E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten
Reihe: Sozialtheorie
Probing the Dynamics of Scientific Knowledge
E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten
Reihe: Sozialtheorie
ISBN: 978-3-8394-0064-7
Verlag: transcript
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Nine exemplary studies that inquire into, or are themselves examples of the dynamics of scientific knowledge, are included here: They cover issues as diverse as eugenics, climate research, and the role of historiography, and make use of different tools such as evolutionary reasoning, metaphor, and bibliometrics. Finally, they ponder the need for science to go public (PUS) as well as for society to regulate knowledge and to restructure universities as building blocks of our science system. Their joint message: Science studies can and should assume an active role in observing, reflecting, and communicating the intricate encounters of science and society today.