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- Although science was once seen as the product of individual great men working in isolation, we now realize that, like any other creative activity, science is a highly social enterprise, influenced in subtle as well as obvious ways by the wider culture and values of its time.
- About the Author: Barry Barnes is professor of sociology at the University of Exeter.
- 244 Pages
- Science, Philosophy & Social Aspects
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Although science was once seen as the product of individual great men working in isolation, we now realize that, like any other creative activity, science is a highly social enterprise, influenced in subtle as well as obvious ways by the wider culture and values of its time. Scientific Knowledge is the first introduction to social studies of scientific knowledge. The authors, all noted for their contributions to science studies, have organized this book so that each chapter examines a key step in the process of doing science. Using case studies from cognitive science, physics, and biology to illustrate their descriptions and applications of the social study of science, they show how this approach provides a crucial perspective on how science is actually done. Scientific Knowledge will be of interest not only to those engaged in science studies, but also to anyone interested in the practice of science.About the Author
Barry Barnes is professor of sociology at the University of Exeter. David Bloor is reader in the Science Studies Unit, University of Edinburgh. John Henry is senior lecturer in the Science Studies Unit, University of Edinburgh.Dimensions (Overall): 8.53 Inches (H) x 5.49 Inches (W) x .78 Inches (D)
Weight: .74 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 244
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Philosophy & Social Aspects
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Barry Barnes & David Bloor & John Henry
Language: English
Street Date: July 15, 1996
TCIN: 1007767043
UPC: 9780226037318
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-7027
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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