Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science) Book

This book reviews recent writing on the history of science and shows how it has been dramatically reshaped by a new understanding of science itself. In the last few years, scientific knowledge has come to be seen as a product of human culture. This new approach has challenged the tradition of the history of science as a story of steady and autonomous progress.Read More

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    In Making Natural Knowledge, Jan Golinski reviews recent writing on the history of science and shows how it has been dramatically reshaped by a new understanding of science itself. In the past few years, scientific knowledge has come to be seen as a product of human culture, an approach that has challenged the tradition of the history of science as a story of steady and autonomous progress. New topics have emerged in historical research, including the identity of the scientist, the importance of the laboratory, the role of language and instruments, and the connections with other realms of culture and society. Golinski has written a sympathetic but critical survey of this exciting field of research, at a level that can be appreciated by students or anyone else who wants an introduction to contemporary thinking in the development of the sciences.

  • 0521449138
  • 9780521449137
  • Jan Golinski
  • 13 May 1998
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 250
  • illustrated edition
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