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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Michigan State Univ Pr
Publication date
November 1, 2013
Pages
210
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781611861006
ISBN-10
1611861004
Dimensions
0.75 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.82 lbs.
Original list price
$44.95
Other format details
university press
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âThe frontier of scienceâ is a metaphor that has become ubiquitous in American rhetoric, from its first appearance in the public address of early twentieth-century American intellectuals and politicians who aligned a mythic national identity with scientific research, to its more recent use in scientistsâ arguments in favor of increased research funding. Here, Leah Ceccarelli explores what is selected and what is deflected when this metaphor is deployed, its effects on those who use it, and what rhetorical moves are made by those who try to counter its appeal. In her research, Ceccarelli discovers that âthe frontier of scienceâ evokes a scientist who is typically male, a risk taker, an adventurous lonerâsomeone separated from a public that both envies and distrusts him, with a manifest destiny to penetrate the unknown. It conjures a competitive desire to claim the riches of a new territory before others can do the same. Closely reading the public address of scientists and politicians and the reception of their audiences, this book shows how the frontier of science metaphor constrains American speakers, helping to guide the ends of scientific research in particular ways and sometimes blocking scientists from attaining the very goals they set out to achieve.
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from Michigan State Univ Pr (November 1, 2013)
9781611861006 | details & prices | 210 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.82 lbs | List price $44.95
About: âThe frontier of scienceâ is a metaphor that has become ubiquitous in American rhetoric, from its first appearance in the public address of early twentieth-century American intellectuals and politicians who aligned a mythic national identity with scientific research, to its more recent use in scientistsâ arguments in favor of increased research funding.
About: âThe frontier of scienceâ is a metaphor that has become ubiquitous in American rhetoric, from its first appearance in the public address of early twentieth-century American intellectuals and politicians who aligned a mythic national identity with scientific research, to its more recent use in scientistsâ arguments in favor of increased research funding.
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