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Tables of Contents for Frontiers of Illusion
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Chapter 1: The End of the Age of Physics
1
16
Science and Technology Policy
5
3
Policy Goals and Policy Myths
8
5
Beyond the Age of Physics: Science, Technology, and Reality
13
4
Chapter 2: The Myth of Infinite Benefit
17
14
Chapter 3: The Myth of Unfettered Research
31
20
External Fetters: Teapot in a Tempest
35
7
Internal Fetters: The Maleness of the System
42
6
Unfettered Reality
48
3
Chapter 4: The Myth of Accountability
51
20
Chapter 5: The Myth of Authoritativeness
71
26
DNA Fingerprinting: Disorder in the Court
79
4
Global Climate Change: An Atmosphere of Uncertainty
83
6
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Getting It Right (by Accident)
89
3
Authoritative Politics
92
5
Chapter 6: The Myth of the Endless Frontier
97
20
Endless Frontier, Finite Earth
102
11
Moral Science
113
4
Chapter 7: Pas de Trois: Science, Technology, and the Marketplace
117
24
The Sound of Invisible Hands Clapping
123
8
Nobody's Partner
131
10
Chapter 8: Science as a Surrogate for Social Action
141
28
Sickness Care
142
10
The Best Defense
152
6
Tailoring People to Taste
158
11
Chapter 9: Toward a New Mythology
169
28
Five Policy Suggestions
171
17
1. Expanding Diversity
172
1
2. Integrating the Human Element
173
5
3. Honest Brokers
178
3
4. Introducing Democracy
181
3
5. The Global R&D Community
184
4
The Search for Ellipses
188
9
Notes
197
34
Index
231