Unhastening science : autonomy and reflexivity in the social theory of knowledge /
This book offers a new account of what makes science special among other human pursuits, critically engaging with a variety of approaches, especially constructivist and relativist studies of science and technology. It focuses on the studied?lack of haste? of science, its relative stress-freeness and...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Liverpool :
Liverpool University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Studies in social and political thought ;
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | This book offers a new account of what makes science special among other human pursuits, critically engaging with a variety of approaches, especially constructivist and relativist studies of science and technology. It focuses on the studied?lack of haste? of science, its relative stress-freeness and its socially sanctioned withdrawal from the swift pace of ordinary life. Unhastening Science offers a balanced and thoughtful argument which emphasises the dangers of cosseting science from the?scourge? of internal competition while at the same time highlighting the need for?distance? between th. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781846314322 1846314321 9780853235989 0853235988 1781386978 9781781386972 |
