The Golem (Canto Classics): What You Should Know About Science - Couverture souple

Collins, Harry M.

 
9781107604650: The Golem (Canto Classics): What You Should Know About Science
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ISBN 10 : 1107604656 ISBN 13 : 9781107604650
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature that may yet run amok at any moment. Through a series of intriguing case studies the authors debunk the traditional view that science is the straightforward result of competent theorisation, observation and experimentation. The very well-received first edition generated much debate, reflected in a substantial new Afterword in this second edition, which seeks to place the book in what have become known as 'the science wars'.

Revue de presse

'... it succeeds extraordinarily well in this task of portraying and assessing the real fabric of scientific research, based on the insights of modern scholarship.' Bernard Dixon, former Editor, New Scientist

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1107604656
ISBN 13 
9781107604650
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
214
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ISBN 10 :  0521645506 ISBN 13 :  9780521645508
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998
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