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Tools and Modes of Representation in the Laboratory Sciences
Ursula . Ed(S): Klein
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Hardback. Editor(s): Klein, Ursula. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560.
constitutive of reference in laboratory sciences as cultural sign systems and their manipulation and superposition, collectively shared classifications and associated conceptual frameworks,· and various fonns of collective action and social institutions. This raises the question of how much modes of representation, and specific types of sign systems mobilized to construct them, contribute to reference. Semioticians have argued that sign systems are not merely passive media for expressing preconceived ideas but actively contribute to meaning. Sign systems are culturally loaded with meaning stemming from previous practical applications and social traditions of applications. In new local contexts of application they not only ... Read more
constitutive of reference in laboratory sciences as cultural sign systems and their manipulation and superposition, collectively shared classifications and associated conceptual frameworks,· and various fonns of collective action and social institutions. This raises the question of how much modes of representation, and specific types of sign systems mobilized to construct them, contribute to reference. Semioticians have argued that sign systems are not merely passive media for expressing preconceived ideas but actively contribute to meaning. Sign systems are culturally loaded with meaning stemming from previous practical applications and social traditions of applications. In new local contexts of application they not only ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402001000
SKU
V9781402001000
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Reviews for Tools and Modes of Representation in the Laboratory Sciences
`I can recommend this book to those chemists who would like to catch up on what scholarship has transpired among historians and philosophers of science these past 20-30 years.' Bulletin for the History of Chemistry, 28:2 (2003)