Modern Environmental Crisis Essay

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1) York claims that “if we are to understand the world in which we live and to bring about a sustainable and just society, we must grapple with both of these aspects of science: its power and its horror.”
a. How has science played a role “in generating the modern environmental crisis”? Provide examples.
Without science we would not have as many weapons as we do, such as the atomic bombs. Without science global warming would not be accelerating at such a high rate. We wouldn’t be testing new products on animals. We wouldn’t be dumping so much toxic waste everywhere, because without science many of the inventions we have would not have ever been invented. Science leaves out moral and ethical questions.
b. If science is complicit in creating the modern environmental crisis, how can science also be part of the solution to the modern environmental crisis?
Science
c. What is the difference between science-as-problem and science-as-solution?
Science-as-pro
2) According to York, “we must follow a fine line between two extremes: on the …show more content…

Why does he claim that it is important not to reject science (as a method of knowledge generation) outright while at the same time being skeptical of the scientific establishment (the social organization of power that shapes how science is used)?
A lot of science is based in fact, though most is collected with biased because humans are collecting the data and humans aren’t perfect, we get caught up with our emotions and incentives. The general knowledge from science can help the environmental movement, most people acknowledge scientific data. The problem arises when the information was collected by corrupt means and biased agendas. People do science just to get specific answers to their problems, but that turns out to be bad if you skew your answers. Science isn’t bad, the human error is the bad part.
d. What are the political implications of rejecting the logic and methods of science as they relate to the modern environmental

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