Renowned geneticist R. C. Lewontin believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it solely as an objective body of knowledge that transcends all other ways of knowing and all other endeavours. He argues that science is a social institution and by admitting its limitations we can appreciate its real value.
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Renowned geneticist R. C. Lewontin believes that we have placed science on a pedestal, treating it solely as an objective body of knowledge that transcends all other ways of knowing and all other endeavours. He argues that science is a social institution and by admitting its limitations we can appreciate its real value.