The Golem by Harry M Collins
Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.-
What is Life?
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Governing the Commons
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A Mathematician's Apology
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Mortal Questions
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The Discarded Image
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The Invention of Tradition
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On Growth and Form
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The New Knighthood
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English as a Global Language
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The Two Cultures
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Something of Myself and Other Autobiographical Writings
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An Experiment in Criticism
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Mr Tompkins in Paperback
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Morality
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Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning
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The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
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Think on my Words
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Nations and Nationalism since 1780
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Aztecs
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The Spanish Labyrinth
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The Decipherment of Linear B
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The Trial of the Templars
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'Nature and the Greeks' and 'Science and Humanism'
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Studies in Words
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Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older
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Information and the Nature of Reality
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Science and Religion
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Language Death
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The Allegory of Love
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The Life of Isaac Newton
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States and Social Revolutions
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Quantum Physics
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The Conquests of Alexander the Great
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The Fall of Constantinople 1453
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Spenser's Images of Life
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The Sicilian Vespers
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Medieval Women
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The English Language
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Ecological Imperialism
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The Golem at Large
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On Space and Time
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The British Isles
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What Was History?
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Selected Literary Essays
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The Theft of History
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Beyond Smoke and Mirrors
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When Things Fell Apart
'… it succeeds extraordinarily well in this task of portraying and assessing the real fabric of scientific research, based on the insights of modern scholarship' Bernard Dixon, former Editor, New Scientist
Trevor Pinch is a professor and the chair of Cornell University's Department of Science and Technology Studies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781107604650 |
| ISBN 10 | 1107604656 |
| Title | The Golem |
| Author | Harry M Collins |
| Series | Canto Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2012-03-29 |
| Number of pages | 204 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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