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...office, Rowe, a Washingtonnative who had once been NBC's top lawyer in thecity, set his sights on America's capital, makingHarvard a formidable influence in thecongressional world. Under Rowe's guidance, theUniversity fought for--and often won on--issues asvaried as continuing affirmative action andincreasing federal funding for scientificresearch...
Both Willett and Lundberg agreed that thepublic places too much expectation on scientificresearch. The two emphasized that science is an"ongoing process" and that no conclusion isabsolutely beyond doubt
David Singer, professor of political science atthe University of Michigan, has written to me andother colleagues that Huntington "should not be amember of the NAS, even if it is Class V," on thegrounds "that he has neither the knowledge nor theinterest necessary to conduct [scientificresearch]," that he has an "ideological outlooksufficiently parochial to question hisidentification with the world-wide scientificcommunity," and that Huntington lacks competencein "matters epistemological." As Singer suggests,one can leave aside the claim made by Putnam inhis PS article, that Huntington is"avowedly patriotic." The quality of scientificdoings does not depend on their being "patriotic" buton...
Some legislators charge that by increasing thedefense budget and stressing support of scientificresearch with commercial applications, Reagan isspending the nation's money in the wrong place...
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