Scientific Knowledge: A Sociological Analysis - Softcover

Barnes, Barry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 048512078X ISBN 13: 9780485120783

Publisher: UNKNO, 2000

Synopsis

A systematic account of the importance of sociology for the understanding of scientific knowledge. Applying sociological analysis to specific historical case studies, the work attempts to show how the sociological approach is an essential complement to interpretations of scientific knowledge from other disciplines, and a necessary contribution to obtaining a scientific understanding of science. This book should be of interest to students in the social sciences and the history and philosophy of science, and to academics interested in knowledge, epistemology, the history of ideas and the "new" sociology of science.

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About the Author

Barry Barnes is a former codirector of the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society at the University of Exeter, at which he was formerly professor of sociology. He is the author of several books on the sociology of the sciences and was awarded the J. D. Bernal Prize for his career contribution to the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 048512078X
• ISBN 13: 9780485120783
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288