Drawing Out Leviathan: Dinosaurs and the Science Wars by Keith Parsons [Repost]

For some years the 'Science Wars' have raged in academe and in the press. Unlike the usual academic tempest in a teapot, the stakes in this controversy are high. The standing of science in our culture turns on the outcome. Will science continue to occupy a position of authority or will it be demoted to just one of many competing 'voices'?