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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pels, Dick, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2003.
Colección:Studies in social and political thought ; 7.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781846314322
1846314321
9780853235989
0853235988
1781386978
9781781386972