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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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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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: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1: The Timescape of Science; 2: What (Again) is So Special about Science?; 3: Two Traditions in the Social Theory of Knowledge; 4: The Natural Proximity of Facts and Values; 5: Knowledge Politics and Anti-Politics: Bourdieu on Science and Intellectuals; 6: The Politics of Symmetry; 7: Reflexivity: One Step Up; 8: Intellectual Autonomy and the Politics of Slow Motion; Epilogue: Weak Social Theory; Notes; Bibliography; Index.