Opening Pandora's Box

Klappentext This book proposes a fresh approach to sociological analysis and! in particular! to the analysis of scientific culture. Zusammenfassung This book proposes a fresh approach to sociological analysis and! in particular! to the analysis of scientific culture. It moves away from previous studies! which have tended to focus on scientists' actions and beliefs to show that analysis of scientific discourse can be productive and revealing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Scientists' discourse as a topic; 2. A possible history of the field; 3. Contexts of scientific discourse; 4. Accounting for error; 5. The truth will out; 6. Constructing and deconstructing consensus; 7. Working conceptual hallucinations; 8. Joking apart; 9. Pandora's bequest; Notes; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gilbert G. Nigel, G. Nigel Gilbert, G.nigel Gilbert, Nigel Gilbert, Michael Mulkay
• Editore: External catalogues UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9780521274302
• ISBN: 978-0-521-27430-2
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory