Scientific perspectivism /
Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. But historians, sociologists, and philosophers of science have long argued that scientific claims reflect the particular historical, cultural, and social context in which those claims were made. The nature of scientific knowledge...
| Основен автор: | Giere, Ronald N. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=298805 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Scientific perspectivism. |
| Резюме: |
Many people assume that the claims of scientists are objective truths. But historians, sociologists, and philosophers of science have long argued that scientific claims reflect the particular historical, cultural, and social context in which those claims were made. The nature of scientific knowledge is not absolute because it is influenced by the practice and perspective of human agents. Scientific Perspectivism argues that the acts of observing and theorizing are both perspectival, and this nature makes scientific knowledge contingent, as Thomas Kuhn theorized forty years ago. Using the examp. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (151 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-146) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226292144 0226292142 |