The 'Problem' of Science in China |
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Authors: | Theresa MacPhail |
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Institution: | (1) UC-Berkeley, 232 Kroeber Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA |
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Abstract: | The overall ‘problem’ in early accounts of science and/or medicine in China seemed to center upon whether or not China possessed
or could acquire modern Western science. However, in the twenty-first century there is now little debate over whether or not
China has science. Yet, questions and concerns about science in China linger. The ‘problem’ of science in China has moved
away from a paradigm focused on possession or capability, to that of the correct or ethical application of Chinese science
and technology. In this essay, I will argue that the shifting of the so-called problem of Chinese science reflects larger
Western concerns about the definition and control of science itself, the rise of China as an international power, and the
ability to 'compete' in a global market predicated on the creation and application of new science and technologies.
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Keywords: | China Science and technology studies Western science Chinese science Globalization |
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