| Description |
x, 390 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. From Positivism to Post-positivism -- 2. The Perils of Semantic Ascent: Quine and Post-positivism in the Philosophy of Science -- 3. Living in Different Worlds? Kuhn's Misadventures with Incommensurability -- 4. Doing Kuhn One Better? The (Failed) Marriage of History and Philosophy of Science -- 5. How Kuhn Became a Sociologist (and Why He Didn't Like It): The Strong Program and the Social Construction of Science -- 6. All the Way Down: Social Constructivism and the Turn to Microsociological Studies -- 7. Women, ANTs, and (Other) Dangerous Things: "Hybrid" Discourses -- 8. A Nice Derangement of Epistemes: Radical Reflexivity and the Science Wars -- Conclusion: The Hyperbolic Derangement of Epistemes |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-370) and index |
| Subject |
Progress.
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Science -- History.
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Science -- Philosophy.
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| LC no. |
2003011970 |
| ISBN |
0226978613 (alk. paper) |
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0226978621 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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