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Science 14 May 1999:
Vol. 284. no. 5417, pp. 1131 - 1133
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5417.1131
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HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE:
Uncle Sam Wants You

A review by David L. Hull

Mystery of Mysteries Is Evolution a Social Construction?
Michael Ruse
Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1999. 320 pp. $27.50, £16.95. ISBN 0-674-46706-X.

Through studies of 11 evolutionary biologists, Ruse examines the relative importance of data, beliefs about science, and cultural factors in deciding the course of their discipline from the late 18th century to today.
The author is in the Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University, Brentano Hall, 1818 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60208, USA. E-mail: d-hull{at}nwu.edu

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