Science In Society: An Introduction to Social Studies of Science
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, asquaredbooks.
Excerpt from Art and Scientific Thought: Historical Studies Towards a Modern Revision of Their Antagonism That, he most patiently reiterated, is not the concern of Science. With these talks in view, he refers to his Socratic questioner. But then! - Socrates was not only heretical but dangerous in the eyes of his enemies on account of a wisdom to which they were blind (as may be certain devotees either of the arts or of the sciences in respect to the main thesis of this book). And no one but a gentleman nonpareil could have been the subject of the Phaedo. His method indeed was to reveal how hazy was the knowledge and how vague were the sentiments of those whom he catechised, while being himself perfectly assured that he knew the right answers, which he thereupon elucidated. My own feeble and precarious situation was precisely the reverse of this. And especially, needless to say, in respect to the Muse called Urania. Like any other novice (and this book is by no means intended solely for the expert) I could lapse into a momentary daydream over photographs of the nebulae of Andromeda or of Coma Berenices; could even hazard a mere guess whether its myriads of suns in their assembly suggested the spiral or the concentric; could intelligently enquire whether any such spiral was in process of winding up or of unwinding; and could faintly realise the difficulty occasioned by the varying stellar distances in unimaginable light years for any rapt student considering them on earth. But little further. I had no objection, rather the reverse, to abiding the crucial questions, mathematical, metaphysical, thus involved, as too Dr. Johnson magnanimously abided my own little simplicities, though in a different sense! But here there is less reason even for modesty; much more for shame and reproof. And it is here that we approach one of the paramount intentions of this book. Nowadays there is little excuse for staying ignorant, though there is immeasurably more excuse than there used to be for woefully failing in any aspiration to become omniscient. There is still less for remaining unconcerned, for being inertly insistent on the practical, the materialistic, the prosaic, or for deliberately confining the mind in minute compartments of that astonishing ship called Human Destiny - compartments which, even if they have the merit of being watertight, can hardly avoid being also rather airless. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Hardcover, Ausgabe: First Edition, Label: Ams Pr Inc, Ams Pr Inc, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1949-06, Studio: Ams Pr Inc, Verkaufsrang: 14753948.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Amazon.com.
The world around us is continually being shaped by science, and by society’s relationship to it. In recent years sociologists have been increasingly preoccupied with the latter, and now in this fascinating book, Massimiano Bucchi provides a brief introduction to this topical issue. Bucchi provides clear and unassuming summaries of all the major theoretical positions within the sociology of science, illustrated with many fascinating examples. Theories covered include Thomas Kuhn's theory of scientific change, the sociology of scientific knowledge, actor-network theory, and the social construction of technology. The second half of the book looks at recent public controversies over the role of science in the modern world including: * the Sokal affair, otherwise known as the science wars * debates over public understanding of science, such as global warming and genetically modified food * the implications of the human genome project. This much needed introduction to a rapidly growing area brings theory alive and will be essential reading for all students of the sociology of science., Hardcover, Edition: 2, Label: Routledge, Routledge, Product group: Book, Published: 2018-01-08, Studio: Routledge.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Amazon.com.
The world around us is continually being shaped by science, and by society’s relationship to it. In recent years sociologists have been increasingly preoccupied with the latter, and now in this fascinating book, Massimiano Bucchi provides a brief introduction to this topical issue. Bucchi provides clear and unassuming summaries of all the major theoretical positions within the sociology of science, illustrated with many fascinating examples. Theories covered include Thomas Kuhn's theory of scientific change, the sociology of scientific knowledge, actor-network theory, and the social construction of technology. The second half of the book looks at recent public controversies over the role of science in the modern world including: * the Sokal affair, otherwise known as the science wars * debates over public understanding of science, such as global warming and genetically modified food * the implications of the human genome project. This much needed introduction to a rapidly growing area brings theory alive and will be essential reading for all students of the sociology of science., Paperback, Edition: 2, Label: Routledge, Routledge, Product group: Book, Published: 2018-01-10, Studio: Routledge.

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Science-In-Society~~Massimiano-Bucchi, Science In Society: An Introduction to Social Studies of Science, Hardcover.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Jonathan Grobe Books.
Columbia Univ.. Very Good. 1949. Hardcover. 0404005934 . 200 pages .

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Castle Rock [54302400], Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Jonathan Grobe Books [13758], Deep River, IA, U.S.A.
200 pages.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Jonathan Grobe Books, IA, Deep River, [RE:5].
Hardcover.