{"product_id":"scientific-knowledge-a-sociological-analysis-paperback","title":"Scientific Knowledge: A Sociological Analysis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough science was once seen as the product of individual great men working in isolation, we now realize that, like any other creative activity, science is a highly social enterprise, influenced in subtle as well as obvious ways by the wider culture and values of its time. \u003ci\u003eScientific Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e is the first introduction to social studies of scientific knowledge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors, all noted for their contributions to science studies, have organized this book so that each chapter examines a key step in the process of doing science. Using case studies from cognitive science, physics, and biology to illustrate their descriptions and applications of the social study of science, they show how this approach provides a crucial perspective on how science is actually done. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eScientific Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest not only to those engaged in science studies, but also to anyone interested in the practice of science.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarry Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of sociology at the University of Exeter. \u003cb\u003eDavid Bloor\u003c\/b\u003e is reader in the Science Studies Unit, University of Edinburgh. \u003cb\u003eJohn Henry\u003c\/b\u003e is senior lecturer in the Science Studies Unit, University of Edinburgh. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.53 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379383124217,"sku":"9780226037318","price":59.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RTdVeEJZcjJacmpWeUMwZVVKNEtOUT09.webp?v=1770053308","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/scientific-knowledge-a-sociological-analysis-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}