Shaping Science with Rhetoric: The Cases of Dobzhansky, Schrodinger, and Wilson

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In considering how scientists persuade colleagues to cross the disciplinary divide, this text examines three scientific monographs in their historical contexts: Dodzhansky's "Genetics and the Origin of Species" (1937); Schrodinger's "What is Life?" (1944); and Wilson's "Consilience" (1998).

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How do scientists persuade colleagues from diverse fields to cross the disciplinary divide, risking their careers in new interdisciplinary research programs? Why do some attempts to inspire such research win widespread acclaim and support, while others do not?In Shaping Science with Rhetoric, Leah Ceccarelli addresses such questions through close readings of three scientific monographs in their historical contexts—Theodosius Dobzhansky's Genetics and the Origin of Species (1937), which inspired the "modern synthesis" of evolutionary biology; Erwin Schrödinger's What Is Life? (1944), which catalyzed the field of molecular biology; and Edward O. Wilson's Consilience (1998), a so far not entirely successful attempt to unite the social and biological sciences. She examines the rhetorical strategies used in each book and evaluates which worked best, based on the reviews and scientific papers that followed in their wake.Ceccarelli's work will be important for anyone interested in how interdisciplinary fields are formed, from historians and rhetoricians of science to scientists themselves.

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How do scientists persuade colleagues from diverse fields to cross the disciplinary divide, risking their careers in new interdisciplinary research programs? Why do some attempts to inspire such research win widespread acclaim and support, while others do not? In Shaping Science with Rhetoric, Leah Ceccarelli addresses such questions through close readings of three scientific monographs in their historical contexts--Theodosius Dobzhansky's Genetics and the Origin of Species (1937), which inspired the "modern synthesis" of evolutionary biology; Erwin Schr

Author Biography

Leah Ceccarelli is an assistant professor in the Department of Speech Communication at the University of Washington, Seattle.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Inspiring Interdisciplinarity -Texts That Seek to Catalyze Community: An Unexamined Genre of Science -The Close Textual-Intertextual Analysis: Combining Rhetorical Criticism and Historical Research I. Theodosius Dobzhansky's Genetics and the Origin of Species 2. The Initiator of the Evolutionary Synthesis: Historians and Scientists Weigh In -Conflict between Disciplines and Theories -The Evolutionary Synthesis -What Launched the Synthesis? -The Influence of Dobzhansky's Genetics and the Origin of Species -Prelude to a Rhetorical Reading 3. A Text Rhetorically Designed to Unite Competing Fields -Simplifying Theory -Surveying the Results of Research -Using Language That Promotes Conceptual Change -Addressing Social Concerns -Conclusions II. Erwin Schr

Details ISBN0226099075 Author Leah Ceccarelli Short Title SHAPING SCIENCE W/RHETORIC Language English ISBN-10 0226099075 ISBN-13 9780226099071 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2001 Imprint University of Chicago Press Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Residence US DOI 10.1604/9780226099071 UK Release Date 2001-07-01 AU Release Date 2001-07-01 NZ Release Date 2001-07-01 US Release Date 2001-07-01 Pages 192 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 2001-07-01 DEWEY 509.22 Audience Undergraduate Subtitle The Cases of Dobzhansky, Schrodinger, and Wilson We've got this

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