{"product_id":"scientific-knowledge-barry-barnes-9780226037318","title":"Scientific Knowledge: A Sociological Analysis","description":"Although science was once seen as the product of individual great men working in isolation, we now realize that, like any other creative activity, science is a highly social enterprise, influenced in subtle as well as obvious ways by the wider culture and values of its time. \u003ci\u003eScientific Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e is the first introduction to social studies of scientific knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors, all noted for their contributions to science studies, have organized this book so that each chapter examines a key step in the process of doing science. Using case studies from cognitive science, physics, and biology to illustrate their descriptions and applications of the social study of science, they show how this approach provides a crucial perspective on how science is actually done. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eScientific Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest not only to those engaged in science studies, but also to anyone interested in the practice of science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Barnes, David Bloor, John Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226037312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226037318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.53h x 5.49w x 0.78d","brand":"Barry Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990111551743,"sku":"9780226037318","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0caa3009-effe-4569-a017-0cb26bd20c04.jpg?v=1683303058","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scientific-knowledge-barry-barnes-9780226037318","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}