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Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers through Society

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Description for Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers through Society Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.

Science and technology have immense authority and influence in our society, yet their working remains little understood. The conventional perception of science in Western societies has been modified in recent years by the work of philosophers, sociologists and historians of science. In this book Bruno Latour brings together these different approaches to provide a lively and challenging analysis of science, demonstrating how social context and technical content are both essential to a proper understanding of scientific activity. Emphasizing that science can only be understood through its practice, the author examines science and technology in action: the role of scientific literature, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Condition
New
Weight
322g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674792913
SKU
V9780674792913
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About Bruno Latour
Bruno Latour was Professor Emeritus at Sciences Po Paris. He was the 2021 Kyoto Prize Laureate in Arts and Philosophy and was awarded the 2013 Holberg International Memorial Prize.

Reviews for Science in Action: How to Follow Scientists and Engineers through Society
One cannot but be impressed by the scope of Latour’s work… This is no mere bricolage, but a coherent and powerful framework for research. I predict that Science in Action will have an impact comparable to Thomas Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions both as a provocation to philosophers and as an inspiration to sociologists and historians of science.
Nicholas ... Read more

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