A Nice Derangement Of Epistemes by John H. Zammito
Post-positivism in the Study of Science from Quine to Latour
A critical intellectual history of post-positivist thought about science, this work traces the shift from the collapse of logical empiricism through paradigm debates and constructivist science studies to actor-network theory, showing how foundational certainty gave way to accounts centered on practice, culture, and power. Weighing the major controversies of the period, including the “science wars,” it challenges strong relativism and argues for a historically grounded realism that integrates social insights with attention to material constraints and the normative ambitions of scientific inquiry.
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- 2004
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- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 350-400
- Original Language
- English
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