Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-236) and index.
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The nature of science. The crisis of modern science and society -- Modern science : the triumph of method and the conquest of nature -- Ancient science : time, form, and knowledge. The nature of facts and values. Is knowledge possible? : subjectivity and the rejection of science -- The nature of social communication : nonverbal behavior, cognition, and innate ideas -- Is science relative? : culture, history, and the structure of scientific theories. From fact to value. Scientific value relativism : Locke, Hume, and value-free science -- From the naturalistic fallacy to naturalism : neuroscience, behavioral ecology, and mathematical logic -- Integrating nature and nurture : toward a new paradigm in the social sciences -- Conclusion : postmodernism and the return to naturalism.