A Social History of Truth by Steven Shapin

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A Social History of Truth by Steven Shapin

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Part of Science And Its Conceptual Foundations S series

Summary

How can we trust our knowledge of the world? Or know true from false accounts? Shapin addresses these questions through a recreation of the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in 17th-century England, for whom problems of credibility in science were solved through codes of genteel conduct.

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A Social History of Truth by Steven Shapin

How can we trust our knowledge of the world? Or know true from false accounts? Shapin addresses these questions through a recreation of the social world of gentlemen-philosophers in 17th-century England, for whom problems of credibility in science were solved through codes of genteel conduct.

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ISBN 13 9780226750187
ISBN 10 0226750183
Title A Social History of Truth
Author Steven Shapin
Series Science And Its Conceptual Foundations S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Year published 1994-06-15
Number of pages 508
Prizes Winner of American Sociological Association Science, Knowledge & Technology Section Robert K. Merton Award 1998
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.