanding the nuclear power controversy Douglas MacLean;

Part III. Controversy, Closure, and The Public:
26. The role of the mass media in scientific controversy Rae Goodell;
27. The National Commission on Human Experimentation: procedures and outcomes Stephen E. Toulmin;
28. The forms and norms of closure Ruth Macklin; Author index; Subject index.