Controversy

Scientific Controversies: Case Studies in the Resolution and Closure of Disputes in Science and Technology

This collection of essays examines the ways in which disputes Controversy and controversies about the application of scientific knowledge are resolved. Four concrete examples of public controversy are considered in detail: the efficacy of Laetrile, the classification of homosexuality as a disease, the setting of safety standards in the workplace, Controversy and the utility of nuclear energy as a source of power. The essays in this volume show that debates about these cases are not confined to matters of empirical fact. Rather, as is seen with most scientific Controversy and technical controversies, they focus on Controversy and are structured by complex ethical, economic, Controversy and political interests. Drs. Engelhardt Controversy and Caplan have brought together a distinguished group of scholars from the sciences Controversy and humanities, who sketch a theory of scientific controversy Controversy and attempt to provide recommendations about the ways in which both scientists Controversy and the public ought to seek more informed resolutions of highly contentious issues in science Controversy and technology. Scientific Controversies is offered as a contribution to the better understanding of the roles of both science Controversy and nonscientific interests in disputes Controversy and controversies pertaining to science Controversy and technology.
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Gettysburg: The Meade-Sickles Controversy by Richard A. Sauers,

-- Launches Brassey's Military Controversies, a new series of books focusing on the greatest military controversies in history -- Examines the feud between Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles Controversy and Union commander Maj. Gen. George G. Meade at the Battle of Gettysburg -- Highlights the political infighting that hobbled the Army of the Potomac's fighting efficiency On July 2, 1863, the second day of fighting at Gettysburg, Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, in a controversial interpretation of his orders, advanced his men beyond the established Union line, exposing his flanks to a potentially devastating Confederate attack. Shortly after being reprimanded by his commander, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade, for endangering the entire Union Army, Sickles was hit by a cannonball. He returned to Washington, D.C., with his leg amputated Controversy and his pride badly wounded. A politician Controversy and lawyer prior to the war, Sickles was already notorious for being the first person in U.S. history acquitted of murder by pleading temporary insanity. During his recuperation in the nation's capital, Sickles defended his actions at Gettysburg to anyone who would listen, including President Lincoln, Controversy and criticized Meade before Congress's Committee on the Conduct of the War. He continued defending himself for years after the war, while Meade remained mostly silent. Historian Richard A. Sauers destroys many commonly held myths about the controversy by examining the evidence in detail. In this fascinating analysis, he highlights the way combat is always complicated by personality conflicts Controversy and human frailties among military leaders. He also demonstrates that distortions, like Sickles's version of Gettysburg, are frequently accepted asfact by historians Controversy and repeated for generations to come. Sauers shows that Sickles's unjust manipulations harmed Meade's reputation for years after the war.
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Case or controversy - The case or controversy clause of Article III of the United States Constitution has been deemed to impose a requirement that United States federal courts are not permitted to hear cases that do not pose an actual controversy - that is, an actual dispute between adverse parties which is capable of being resolved by the court. This requirement prohibits courts from issuing advisory opinions, or from hearing cases that are either unripe, meaning that the controversy has not arisen yet or moot, ...

Media controversy - Media controversy is controversy involving forms of media, especially electronic media. Certain forms of media such as computer and video games, television programs, motion pictures, theatrical plays, comics, books, magazines, music, concerts, and Web sites, have been subjects of frequent controversy, involving parents and legal guardians, religious figures, and politicians.

Element naming controversy - The names for the chemical elements 104 to 108 have been the subject of a major controversy starting in the 1960s which was only finally resolved in 1997. At issue was the convention that elements are named by their discoverers which led to controversy when multiple groups claimed discovery simultaneously.

Vestments controversy - The vestments controversy arose in the English Reformation, ostensibly concerning vestments, but more fundamentally concerned with English Protestant identity, doctrine, and various church practices. First initiated by John Hooper's rejection of clerical vestments in the Church of England under Edward VI and revived under Elizabeth I, the controversy sheds much light on the development of English forms of Puritanism and Anglicanism, though both of these are problematically broad labels covering a manifold of different positions.