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Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science, with a New Preface

Name: Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science, with a New Preface
Brand: University of Chicago Press
SKU: 9780226302317
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Contributors:

Jan Golinski

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

History, Philosophy & Social Aspects

Edition Description:

Revised Edition

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Release Date:

2005-08-01

ISBN 13:

9780226302317

Weight:

0.79 lbs

Size:

9.08 x 5.96 x 0.59 inches

Pages:

368

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Arguably the best available introduction to constructivism, a research paradigm that has dominated the history of science for the past forty years, Making Natural Knowledge reflects on the importance of this theory, tells the history of its rise to prominence, and traces its most important tensions.

Viewing scientific knowledge as a product of human culture, Jan Golinski challenges the traditional trajectory of the history of science as steady and autonomous progress. In exploring topics such as the social identity of the scientist, the significance of places where science is practiced, and the roles played by language, instruments, and images, Making Natural Knowledge sheds new light on the relations between science and other cultural domains.

"A standard introduction to historically minded scholars interested in the constructivist programme. In fact, it has been called the 'constructivist's bible' in many a conference corridor."-Matthew Eddy, British Journal for the History of Science

About the Author
Jan Golinski is professor of history and humanities at the University of New Hampshire. He is coeditor of The Sciences in Enlightened Europe, also published by the University of Chicago Press.

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