Making Natural Knowledge
Constructivism and the History of Science, with a new Preface
368 pages, 10 halftones 6 x 9
©
1998, 2005
Paper $30.00
ISBN: 9780226302317
Published September 2005
List of Illustrations New Preface (2005) Preface Introduction: Challenges to the Classical View of Science 1. An Outline of Constructivism From Kuhn to the Sociology of Scientific Knowledge What's Social about Constructivism? 2. Identity and Discipline The Making of a Social Identity The Disciplinary Mold 3. The Place of Production The Workshop of Nature Beyond the Laboratory Walls 4. Speaking for Nature The Open Hand Stepping into the Circle 5. Interventions and Representations Instruments and Objects The Work of Representation 6. Culture and Construction The Meanings of Culture Regimes of Construction Coda: The Obligations of Narrative Bibliography Index
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