Weak Knowledge - Forms, Functions, and Dynamics

Moritz Epple, Annette Imhausen, Falk Müller

ISBN 10: 3593509776 / ISBN 13: 9783593509778

Published by Campus Verlag, DE, 2020

About this Item

Many of us view the world of science as a firm bastion of knowledge, with each new discovery and further illumination adding to an unshakable foundation of natural truths. Weak Knowledge aims to rattle our faith, not in core certainties of scientific findings but in their strength as accessible resources. The authors show how, throughout history, many bodies of research have become precarious due to a host of factors. These factors have included cultural or social disinterest, feeble empirical evidence or theoretical justifications, and a lack of practical applications in a given field's findings. This book brings together cases from a range of historical periods and disciplines, ranging from personal medicine to climatology, to illuminate the specific forms, functions, and dynamics of so-called "weak" bodies of knowledge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Weak Knowledge - Forms, Functions, and Dynamics
• Publisher: Campus Verlag, DE
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3593509776
• ISBN 13: 9783593509778
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 810 grams

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Synopsis

Many of us view the world of science as a firm bastion of knowledge, with each new discovery and further illumination adding to an unshakable foundation of natural truths. Weak Knowledge aims to rattle our faith, not in core certainties of scientific findings but in their strength as accessible resources. The authors show how, throughout history, many bodies of research have become precarious due to a host of factors. These factors have included cultural or social disinterest, feeble empirical evidence or theoretical justifications, and a lack of practical applications in a given field’s findings. This book brings together cases from a range of historical periods and disciplines, ranging from personal medicine to climatology, to illuminate the specific forms, functions, and dynamics of so-called “weak” bodies of knowledge.

About the Author

Moritz Epple is professor of the history of science at Goethe University, Frankfurt. Annette Imhausen is professor of the history of science at Goethe University, Frankfurt. Falk Müller is professor at Goethe University, Frankfurt.